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Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an British and American actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey(1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart. McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III(1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019). McKellen came out as gay in 1988, and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ian McKellen
Lex Luthor
for Lex Luthor in Legends United
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Universes seemingly unite after the Dr. Doom's attempt to return to the Negative Zone goes wrong. With now Marvel, DC, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other universes stitched together in one world, alliances are forged and enemies are made as no one knows what to do with the other universe. With Iron Man seemingly wanting to get rid of all Transformers, and Captain America aligning himself with Optimus Prime, tensions rise. Batman also has his eyes set on destroying all of the Transformers and tries to do so with the help of Iron Man and the United States Military. This causes an all out war with one side led by Superman and Captain America and the other by Batman and Iron Man. But in the midst of all the fighting, Ultron, Megatron, and Magneto have secretly come in contact with Kylo Ren, one of the heads of the First Order. The three begin their plan to conquer the universe, and head directly to Earth to destroy it. Meanwhile, Marvel, DC, and Transformers characters have figured out their enemies’ plan and decide to work together to stop them. Traveling to the Star Wars universe, they come in contact with Rey, Finn, Han Solo and company and recruit them to stop Ultron, Magneto, the Decepticons, and The First Order from destroying their home, Earth. The Battle For The Ages Begins Here...
