Ian Mckellen

‘Gandalf’ won’t take if off for TV’s ‘King Lear’ (New York Daily News) (nydailynews.com) - January 08, 2009
Actor Ian McKellen known for his role as the wizard “Gandalf” in “Lord of the Rings” stripped for a stage version of “King Lear” but says he won’t go nude for TV.

Ian McKellen’s “King Lear” a case of no nudes is good news for PBS (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) (cleveland.com) - January 08, 2009
AP Ian McKellen will repeat his stage triumph as “King Lear” for PBS in March, but without the nude scene. Los Angeles — PBS won’t be courting controversy when “Great Performances” airs a filmed ve…

Ian Mckellen – No Mckellen Nude Scene For Tvs King Lear (ContactMusic) (contactmusic.com) - January 08, 2009
SIR IAN MCKELLEN’s full frontal nude scene in a stage production of KING LEAR has been cut from a U.S. TV version of the play. MCKellen stars in network PBS’ adaptation …

No ‘King Lear’ nude scene for Ian McKellen on PBS (Boston Herald) (bostonherald.com) - January 08, 2009
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Ian McKellen said it’s all right that the full-frontal nude scene he played on stage as King Lear is missing from an upcoming public TV version. An…

For PBS version, Ian McKellen to skip ‘King Lear’ nude scene (The Pantagraph) (pantagraph.com) - January 08, 2009
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Ian McKellen said he’s fine that the full-frontal nude scene he played on stage as King Lear is missing from an upcoming public TV version.

Kenneth Branagh and Timothy Spall bring UK drama gems to US TV (Hello!) (hellomagazine.com) - January 08, 2009
8 JANUARY 2009 There were good tidings for American fans of British drama this week, brought by some of the UK’s finest acting talents. Kenneth Branagh, Ian McKellen and Timothy Spall were in LA with…

Ian McKellen OK with Nude Scene Cut from Play (TheCelebrityCafe.com) (thecelebritycafe.com) - January 08, 2009
Actor says audience can now focus on the drama.

No Nude Scene for Ian McKellen in PBS’s ‘King Lear’ (Washington Post) (washingtonpost.com) - January 08, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 Sadly, we won’t get to see a fully, frontally nude Sir Ian McKellen during PBS’s broadcast of “King Lear” in March.

Sir Ian McKellen is King Lear « Whassup, Peoples? (memetrics.wordpress.com) - January 08, 2009
Sir Ian McKellen has recently taken on the roll of King Lear. And good for him. But to me, he’s always going to be Gandalf. Ian McKellen was a most excellent Gandalf, in Peter Jackson’s Most Excellent…

No ‘King Lear’ Nude Scene For Ian McKellen On PBS – Starpulse … (starpulse.com) - January 08, 2009
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Ian McKellen said he’s fine that the full-frontal nude scene he played on stage as King Lear is missing from an upcoming public TV version.

Orlando Sentinel – Sounding off: Sir Tim Rice, Amy Sedaris and Sir … (blogs.orlandosentinel.com) - January 08, 2009
LOS ANGELES — How do celebrities really feel? They have a startling tendency to open to television critics. Sir Tim Rice, Amy Sedaris and Sir Ian McKellen were sounding off.

What to Call Sir Ian – Roger Catlin | TV Eye (blogs.courant.com) - January 07, 2009
“And suddenly, oh, it’s Sir Ian McKellen. But my name remains Ian McKellen. And that’s my professional name. I’m forever going around, as I did this morning, saying, “Please don’t call me Sir because…

Screenhead » Blog Archive » Ian McKellon won’t be nude on TV in … (screenhead.com) - January 07, 2009
If you were hoping to see the 69 year old actor, Ian McKellen, nude in the public television screening of King Lear, then you better think again. Having already been released on DVD, King Lear feature…

No King Lear nude scene for Ian McKellen on PBS | Entertainment … (chron.com) - January 07, 2009
Ian McKellen says his on-stage King Lear nude scene is discreetly avoided in the upcoming public television version of the play. A public TV executive said Wednesday at a meeting of the Television Cri…

No `King Lear’ nude scene for McKellen on PBS – Entertainment … (centredaily.com) - January 07, 2009
Ian McKellen says his on-stage “King Lear” nude scene is discreetly avoided in the upcoming public television version of the play. extra description.

Sir Ian McKellen Jokes: Dumbledore Confusion May Have To Do With … (thebiz.fancast.com) - January 07, 2009
Sir Ian McKellen Jokes: Dumbledore Confusion May Have To Do With Being Gay. By Julie Zied Fancast.com. Big-Blog-Template-Ian-McKellen.jpg. Sir Ian McKellen may be known for playing many acclaimed part…

Ian McKellen’s “King Lear” a case of no nudes is good news for PBS: AP Ian McKellen will repeat his stage trium.. http://tinyurl.com/8xnslw - January 08, 2009

@emharris That’s funny – you ARE out of the loop. Sir Ian McKellen publicly came out in 1988. - January 08, 2009

Is now set to run in 2009. More recent article here: http://tinyurl.com/7c4dzq Jim Caviezel, Ian McKellen in ‘The Prisoner’ on AMC - January 08, 2009

No `King Lear’ nude scene for McKellen on PBS: Ian McKellen said he’s fine that the full-frontal nude scen.. http://tinyurl.com/8cazyv - January 08, 2009

No ‘King Lear’ nude scene for Ian McKellen on PBS: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Ian McKellen said it’s all right tha.. http://tinyurl.com/8hn42q - January 08, 2009

That’s why I love Sir Ian McKellen! From WaPo’s Lisa de Moraes’ blog. http://tinyurl.com/9xocu5 - January 08, 2009

No one wants to see Ian McKellen nude. http://tr.im/37ex - January 08, 2009

Huffington Post- Ian McKellen’s “King Lear” Full Frontal Cut From TV Version: UNIVERSAL CITY, Ca.. http://tinyurl.com/a6ce24 - January 08, 2009

Sir Ian McKellen Takes Gay Tolerance Message To Schools - September 23, 2008
Sir Ian McKellen has taken on a new role, giving talks to schoolchildren about homosexuality. The actor, best known to youngsters as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, hopes to encourage tolera…

Ian McKellen Will Return as Gandalf in The Hobbit! - March 26, 2008
McKellen answered numerous fan questions in an E-Post, two of which pertained specifically to The Hobbit. The short of it is that he will be back and he even in fact mentions Guillermo del Toro as the…

X-men new technology – Digital face-lift without makeup or special effects - May 03, 2006
Ian McKellen suggests that he could be playing his own part in the Magneto prequel to X-men. “The first time that Patrick Stewart and I appear in this film, we appear to be 25 years younger than we ar…

Prediction of Britain’s Gay Prime Minister (dailygossip.co.cc) - December 15, 2008
The openly homosexual actor believes it is only a matter of time before Britain has a leader who does not hide his sexuality, because the number of gay politicians is constantly growing.

1 November 2008 E-Post (mckellen.com) - December 08, 2008

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/treeashes/Cast/Ian%20McKellen/Ian_M_2.jpg (i23.photobucket.com) - November 24, 2008
Another pics used for Hamlet 2

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | X-Men pair reunite for Godot play (news.bbc.co.uk) - October 31, 2008

McKellen does Richard III (stagework.org) - June 17, 2008

A Conversation with Sir Ian McKellen – Please choose a version (stagework.org) - May 27, 2008

McKellen (stagework.org) - April 18, 2008

Will Ian McKellen Return as Gandalf? (infoaddict.com) - March 26, 2008
Now that The Hobbit movie has resolved some issues and is moving forward, one burning questions remains: will Ian McKellen reprise his role as Gandalf?