While the concept sounds like a fever dream, Ian McKellen's British sitcom about being married to Derek Jacobi is absolutely ...

New movies from directors Steven Soderbergh and Nia DaCosta have been added to this year’s Toronto Film Festival lineup. TIFF organizers announced on Thursday the first five titles of its official ...

“Thunderbolts*” director Jake Schreier has been tapped to helm the MCU’s first mutant movie (although many actors from Fox’s “X-Men” movies in the 2000s, including Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, ...

Doomsday continues in the UK, a new report on another set construction seemingly confirms recent rumours that Bob/The Sentry will be reunited with a familiar face from his ...

11:05, 29 Apr 2025 Updated 11:08, 29 Apr 2025 Plenty of Harry Potter stars were replaced long before the new TV series, and many went on to face tragic struggles (Image: Warner Brothers) ...

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he was offered the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter after the original wizard passed away – but shockingly turned it down despite being interested in the part.

Ian McKellen, who took the role of Gandalf after Richard Harris turned it down, was also offered the role of Dumbledore after Harris’s death (Warner Bros pictures) ...

Ian McKellen is famous for his sharp discernment, even if it means turning down some of the most high-profile gigs. In a BBC HARDtalk interview, he took a ...

A WHOLE host of A-list actors turned down roles in the hit Harry Potter movie franchise. The films starred Daniel Radcliffe as the titular character, while Ralph Fiennes played his nemesis Lord Vol… ...

UPDATED with the latest: Several Harry Potter cast members have paid tribute today to their costar Maggie Smith, who died this morning at 89. “The first time I met Maggie Smith I was 9 years old ...

Ian McKellen and Maggie Smith in September 1983. William Lovelace/Mirrorpix via Getty Images "It's my pounamu, Maggie," he replied, to which she said asked what it was for.