‘I’m not too old to act’: Will this 85-year-old actor return to cinema with 130 films?

He played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings saga, Magneto in the X-Men and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990, Sir Ian McKellen is one of the greatest actors still alive. The famous British theater actor also left his mark in world cinema.

At the age of 85, will we see Ian McKellen again on the big screen, who has not appeared in theaters for 5 years and when “The Art of Lying” is released? The artist, who is still very active on the stage, has two projects.

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First, Ian McKellen will star in Anand Tucker’s feature film The Critic. This thriller, which does not yet have a release date, takes us to London in 1934. McKellen plays Jimmy Erskine, the scariest drama critic in town.

As for Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), she is an actress determined to win his favor in order to earn a good salary. Soon Jimmy finds himself in danger of the new owner of his newspaper, David Brooke (Mark Strong).

Ian McKellen SF star

Ian McKellen will also star in the sci-fi Infinitum: Subject Unknown. This project has already been filmed and its release date has not yet been announced. The actor plays scientist Dr. Charles Marland-White.

The story tells about a woman who wakes up in a parallel reality with amnesia. He finds that the world is seemingly empty and he experiences the same day over and over again, but with each “reset” he begins to piece together secrets.

At the moment, Ian McKellen has no other projects on the film side. The actor had to recover from a bad fall on stage at London’s Noël Coward Theatre. Last June, the artist played the role of Sir John Falstaff in the play Player KingsAn adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry IV. During a fight sequence, he lost his balance, falling heavily from the stage.

Ian McKellen is unstoppable!

“I avoid going outside because I’m afraid someone will hit me and I have excruciating pain in my shoulders from the impact my body took. I replayed that fall countless times in my head. It was horrible. I thought so. It was the end of something.he confided. However, Ian McKellen has no plans to retire!

“I’m not too old to play”He insisted! “It was just an accident. I had to tell myself that I’m not too old to play. I didn’t lose my mind, I was dizzy.”he assured her. McKellen also admitted that his “The Big Suit” let it fall fall. “He saved my ribs and other joints, I’m lucky.”

At the age of 85, the two-time Oscar-nominated interpreter of Gandalf and Magneto is still in good shape! We wish him to return to the stage and cinema very soon! Note that he wouldn’t mind reprising the role of Tolkien’s famous wizard in the next live-action film, The Hunt for Gollum. “If I’m Still Alive”He noted in the columns of the Times.