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Ian McKellen

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Ian McKellen Questions Hamnet’s Premise as Zhao’s Shakespeare Drama Stays an Awards Frontrunner

His comments tap into a longstanding debate over whether Shakespeare’s family tragedy informed Hamlet.

Ian McKellen Recites Shakespeare’s ‘Sir Thomas More’ on Colbert’s Late Show

Ian McKellen Tease Reignites Magneto Buzz for Avengers: Doomsday

Gandalf and Frodo Confirmed for The Hunt for Gollum as Filming Starts May 2026

Simon Stephens’ Mixed-Reality Play ‘An Ark’ Sets January–March 2026 Off-Broadway Run at The Shed

Elijah Wood Says 'Hunt for Gollum' Script Is 'Really Good,' Teases Many Familiar Faces

Soderbergh’s The Christophers Premieres at TIFF, Spotlighting McKellen and Coel

Ian McKellen Says Gandalf and Frodo Will Appear in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Sir Ian McKellen to introduce all-trans reading of Twelfth Night at London’s Space Theatre