When Sir Ian McKellen performed the first same-sex kiss on British TV in the 1970 BBC production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, he was not yet out. In fact, it would be another 18 years before ...

The palantíri are objects in The Lord of the Rings that always spark curiosity from fans of both the films and the wider lore ...

Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors ... most famous for playing wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s epic Lord of the Rings franchise, toldThe Times of London newspaper ...

The film shows the Watcher in the Water as a tentacled beast, looking like a sea monster, and while this is accurate, Tolkien ...

Sir Ian McKellen has some words of wisdom for his fellow actors. The “Lord of the Rings” star, who famously came out of the closet in 1988, encouraged other LGBTQ+ members of the acting ...

Some Lord of the Rings characters had key moments but vanished quickly, like The Mouth of Sauron, Háma, Madril, Grimbold, and Irolas.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum announcement ... there’s a strong possibility of seeing some familiar faces again. Last September, Ian McKellen (Gandalf) shared to Big Issue that ...

Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan have joined the Season 3 cast of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' from Amazon Prime Video.

When Sir Ian McKellen performed the first same-sex ... In fact, it would be another 18 years before the Lord Of The Rings icon would come out as gay. Now, decades later, the elder LGBTQ+ advocate ...

Ian McKellen wants his fellow actors to embrace their gender and sexual identity publicly. In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people ...

“I have never met anybody who came out who regretted it,” McKellen said, who came out himself in 1988. “I feel sorry for any famous person who feels they can’t come out. Being in the closet is silly — ...