Ian McKellen faced his deadliest role, pushing him to the brink and questioning survival after battling Balrogs and Magneto's ...

Even more remarkable, however, is McKellen’s multifaceted portrayal of the man aptly known as “The Monster,” both behind his back and to his face, in the film’s world of 1930s London theater.

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the viciously witty and mercilessly demanding title character played with utterly delicious flamboyance by Ian McKellen in “The Critic.” Directed by Anand Tucker (“Shopgirl”) and written ...

The Krakoa Era ended not long after — don’t worry, we’re getting into the home stretch here — and Magneto helped found the new X-Men team, when a mysterious disease started to affect him ...