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 ...

Over the radio, J R R Tolkien's precise and musical voice told us why he'd never have gone to hunt a dragon. By Antonia Quirke “What would you have done if you had been a little boy, and a wizard had ...

From a humble hobbit to a cinematic icon, Frodo Baggins's journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. The character's ...

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 ...