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Taylor Swift Threw Sir Ian Mckellen Out Of Apartment
The veteran actor tells the U.K.'s Daily Star newspaper he was living at the pad rent-free, thanks to his close friendship with the moviemaker, when it was sold to Swift. He says,...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 August 2015
Ian Mckellen Wants To Take Gay Rights Fight Global
The Lord of the Rings star was a Grand Marshall at a Pride parade in Manchester, England on Saturday (29Aug15) and called on more to be done for homosexuals around the world....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 August 2015
Oxford Union Makes "Shake It Off" Mash-up Video
The Oxford Union, the debating society at Oxford University is trying to persuade Taylor Swift to travel to the city to give a speech by releasing a hilarious mash-up video of former guest speakers reciting...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 August 2015
Patrick Stewart & Ian Mckellen Caught Chatting About Catheter Use Onstage
The two friends were chatting onstage before their first act and became so engrossed in the conversation, they missed the curtain-up call and found themselves acting out the insertion of a catheter for...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 August 2015
Patrick Stewart To Make Album With Taylor Swift
Sir Patrick Stewart is making music with Taylor Swift.The 'X-Men' actor has teamed up with the 'Bad Blood' hitmaker to produce and appear on his first pop music project, which will be an album of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 August 2015
Patrick Stewart & Ian Mckellen Making Plans To Join Taylor Swift In Los Angeles
The Bad Blood singer has five dates booked at the Staples Center from 21 August (15) and MCKellen has confirmed he and his X-Men castmate are making plans to attend one after the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Eddie Redmayne: Gandalf Inspired My Career
Eddie Redmayne was inspired to pursue a movie career by Sir Ian McKellen's portrayal of Gandalf.The Oscar-winning star - who has just been announced as the new Ambassador of the film education charity Into Film...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 August 2015
Eddie Redmayne Lands Lead In 'Wizard Of Oz' Author's Biopic
Oscar-winning British actor Eddie Redmayne has landed yet more work in the wake of his fantastic success this year, being cast as Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum in an upcoming biopic of the...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 August 2015
Sir Ian Mckellen Is Here To Teach You How To Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs
Along with being both Gandalf and Magneto, as well as one of the most celebrated actors of his generation, it turns out Sir Ian McKellen is also a scrambled egg expert. In a video uploaded...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 July 2015
Ian Mckellen Turned Down Mission: Impossible Role
Sir Ian McKellen only starred in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'X-Men' movies because he turned down a role in 'Mission: Impossible II'.The 76-year-old actor - who appeared as Gandalf and Magneto, in two...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 July 2015
Taylor Swift Invites X-men Stars To Join Her Inner Circle
Lord of the Rings star MCKellen proved he was a big fan by reading the lyrics to Bad Blood, like poetry, during a recent appearance on NPR's Ask Me Another show, and not...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2015
And The Newest Members Of Taylor Swift's Squad Are...Patrick Stewart And Ian Mckellen!
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have become the unlikely new members of Taylor Swift’s ‘squad’ after the two legendary actors impressed the singer this week by reciting some of her lyrics. After both clips of...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2015
Taylor Swift Welcomes Ian Mckellen And Patrick Stewart Into Her 'Squad'
Taylor Swift has accepted Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart into her ''squad''.The 25-year-old singer-songwriter is well-known for performing on stage alongside her famous friends, such as 'Girls' creator Lena Dunham and Gigi Hadid,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 July 2015
Ian Mckellen Advised Patrick Stewart Against Star Trek Tv Role
Stewart became a household name for his portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its subsequent films, but MCKellen admits his close friend's career could have gone in a completely...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 July 2015
Ian Mckellen Dismisses Superman, James Bond As 'Silly'
The Lord of the Rings legend makes his feelings about the popular franchises known during a candid interview with Uproxx.com, revealing he took an immediate liking to the first X-Men film script because...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 July 2015
Ian Mckellen Misses Out On Sharing Childhood Love Letters In Planned Memoir
The Lord of the Rings star, 76, reveals he enjoyed an innocent holiday romance with a girl named Wendy when he was a kid, years before realising he was gay, and they kept...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 July 2015
Stars Support Vivienne Westwood's Save The Arctic Campaign
The stars, also including Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Grant and Rita Ora, have been pictured modelling a T-shirt designed by Westwood to raise funds and awareness for the campaign, which is run by charity...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 July 2015
Ian Mckellen Turned Down $1.5 Million Offer To Marry Couple Dressed As Gandalf
The star officiated close friend Patrick Stewart's wedding to jazz singer Sunny Ozell in 2013, but admits it's not something he wants to do on a regular basis. He says, "I married...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 July 2015
More Pride For Ian Mckellen
The Lord of The Rings star turned out for the pride parade in the Big Apple on Sunday (29Jun15), serving as grand marshal alongside his longtime friend Sir Derek Jacobi and celebrating the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 July 2015
Robert Downey Jr And Paul Thomas Anderson Working On Pinocchio
Robert Downey Jr and Paul Thomas Anderson are writing and producing a live-action movie of 'Pinocchio' together.The 50-year-old actor is producing the live-action Warner Bros movie and will star as the toymaker Gepetto in the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 July 2015
Vicious Stars Ian Mckellen & Derek Jacobi Celebrate Gay Marriage Ruling At Pride Parade
The Vicious stars hit the streets just days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic marriage equality ruling, which allows gays and lesbians in all 50 states to wed, and the breakthrough was on...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 June 2015
Ian Mckellen And Derek Jacobi Prepare To Serve As Grand Marshals For New York City's Pride Parade
Sir Ian McKellen and his ‘Vicious’ co-star Derek Jacobi will both be serving as grand marshals of New York City's Pride parade this Sunday, just days after the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling. Speaking to...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 June 2015
Ian Mckellen Opens Up About The Heart Of 'Mr. Holmes': 'There's Hope For Us All!'
Sir Ian McKellen isn't the first person you'd think of to play Sherlock Holmes, currently incarnated on TV by brainy Benedict Cumberbatch and in movies by action-man Robert Downey Jr., but Mitch Cullin's novel A...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 June 2015
'Mr Holmes' Has 100 Percent On Rotten Tomatoes. It's The Perfect Movie.
A little worried that Sir Ian McKellen had to match the likes of Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch as the super sleuth Sherlock Holmes? Well, you really shouldn't have. As with the Guy Ritchie's...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 June 2015
Judi Dench And Ian Mckellen Back Theatre Company For Older Actors
The Frontier Theatre group, which launches in London on Thursday night (18Jun15), was created to provide opportunities for ageing actors who struggle to find stage roles. Dench and MCKellen are patrons of...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 June 2015
Sir Ian Mckellen Can't Remember His Lines
Sir Ian McKellen struggles to remember his lines.The award-winning actor, who's starred in a string of hit movies, including the 'X-Men' and 'Lord of the Rings' franchises, has revealed old age is making it increasingly...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 June 2015
Ian Mckellen Struggling To Learn Lines
The Lord of the Rings star, who recently turned 76, admits he now struggles to memorise his scripts and it took him eight months to remember the words to 2013 Broadway production No...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 June 2015
Ian Mckellen Won't Be Playing Magneto In X Men
Sir Ian McKellen won't be returning to the 'X Men' franchise.The 76-year-old-actor - who had previously played the role of Magneto in the sci-fi movies - has confirmed that he won't be returning to the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 June 2015
Ian Mckellen: 'Actors Need To Stop Mumbling'
The actor, who started his career in amateur productions in the northern city of Bolton, England, dislikes the way some younger stars speak onscreen and onstage, and wants them to speak up....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 June 2015
Ian Mckellen Writes Tribute To Christopher Lee
Movie legend Lee passed away on Sunday (07Jun15) at the age of 93 following treatment for heart failure and breathing problems, and his death prompted an outpouring of grief from across the movie...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 June 2015
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