McKellen
Britishnoun
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The visiting professorship was established in 1990, with previous incumbents including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Myra Syal and Dame Diana Rigg.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Ian McKellen plays a cantankerous painter, Michael Jackson’s electrifying talent comes through in a new biopic, Albert Camus’s ‘The Stranger’ gets an elegant adaptation, and much, much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Really, we’re just watching McKellen give a bravura, scene-gobbling performance that doesn’t hold back one iota.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
When it comes to commanding the screen, though, Ms. Coel is not in the same league as Mr. McKellen, which means the intended balance of opposites doesn’t quite pan out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Once, on the set of the 2018 Shakespearean biopic “All Is True,” director Kenneth Branagh told McKellen to move his head less.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
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