Ian McKellen Archives

Sir Ian McKellen takes a dip in the Mediterranean Sea with a much younger, much skinnier fella in Saint Tropez, France on Sunday. Looks like Ian received a helping hand out of the water because of the strong undercurrent!

In movie news, McKellen, 69, and The Passion of the Christ star Jim Caviezel will star in a remake of 1960s classic cult thriller, The Prisoner.

The two-time Oscar nominee will take on the role of Number Two while Caviezel will take the role of Number Six.

Sir Ian said of the new version, “It is witty, intelligent and disturbing. I am very excited to be involved.”

UPDATE: It’s rumored that McKellen may this may be him rekindling his on-off love affair with model Nick Cuthell, a man 40 years his junior.

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Sir Ian McKellen will reprise the role of the wizard Gandalf in the upcoming movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is set to direct two films based on The Hobbit.

“Yes, it’s true,” the 68-year-old veteran actor told Empire magazine. “I spoke to Guillermo in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role. Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.”

“But as to how it’s going to work over two films and what’s going to happen on screen, well Guillermo has not got down to working out the major details yet - I can tell you it’s going to be amazing though.”