The actor on dealing with disruptive drinkers in his pub, what he’d ask Shakespeare, and being urged by Alec Guinness to withdraw from Stonewall

Presented by Kia.  Featuring a recorded Q&A with Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning and the film's producers Jim Parks and Iain Canning. What is the value of art? Does it reside in personal expres...

Beyond Gandalf and Magneto, the 86-year-old stage and screen star has a grand career as a great Shakespearean, not to mention his work as an LGBTQ+ rights campaigner. He’ll be here to discuss it all

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring continues charting across multiple streaming territories in April 2026. Find out more here.

Leo Woodall also joins 'Hunt for Gollum,' while Lee Pace is also returning for the feature after starring in 'The Hobbit' movies.

Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh serves up a razor-witted chamber comedy skewering art, money, and long-simmering grudges. Penned by Men in Black’s Ed Solomon and anchored by a wickedly sharp Ian McKell...

Sir Ian McKellen discusses becoming L.S. Lowry in The Unheard Tapes, a BBC film revealing newly discovered recordings of the Salford artist’s voice and life.

The actor was hospitalised after he fell off the stage in the West End — but now he is busier than ever. He talks about the return of The Lord of the Rings and theatre’s future

Sir Ian McKellen delivered a powerful Shakespearean monologue on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, taking the internet by storm.

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New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and ‘kilted yoga’

Sir Ian McKellen will join Jeremy Corbyn in the Pleasance Theatre’s Christmas panto Wicked Witches – A Popular Panto! this festive season.

With a more contemplative approach to filmmaking, Steven Soderbergh reflects on his legacy through one of Ian McKellen ’s best-ever performances in ‘ T he Christophers ’ , and marks the beginni...

Sherlock Holmes has had many amazing adaptations over the decades, but one of the most forgotten is still one of the most important.

Sir Ian McKellen is to open a new production of the Shakespeare classic Twelfth Night that will feature all trans and non-binary performers.

'Goosebumps!' 86 year-old Oscar-nominated actor joins Scissor Sisters onstage for 'dream come true' fan moment

Ian McKellen is helping a young LGBTQ filmmaker get their start, appearing in 14-year old Jacob Franklin's 'Dragged Through Time'.

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Michael Cashman tells the story behind the culture war over sex education.

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