Lord Of The Rings Icon And LGBTQ+ Advocate Ian McKellen Discusses Young Actors Who Won’t Come Out: ‘Get Into The Sunshine’
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 ...
Where Are All the Palantíri in The Lord of the Rings — And What Happened to Them?
The palantíri are objects in The Lord of the Rings that always spark curiosity from fans of both the films and the wider lore ...
Ian McKellen Tells Closeted Actors to Come Out as Gay: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly. There’s No Need for It. Don’t Listen to Your Advisers’
Ian McKellen said in a recent interview with The Times of London that he feels sorry for fellow actors who feel like they can’t come out as gay. The “X-Men” and “Lord of the Rings” icon has been one ...
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‘LOTR’ Actor Ian McKellen Tells Young Actors They Should “Come Out, Being In The Closet Is Silly”
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 ...
“Come Out, Get Into The Sunshine”: Queer Icon Ian McKellen Encouraged Closeted Celebrities To Not Hide Their Sexualities
Ian McKellen — film and theatre legend, Gandalf the Grey, and absolute queer icon — is encouraging actors to “get into the ...
So… Who — or What — Exactly is the Watcher in the Water in The Lord of the Rings?
The film shows the Watcher in the Water as a tentacled beast, looking like a sea monster, and while this is accurate, Tolkien ...
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Ian McKellen encourages LGBTQ+ actors to come out: ‘Being in the closet is silly’
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 ...
Ian McKellen Urges LGBTQ+ Actors to Come Out: 'Being in the Closet Is Silly. There’s No Need for It'
Ian McKellen said in a new interview that he hopes more LGBTQ+ actors embrace their sexuality, explaining that 'being in the ...
‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’ Casts Jamie Campbell Bower and Eddie Marsan
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.
‘LOTR’ Actor Ian McKellen Tells Young Actors They Should “Come Out, Being In The Closet Is Silly”
Screen and stage veteran Sir Ian McKellen urges young gay actors to come out, liking their situation to star footballers in ...
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Ian McKellen Urges LGBTQ Actors to Come Out: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly’
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 ...