Ian McKellen News Archives

Anna Friel bared all for a star-studded audience at the opening night of her new play.

TO CELEBRATE the launch of his new album, Mika didn't want his record label to throw him an industry party.

One of Britain's finest actors, Sir Ian McKellen has been recognised at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival for his years of dedication to the art.

Sir Ian McKellen is confirmed to be the 2009 recipient of the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre.

Gavin Hood has admitted that he is interested in directing X-Men spinoff film Magneto .

Brendan Fraser is explaining the art of acting in special- effects movies, and he grabs the nearest thing at hand - a plastic water bottle - to illustrate his point about pretending.

The Irish actor Brendon Gleeson last night took home the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries, during a glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles that saw trans-Atlantic stars including Sir Ian McKellen and Hugh Laurie competing for the night's top honours.

A number of theatre favorites are among the nominees for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards including Glenn Close Kevin Kline, Ian McKellen, Kenneth Branagh, Mary-Louise Parker, Alec Baldwin and Elisabeth Moss.

Ian McKellen, one of Britain's most prestigious and commanding stage actors who gained mass popularity as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and Magneto in the "X-Men" films, will receive the festival's Donostia Award Sept.

Ian McKellen is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastien filmfest.

The character, which first appeared in a 1940 Batman comic, has gone through numerous incarnations and has been played on the big screen by both Jack Nicholson and the late Heath Ledger.