Viral Video: Ian McKellen receives grand reception at Glastonbury as crowd chants his name during surprise appearance Sir Ian McKellen made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury Festival ...

Ian McKellen joined the Scissor Sisters onstage during Glastonbury Festival 2025, and was moved to tears by the crowd chanting his name.

Ian McKellen Has Clapped Back at Critics. Now He’s Playing One. In the new film “The Critic,” he plays the titular acid-tongued reviewer in 1930s Britain, who is terrified of being outed as ...

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Sir Ian McKellen has some words of wisdom for his fellow actors. The “Lord of the Rings” star, who famously came out of the closet in 1988, encouraged other LGBTQ+ members of the acting ...

In an interview with 'The Times of London' Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor Ian McKellen urged LGBTQ actors to come out of the closet.

Between Gandalf and Magneto, Sir Ian McKellen has made his mark on a ton of amazing movies.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic.

Ian McKellen, 85, opens up about new film "The Critic," playing Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings," and accepting that he won't "live forever." ...