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McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Grey: Peter Jackson: 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Gandalf the White 2003 X2: Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Bryan Singer Emile: Emile Carl Bessai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Gandalf the White Peter Jackson 2004 Eighteen: Older Jason Anders Richard Bell ...
McKellen received two Academy Award nominations, his first for Best Actor for his portrayal as James Whale in the period drama Gods and Monsters (1998) with his second nomination being for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson's fantasy epic Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
Sir Ian McKellen has said he will return to the Lord of the Rings franchise if his health permits him.. The actor, who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s blockbuster JRR Tolkien adaptations ...
The actor, who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s blockbuster JRR Tolkien adaptations, addressed rumours he might feature in the forthcoming film, centred on Andy Serkis’s Gollum, during a new ...
Ian McKellen says he's open to returning as Gandalf in a new "The Lord of the Rings" movie called "The Hunt for ... The 85-year-old actor played the iconic wizard in the original trilogy from 2001 ...
Ian McKellen portrayed Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–2003), directed by Peter Jackson, after Sean Connery and Patrick Stewart both turned down the role. [30] [31] According to Jackson, McKellen based his performance as Gandalf on Tolkien himself: We listened to audio recordings of Tolkien reading excerpts from Lord of the ...
The actor confirms to EW that he modeled the wizard after the author of "The Lord of the Rings." Ian McKellen modeled his Gandalf performance on J.R.R. Tolkien's 'smoky voice' Skip to main content