Ian McKellen It is certainly an example that age is just a number. Last May he fulfilled 84 yearsand despite having passed the retirement age, he does not seem to think about it despite having managed to be a more than recognized figure in the industry with jobs such as that of Gandalf in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ y Magneto in ‘X-Men’.
Roles that are just a small sample of an extensive career in which the actor has been involved in film, television and theater, and which he does not want to end, as he confessed in an interview with ‘Variety’: “Retire for what?”.
The actor is having a great moment, and the premiere of his new film is pending, ‘The Critic’, where he meets other celebrities such as Anand Tucker, Lesley Manville and Gemma Arterton. A new role that arrives to continue completing a filmography that does not stop growing.
“I have never been out of work, although I am aware that at any moment something could happen to me that prevents me from working again. But As long as my knees hold up and my memory remains intact, why shouldn’t I continue? I really think I’m pretty good at acting now.”.
He forgot a line in the script in ‘Frank and Percy’
In addition to ‘The Critic’ movie, Ian McKellen to join Seth MacFarlane, as well as the play, ‘Frank and Percy’generating some controversy in the preview of this last title because the interpreter forgot a line due to “not being familiar enough with the text”.
“Instead of understanding that this happens from time to time, this critic said it was proof that it was time for Ian McKellen to stop acting. Maybe I should challenge this man to a podcast where we can debate it,” he added, and then discarded the proposal itself: “Maybe it’s not the best thing to do, it still draws too much attention. After all, I made peace with the critics a long time ago.”
