Ian McKellen Articles

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy My early, early Oscar 2013 predictions include The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey nominated in the following categories: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design. Perhaps Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Editing and Mixing as well. I'm not so sure about Best Anything Else just looking at [...]

Ian McKellen as Gandalf, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Ian McKellen looks pensive — or perhaps just plain tired — in the picture above, found in Entertainment Weekly. It's a "first look" at The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, part one of two prequels to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Peter Jackson directs Martin Freeman in the title role (the hobbit, not the [...]

Footage of two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) in his first television role has been found in the US decades after it was thought lost, reports the BBC. McKellen had a supporting role in the 1964 BBC period drama "The Tomb of His Ancestors," based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling; that [...]

Judi Dench in John Madden's Mrs. Brown The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet may make zombie flick non-aficionados rethink their stance. Buxom Strumpet, to be directed by Matthew Butler, will feature Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson, and Mark Williams. McKellen and Dench have eight Oscar nominations among them — two for McKellen, six for Dench — including Dench's win in the Best Supporting Actress [...]