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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 ...
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10 Heartbreaking Deaths of Movie Characters We Never Even Knew
Audiences cried when Gandalf (Ian McKellen) died, audiences cried when Boromir (Sean Bean) died, and audiences even cried ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Where Are All the Palantíri in The Lord of the Rings — And What Happened to Them?
However, by the time of The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) tells Saruman (Christopher Lee) that the whereabouts of all seven are unknown, meaning they don't know who else could be ...
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Want To Know Why Mirkwood Is So Tainted in Lord of the Rings? Here’s What Happened
Tom Bombadil, arguably the most powerful being in The Lord of the Rings universe ... as Peter Jackson's adaptation showed Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) confronting the evil that had sunk into ...
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15 ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Characters You Might Have Completely Forgotten
Some Lord of the Rings characters had key moments but vanished quickly, like The Mouth of Sauron, Háma, Madril, Grimbold, and Irolas.
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‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’: Everything To Know About Andy Serkis’ Return To Middle-Earth
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 ...
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“Come Out, Get Into The Sunshine”: Queer Icon Ian McKellen Encouraged Closeted Celebrities To Not Hide Their Sexualities
The Lord of the Rings star sat down with the Times London to discuss his ... Noting that there has never been an openly gay recipient of Best Actor at the Oscars, Ian McKellen compared closeted actors ...
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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 ...
Ian McKellen Urges LGBTQ Actors to Come Out: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly’
“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 — ...