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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
The Wizard
for The Wizard in Shazam❗The Marvel
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Fourteen-year-old Billy Batson is a street-smart foster kid searching for where he truly belongs. One day, he's summoned by an ancient wizard who grants him incredible powers. By saying “SHAZAM,” Billy transforms into an adult superhero with the strength of Hercules, speed of Mercury, and more. While trying to juggle school, family, and his new powers, Billy faces a strange new threat: Mr. Mind, a tiny alien worm with massive intelligence and dangerous psychic abilities. Hiding behind a harmless appearance, Mr. Mind begins manipulating people and building a secret plan to take over the world. Billy must learn that being a hero isn’t just about superpowers—it’s about courage, choices, and heart. With the help of his foster siblings and the wisdom of the wizard, he uncovers the strength within himself to face evil head-on. In a climactic battle, Shazam takes on Mr. Mind and his monstrous creations, using both power and cleverness to stop the villain. In the post credits scene we see a man with a scarred eye and long overcoat walk into the Rock of Eternity as he meets the wizard Shazam. He tells the wizard there's a greater power at play, the wizard remembers this man from an encounter years ago, this man took part of his power, Sivana, a dark figure comes up behind Sivana and tells him to end the Wizard, and so Sivana kills him.
