Ian McKellen

What, retire just because I’m 80? I don’t think so

Older workers are sticking around and that is no bad thing

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 05:00

The Critic: Only Ian McKellen could roll these insults around his tongue with such after-dinner relish

The cast save Anand Tucker’s film, which goes from Noël Coward lite to murderous melodrama

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 05:00

Ian McKellen to ‘make a speedy and full recovery’ after London theatre stage fall

Lord of the Rings star lost footing and fell off stage during performance at Noel Coward Theatre

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 10:19

Brianna Parkins: Why should a visible tattoo stop you from becoming a garda?

Three trainee gardaí with visible tattoos were sent home from the Garda Training College in Co Tipperary

Tue Aug 15 2023 - 16:05

Mother Goose: Ian McKellen gets to strut his stuff with this modern flavoured story

Theatre: Verbal entendres matched with physical gestures suggest the demographic pitch is the adult audience

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 17:07

The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end

The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week

Sat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00

Mick Jagger: ‘It was so long ago I can’t remember. I didn’t know what I was doing’

As he lends his glorious voice to a new spy thriller, the Rolling Stone relives his greatest roles

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 10:54

Patrick Stewart: ‘I had difficult patches... I’d drink alcohol until I passed out’

As he beams aboard another Star Trek adventure, the actor talks about his career

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 13:17

James McAvoy: ‘We can’t define ourselves by our relationship with England’

He came blazing out of Glasgow like a rocket, now he returns to stage as Cyrano

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 06:00

Ian McKellen as Hamlet: Is ageism the last great barrier in the arts industry?

Will the critics let them be sexagenarian murderers in peace? I wouldn’t count on it

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 05:00

Dolly Parton inoculated with Covid vaccine she helped fund

‘Don’t be such a chicken squat. Get out there and get your shot,’ says singer (75)

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 07:35

Poll-topper: Is this a film you’d watch and rewatch?

Four Weddings and a Funeral’s director says yes. Richard Curtis, its writer, prefers... Elf

Mon Dec 07 2020 - 09:00

Brexit-fearing Edinburgh festival artists say no thanks to sterling

Festival director Fergus Linehan says artists want to be paid in euros or dollars instead

Mon Aug 05 2019 - 11:10

All is True: Kenneth Branagh’s salty take on Shakespeare

Review: An odd but charming film about the ageing playwright’s twilight years

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 10:55

Rob Brydon: ‘I don’t mind being the butt of the joke’

‘Swimming with Men’ gave Brydon a chance to learn the art of synchronised swimming

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 06:10

Anthony Hopkins: ‘I’m happy I’m an alcoholic. It’s a great gift’

Alcoholism and ambition fuelled the actor’s rise

Mon May 28 2018 - 09:04

Hollywood’s problem is endless sequels, not remakes

The news that Spielberg is remaking ‘West Side Story’ drew some fire, but some of our best-loved films are remakes or ‘fresh’ adaptations of original novels. Need we go on?

Fri Feb 16 2018 - 06:00

Maisie Williams: ‘I really should get a house in Ireland’

The ‘Game of Thrones’ star on her love of Ireland, the problem with stereotypes and her first feminist icon

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 05:00

‘I’ve great difficulty finding roles that aren’t just dying women’

Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 05:00

Amazon announces Lord of the Rings TV prequel

The Lord of the Rings goes on a new epic journey in the Middle Earth of TV, as Amazon acquires global rights and plans a muiltiseason series

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 14:20

How damaged is Kevin Spacey after response to abuse allegations?

Suspicions raised that actor timed his coming out as gay to deflect attention from claims

Mon Oct 30 2017 - 14:22

Carrie on screaming: the 20 best Stephen King movies

His works have been adapted by Rob Reiner, Brian De Palma, Stanley Kubrick and David Cronenberg. And we’re soon to see more adaptations on screen

Sat Aug 12 2017 - 05:00

Road Warrior: BA lands celebrities for safety video

Gillian Anderson among figures in video supporting charities via Comic Relief

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:00

Stephen Amell: 'I look at a weight and I start to build muscle'

Having started out as a spinning instructor, Stephen Amell is continuing something of a family tradition with his comic-book roles. And he's certainly not short of confidence

Fri May 27 2016 - 06:00

Beauty and the Beast trailer seen by 92m, beats Star Wars record

Teaser breaks record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens which earned 88m views

Thu May 26 2016 - 13:30

The Hobbit review: One last slog through Middle Earth

Sorry Peter Jackson, but we’re all Orc’d out - Battle of the Five Armies is both way too much and not nearly enough

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 16:16

‘Homeland’ star hangs with Cookie Monster

What have Claire Danes, Ian McKellen and Christina Hendricks in common? They all know how to get to ‘Sesame Street’

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00

Billy Connolly: he's not your average 71-year-old

The comedian was diagnosed with prostate cancer on the same day he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, but it seems nothing can stop the Big Yin laughing

Thu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00

Review: Cycling with Moliere

Fri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00

Jackman on Wolverine: "I’m starting to get him now. Angry. No jazz hands"

It’s the seventh X-Men feature and the entire team are gonna get down like it’s 1973. But how does the relentlessly upbeat Hugh Jackman manage to bring all that gloomy menace to the party as Wolverine? "He’s like my older brother; my tougher, cooler older brother. And it does save me a fortune in therapy"

Fri May 23 2014 - 00:00

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

The mutants travel back to the 1970s in this superb time-bending fantasy