McKellen
Britishnoun
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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
Playing a confounding, cantankerous old painter who hasn’t touched a canvas in at least 20 years, Mr. McKellen delivers yet another marvelous late-career highlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
It was given to McKellen by the artist, a longtime friend, for the actor’s 80th birthday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“I say to young actors, ‘I didn’t play Magneto until I was 60,’” McKellen says of the stardom he experienced later in life.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
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