Ian McKellen ... Instead, he passed on the opportunity, paving the way for Michael Gambon, who ultimately took over Dumbledore’s role and, according to McKellen, did so “gloriously.” ...

4.Before Gambon was cast, Peter O'Toole was also considered to play Dumbledore but felt it'd be "intrusive" as he was close friends with Harris. 5.Ian McKellen was also considered to take over as ...

Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren teamed up in a movie for the first time in 2019's London-set thriller The Good Liar. Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle, the movie sees an ...

He's an essential character in Harry Potter ... HBO has reportedly already found an actor to play Albus Dumbledore in Mark Rylance. There is no deal officially agreed between them at this stage ...

Sir Ian McKellen CBE has received a lifetime achievement award at ... co-founded LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall in 1989 and has played a crucial role in helping to secure important gains for LGBTQ+ equality ...

Film review: In the titular role of 1930s drama critic Jimmy Erskine, Sir Ian McKellen is perfectly cast as an intelligent, self-important, pompous ass who thinks he can drift through life tearing ...

In a stellar performance, McKellen stars as a veteran trickster eyeing up his final mark: a well-off widow played by the equally formidable Mirren. But as he delves deeper into his last grand ...

whose father Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films. While Radcliffe has spoken out against Rowling for her views on the trans community, he said he would be happy to ...

But, according to media sources, he is ... to play Hogwart's professors and the other adults in the cast. In the original films, Richard Harris was cast as Professor Dumbledore, the late Maggie ...