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Sir Ian McKellen will not return for the remaining West End performances of Player Kings after he fell from the stage earlier this week.The veteran actor was performing at the Noël Coward Theatre on June 17 when he fell from the stage, reportedly breaking his wrist and sustaining other injuries.According to the play’s production team, McKellen was originally expected to return for yesterday evening’s performance (June 19), after providing a hopeful update on his recovery.However, it has now been announced that the 85-year-old actor will not perform the remaining three London shows, but will hopefully return to the play when it moves to Bristol on July 3.In a post made to the play’s X account, the production team wrote: “We look forward to Ian returning to the production, which begins a national tour in Bristol on Wednesday 3 July, before visiting Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle.”According to the BBC, McKellen has said that he is having “physiotherapy, light exercise and a lot of essential rest at home”. The actor reportedly spent three nights in hospital.McKellen’s role, Sir John Falstaff, will be played by understudy David Semark for the remaining London shows.Following the incident, the Lord Of The Rings actor made a statement thanking fans for “their kind messages and support”.

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Ian McKellen gives hopeful update on recovery from stage fall

Sir Ian McKellen has provided an encouraging update on his health following an incident which occurred earlier this week.The esteemed actor was performing in Player Kings at the Noël Coward Theatre in London on Monday (June 17) when he fell from the stage. McKellen, 85, reportedly suffered a fractured wrist among other injuries, but has provided a hopeful update.In a statement issued to Deadline by McKellen’s publicist Clair Dobbs, the Lord Of The Rings star thanked his fans for “their kind messages and support”.He also confirmed that his “injuries have been diagnosed and treated by a series of experts, specialists and nurses working for the National Service.”He continued: “To them, of course, I am hugely indebted.

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How Ian McKellen, 85, ‘cried out in pain’ after falling off stage during London play

85-year-old actor reportedly lost his footing in the middle of a fight scene in “Player Kings” at the Noël Coward theatre, according to the BBC. McKellen “cried out in pain” and was “calling for help” when he fell off the stage.A staff member rushed to help McKellen, according to the BBC, and the actor was taken to the hospital.The play was canceled and the audience was evacuated after the incident.A spokesperson for the theatre released a statement with an update on McKellen’s condition.“Thank you to our audience and the general public for their well wishes following Ian’s fall during this evening’s performance of ‘Player Kings’,” the statement to Entertainment Weekly read.“Following a scan, the brilliant NHS team have assured us that he will make a speedy and full recovery and Ian is in good spirits.“The production has made the decision to cancel the performance on Tuesday 18 June so Ian can rest.

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Ian McKellen expected to make “speedy and full recovery” after falling off stage during London performance

Sir Ian McKellen is reportedly “in good spirits” after taking a fall off the stage during a showing of the Player Kings play in London.Yesterday (June 17), while performing a fight scene at the Noël Coward theater in West End during a performance of Player Kings, McKellen lost his footing and plummeted off stage. According to the BBC, McKellen was rushed to a hospital, while the audience was evacuated from the venue, and the rest of the performance was cancelled.In a statement (per IGN), McKellen’s publicist commented that the veteran actor is expected to make a “speedy and full recovery”.

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Ian McKellen keen to reprise Gandalf role in new ‘Lord Of The Rings’ spin-off

Ian McKellen has said he would be interested in returning to the role of Gandalf in the upcoming Lord Of The Rings spinoff – if he’s still alive.The actor portrayed the wizard in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy of films from 2001 to 2003, and now he has opened up about the possibility of coming back in a new film set in the same universe.Last month, it was confirmed that Warner Bros. is working on a number of projects set in Middle Earth, the first of which is a 2026 film tentatively titled Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.McKellen told the Sunday Times that he would consider it “if I’m alive”. The 85-year-old reflected on how he takes decisions about future roles at this stage in his life.“When a script comes through, or the hint of an offer, you think, ‘This might be my last job.

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Ian McKellen says he’s still mistaken for late actor Michael Gambon

Ian McKellen has revealed that he still gets mistaken for the late Michael Gambon.The pair have often drawn similarities due to both playing wizards Gandalf and Dumbledore in the Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter franchises.Gambon died last year aged 82 – though McKellen revealed on last weekend’s (February 9) The Graham Norton Show that despite this, fans have recently mixed the two up.Noting they are “often mistaken for each other”, the Gandalf actor recalled an incident from the previous week, explaining: “I was waiting for the Docklands Light Railway to take me back from the West End to home, and a voice behind me said, ‘Excuse me.’“I turned round, there are two young women in their 20s and one of them said, ‘Are you Michael Gambon?’ And I said, ‘Michael Gambon is dead.’ And she said, ‘Yes I know but are you Michael Gambon?’“I said, ‘Michael Gambon is dead!'” McKellen further recalled of his frustration. “That is an exit line, I swanned on through the DLR, and she followed.“And she was laughing and giggling with her pal, and I think what she was doing was she was texting her friend and saying, ‘I’ve just seen a ghost.'”During the interview, McKellen also shared one encounter he had with Gambon while he was still alive.“I said, ‘Do you ever get mistaken for me?'” he recalled.

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Sir Ian McKellen and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus dance in ABBA socks in new festive video

Sir Ian McKellen and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus have recorded another festive clip, this time celebrating their new ABBA socks.The duo have been recording Christmas knitting clips since 2021, where a silent video of the pair knitting sweaters went viral online. They returned with another video, this time promising to create some knitwear for the legendary Kylie Minogue.Now, McKellen and Ulvaeus have teamed up again to promote some ABBA-themed socks, which are sold as part of the ABBA Voyage.

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‘The Critic’ Review: Ian McKellen Casts A Deadly Love Triangle In This Overstuffed Thriller [TIFF]

TORONTO – About 20 minutes into “The Critic” it may occur to anyone paying attention that screenwriter and noted playwright and screenwriter Patrick Farber might not be a fan of the profession that is at the center of his new film. Then again, maybe we’re just taking it a bit personally.

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I dressed as Gandalf from ‘Lord of the Rings’ for a pub crawl — and you will never believe who I met

viewed 3.5 million times — 22-year-old Ben Coyles can be seen chatting and holding hands with the 83-year-old actor while dressed as Gandalf the Grey before snapping a picture with the grinning star. McKellen is well known for portraying the iconic wizard in all three “Lord of the Rings” films as well as in the subsequent spinoff series ” The Hobbit.” The Post reached out to Coyles and McKellen for comment.

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Man on pub crawl dressed as Gandalf bumps into Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen while dressed as Gandalf on a pub crawl – check out the footage below.Ben Coyles, 22, was dressed as the Lord Of The Rings character for his birthday night out in Bristol on April 13, when he encountered the Gandalf actor in the street.A video of the moment was posted to TikTok by Coyles’ friend Scarlet Learmonth, which has since amassed over 3.5million views.Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, Felix Spencer, who was also on the pub crawl, explained how the meeting happened.SIR * Ian McKellen #bristol #birthdaygandalf #ianmckellen #sirianmckellen #gandalf ♬ Originalton – Suneysounds “We were on the penultimate pub on the pub crawl and, as we’re walking there, someone comes up behind me and asks if he’d like our Gandalf to meet the real Gandalf,” Spencer said. “I assumed it was someone just joking around but when I turn around to talk to him he gestures towards his friend.“It takes me a while to realise at first but then I see that it is in fact Ian McKellen.

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It’s Been 25 Years Since An Out Man Was Nominated For Best Actor

The Whale as an obese gay man is nothing short of astounding. Though Fraser does not identify as gay, his performance is convincing and a marvel to watch.

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Sir Ian McKellen denies being in Ukraine after fans get confused by photo

Ian McKellen isn’t in Ukraine.The man himself has cleared up some confusion after a photo circulated on social media making everyone think he’d flown in to join Angelina Jolie in Lviv, Ukraine, but it turns out that’s not the case.Sir Ian dismissed the speculation and confirmed he’s not been over to the country amid the Russian invasion.He tweeted: ‘Despite reports and supposed photographs circulating online, I have not visited Lviv or elsewhere in Ukraine.’The rumours started after Maksym Bespalov shared a snap of himself with the Lord of the Rings legend, and tagged the location as Ukraine – but there was more to it than meets the eye.After the picture went everywhere on social media, Maksym explained the photo was actually taken in London in November 2021, and was shared on Facebook at the time.He has since replied to Sir Ian on Twitter and said: ‘It was my joke on FB, sorry. I also wrote about Bruce Lee, but medias published only a news about you.

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Tom Daley parties with Sir Ian McKellen at London club night like the two icons that they are

Tom Daley had a grand old time of things partying with Sir Ian McKellen over the weekend because icons support icons.The 83-year-old acting great and the 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist both attended an event at the Troxy in East London on Saturday night.The former bingo hall founded by Jewish immigrant Maurice Cheepen, who fled Nazi Germany, paid homage to its founder’s roots with an ‘epic, all-inclusive Passover celebration’, complete with chair dancing and shofar blowing competitions.The queer club night – dubbed ‘Buttmiztvah’ – promised ‘all the hallmarks of the best simchas’ and Sir Ian and Tom looked delighted to be there in the pictures the diver shared to his Instagram.‘Last night was so fun!

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Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring 20th anniversary: How have the films impacted the cast years later?

Lord of the Rings series, The Fellowship of the Ring, came out 20 years ago, it began an iconic journey into JRR Tolkien’s world that changed the course of cinematic history.Half a century after the book first introduced the characters, both longtime fans and newcomers were able to lose themselves in Middle-Earth on the big screen, becoming absorbed by the tale of a young hobbit from the Shire and his companions.The doe-eyed Elijah Wood led the cast as Frodo Baggins, setting off on a dangerous adventure to Mordor with the fellowship, made up of Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), Pippin (Billy Boyd), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Boromir (Sean Bean) and Gimli (John

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Sir Ian McKellen asks aspiring actress with Down syndrome for tour around Windsor and it’s very wholesome

The Times: ‘He messaged me to ask if I’d like to show him around town. I was so excited! We had such a fun time, we talked and laughed as we went to all my favourite places.