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Ian McKellen revealed at a Rome film festival that during a Magneto action scene in Avengers: Doomsday he was instructed to look furious and shouted 'Mar-a-Lago!' as a jab at Donald Trump.
Sir Ian McKellen previewed footage of his return in Avengers: Doomsday during a Rome open-air screening, recounting a moment where the Russos urged him to look furious as his character destroys New Jersey and he shouted 'Mar-a-Lago'; he also praised Jacques Tati’s Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, reflected on his career renaissance, and noted a Gandalf reprisal in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, with the Cinema in Piazza festival also featuring stars such as Edgar Wright and Léa Seydoux.
In a wide-ranging interview, Ian McKellen recalls the 1960s UK repertory system that trained actors, celebrates the enduring appeal of live theatre and pantomime, hints at a future TV project with Patrick Stewart, and shares anecdotes about Alec Guinness, his Stonewall activism, and his Quaker/humanist beliefs; when asked who would win in a Gandalf–Dumbledore duel, he says Gandalf would win, underscoring his affinity for human-centered fantasy, as he continues to balance stage and screen work and the film The Christophers in cinemas across the UK, Ireland and Australia.
Johnny Depp resurfaced at CinemaCon 2026 to unveil Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, a Ti West–directed take in which Depp plays a gray‑haired Scrooge; the film also stars Andrea Riseborough, Ian McKellen and Rupert Grint, with a November 13, 2026 release, marking his return to major studio fare after years outside the Hollywood spotlight.
Steven Soderbergh’s UK art-world drama The Christophers, starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, won the Narrative Audience Award at the 2026 Sonoma International Film Festival. Neon will release the film on April 10 after its TIFF debut, and the festival also handed the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature to Maspalomas as it showcased 104 films across 37 countries.
Steven Soderbergh's film 'The Christophers' is a witty chamber piece featuring stellar performances by Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen, exploring themes of art, legacy, and greed through sharp dialogue and character dynamics, set against the backdrop of a plot involving art forgery and family rivalry.
Ian McKellen revealed that Gandalf and Frodo will appear in Andy Serkis' upcoming Middle-earth films, with filming starting in May and a release planned for December 2027, as part of a new trilogy produced by the original Lord of the Rings team.
Steven Soderbergh has cast Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, and James Corden in his upcoming dark comedy film 'The Christophers,' set to begin production in London in February. The film, written by Ed Solomon, follows the estranged children of a famous artist who hire a forger to complete their father's unfinished works. The project is financed by Department M, with Michael Schaefer and Mike Larocca as executive producers.
Colman Domingo's Oscar nomination for his role as Bayard Rustin in "Rustin" makes him only the second openly gay man to be nominated for playing a gay character, following Ian McKellen's nomination in 1999. The article discusses the history of straight male actors winning Oscars for portraying LGBTQ characters and notes the recent nomination of Bradley Cooper for his role as Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro." It also highlights the imbalance in recognition for openly gay actors playing straight roles and the lack of an openly gay man winning an Oscar.
Actor Ian McKellen, known for his role as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, stated in a 2003 interview that he does not believe it is his job as an actor to tell the audience what to think. He sees himself as a vessel for the writers' messages and aims to portray characters without judgment. McKellen's comments contrast with the current trend of actors promoting films by emphasizing the messages and themes they convey, as seen in recent interviews with Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, and Rachel Zegler for their respective projects Barbie, Blue Beetle, and Snow White.