Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn’t linger over this subplot, should we?
Let’s be honest: Anya Taylor-Joy would m…
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The best films of 2026 so far ⊕
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Jessie Buckley is dug up to marry Christian Bale, while Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year in Steven Soderbergh’s dark comedy. Here’s our round up of movie magic from the l…
62 days ago
Ian McKellen joins march for LGBTQ+ equality in Commonwealth countries ○
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Actor among protesters in central London highlighting laws in 29 countries where same-sex relationships remain illegal
Ian McKellen has joined a march against the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in C…
76 days ago
Rivals to The Christophers: the week in rave reviews ○
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Jilly Cooper’s over-the-top TV industry romp returns, and Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel make a bracing artistic double act. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rate…
78 days ago
The Christophers review – Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year ⊕
Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomons provide a vision of haughty Englishness up there with Gosford Park and Phantom Thread
Steven Soderbergh has a certain superpower, not always bestowed on even the most…
80 days ago
Sir Ian McKellen, 86, reveals if he regrets not having children as he insists biology is not integral to kinship ○
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The Lord of the Rings star, 86, famously came out as gay aged 48 during a BBC radio interview in 1998, and was one of the founding members of the inspirational LGBTQ+ rights charity, Stonewall.
84 days ago
An insight into the secretive 'matchstick men' painter ○
The secretive artist revealed as never before, with his voice lip-synced by Ian McKellen.
3 months ago
Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI? ⊕⊕
From Soderbergh to Aronofsky, esteemed Hollywood directors are starting to find ways to include artificial intelligence in the production of their films
In Steven Soderbergh’s beguiling new movie The …
5 months ago
The Hunt for Gollum looks like a step too far for the endless Lord of the Rings franchise ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
As the film-makers behind the seemingly neverending river of Tolkien adaptations seek to wring every last drop of story from Middle-earth, it risks running the whole thing into the ground
Now in his 8…
Sir Ian McKellen, 86, says 'I've had to accept that I'm not immortal… death is ever present' two years after his horror stage fall ⊖
Sir Ian McKellen has reflected on his horror stage fall two years later, admitting he has had to accept that he is 'not immortal'.