Ian McKellen wants his fellow actors to embrace their gender and sexual identity publicly. In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding their identity to come out of the closet. “I have never met anybody who came out …
Read More »Sir Ian McKellan Reflects on Stage Fall: 'It Was as if I'd Died and I Was Reading My Own Obituaries'
Over two months after Sir Ian McKellan suffered a fall onstage, the 85-year-old actor has revealed he’s made a full recovery. In an interview with The Sky, McKellan reflected on his fall in June, which occurred during a London performance of Player Kings, a production that merges Shakespeare’sHenry IV,Parts OneandTwo. …
Read More »Ian McKellen Says Wrist and Neck Injuries Are 'on the Mend' After Stage Fall
Two weeks after suffering a fall during a performance of stage production Players King in London, Ian McKellen has confirmed that he is “on the mend.” In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, McKellen offered an update on his injuries and admitted to feeling some “shame” for not being part …
Read More »Sir Ian McKellen to Miss U.K. Theatrical Tour After Onstage Fall
Sir Ian McKellen has dropped out of the U.K. tour of Player Kings after suffering a fall during a performance in London last month. In a statement, McKellen said he was making good progress in his recovery but acknowledged that his doctors had said it’d be best if he refrained …
Read More »Sir Ian McKellen Set to Make 'Full Recovery' After Falling Off London Stage
Ian McKellen is expected to make a “speedy” recovery after suffering a fall on Monday at the Noël Coward Theatre in London. “Thank you to our audience and the general public for their well wishes following Ian’s fall during this evening’s performance ofPlayer Kings,” a rep for McKellen said in …
Read More »Kenneth Branagh Embodies the Bard in Mesmerizing 'All Is True'
Sir Kenneth Branagh has spent a major part of his career interpreting the works of William Shakespeare. His 1989 breakthrough in film featured Branagh as the star and director of Henry V (he won Oscar nominations for both jobs). So it only seems fair that Branagh should be the one …
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