To go back and see these fine fellows playing legendary wizards, you can stream both the Harry Potter films and all the Lord ...

The actor in question, Richard Harris, had publicly critiqued McKellen’s acting style as “technically brilliant, but ...

Many Harry Potter fans will be coming ... as one of Hogwarts' most famous characters. Why did Sir Ian McKellen turn down the role of Dumbledore? Hello! reports that in an interview with BBC's ...

Ian McKellen, an actor known for playing some pretty powerful magical people including Gandalf from "Lord of the Rings" and Magneto from "X-Men," recently told the BBC that he was offered the role ...

After Richard Harris’ death in 2002, just before the second Harry Potter ... Albus Dumbledore. While the role eventually passed to Michael Gambon, at the time one other legendary British thespian was ...

Here’s how it works. During his recent interview, Ian McKellen cited his age, and how long it takes to develop movies like The Lord of the Rings as reasons why perhaps he won't be able to play ...

Ian McKellen, who very famously played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise, has disclosed that it will unfortunately ...

Gary Oldman isn't opposed to returning to the world of 'Harry Potter,' saying he 'could do Dumbledore' in the HBO reboot.

Pubity's Instagram poll asked fantasy fans to decide who would win between Dumbledore and Gandalf in a hypothetical fight.

For years, Harry Potter fans have believed that Ian McKellen turned down the role of Dumbledore in the movies—partially fueled by comments the actor himself has made. But the truth seems to be ...

While Viggo Mortensen has addressed possibly returning, another big name in question is the great Ian McKellen ... including the Harry Potter movies. Hogwarts got a new Headmaster after actor ...