The actor confirms to EW that he modeled the wizard after the author of "The Lord of the Rings." Indeed it is! Listening to Tolkien’s voice both shaped McKellen’s depiction of Gandalf, and assured him ...

If you can’t get the voice of God, get the voice of Gandalf. Olney Theatre Center announced Tuesday that Sir Ian McKellen has recorded voice-overs for its upcoming production of the musical “How to ...

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2 has landed on Amazon Prime Video and one of the biggest questions remains to be the identity of the stranger who fell from the sky in season one. Played ...

My Favorite Album: Jane Drewett of neo-psychedelic rockers Plasma Chasms told us about her love for an oft-forgotten Gandalf gem. Jane Drewett: Gandalf was a very short-lived psychedelic band formed ...

Why does McKellen’s Gandalf stand so tall, even as other Lord of the Rings adaptations are appearing on screen? Perhaps it’s because the actor channeled Tolkien himself. In a 2013 interview, Jackson ...

The actor confirms to EW that he modeled the wizard after the author of "The Lord of the Rings." Of all the performances in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, Ian McKellen’s portrayal of the ...