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Mar 03, 2020 bryan cranston, sir ian mckellen and carey mulligan are just some of the famous faces in the running for the theatre awards 2018. Jan 11, 2011 sir ian mckellen and andy serkis sign up for the hobbit this article is more than 9 years old lord of the rings stars to return as gandalf and gollum in peter jacksons twopart tolkien prequel. An effort to regain some of his dignity puts andy in an awkward position when hes cast in a play by ian mckellen. His work has spanned genres from serious shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Owen jones meets sir ian mckellen no one regrets being honest about their sexuality duration. Sir ian mckellens first tv role rediscovered bbc news. When we werent facing off onset, christopher lee was a true gentleman and touchingly nervous. Extras hilarious sir ian mckellen explains acting to andy.
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Mar 22, 2017 multiaward winning star of stage and screen sir ian mckellen is returning to the london stage for a special limited engagement at the park theatre. Playing the part, directed by joe stephenson, which builds itself around a. Ian mckellen has been honored with over 50 international acting awards during his halfcentury on stage and screen. Sir ian mckellen was the guest of istanbul film festival by iksv and received a cinema honorary award. He is widely respected for his talent and has won a raft of awards as well as being nominated for 2 academy awards. I have been honored with over 50 international acting awards both on stage and screen. He is the recipient of six laurence olivier awards, a tony award, a golden globe award, a screen actors guild award, a bif award, two saturn awards, four drama desk. It may seem like enough to view the character as two characters in one, but for fans who have read the books, they know that gandalf was so much more than that.
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