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Sir Ian McKellen has launched a fundraising appeal to support front-of-house and backstage theatre workers affected by the pandemic shutdown.The actor has teamed up with The Theatrical Guild to raise money for food, housing costs and mental health services, and kicked the fund off by donating £40,000.McKellen chose The Theatrical Guild as one of the charities to receive proceeds from his one-man show, and is calling on theatre enthusiasts to match his donation with pledges of their own.He said:

coronavirus pandemic.Put on by powerful producer Bill Kenwright, the age-defying Shakespeare show will begin performances at the Theatre Royal Windsor — steps from where Queen Elizabeth II is quarantined — on a date to be announced.“I feel lucky to be working again, thanks to Bill Kenwright’s inspiring optimism and [director] Sean Mathias’ invitation to re-examine ‘Hamlet,’ 50 years on from my first go,” McKellen said in a statement. “So now we will meet again.

Frozen star Josh Gad has paid tribute to Sir Ian Holm as “the beating heart” of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy following his death at the age of 88.

One Zoom to rule them all.

As part of his “Reuniting Apart” YouTube series, Josh Gad reunited “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson with several members of the film’s cast and crew to discuss their memories of making one of the most beloved film trilogies of all time.

Sir Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler and Andy Serkis re-enacted key scenes from the Lord Of The Rings films as the cast reunited over Zoom.

The Lord of the Rings stars are reuniting!

“One Zoom to Rule Them All”.

The stars of Lord of the Rings have regrouped for an upcoming episode of Josh Gad’s YouTube reunion series.

The stars of Lord of the Rings have regrouped for an upcoming episode of Josh Gad’s YouTube reunion series. After bringing together the casts of Splash, Back to the Future and The Goonies, the Frozen star has recruited Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, and Sir Ian McKellen for his latest Reunited Apart initiative.

The stars of Lord Of The Rings have regrouped for an upcoming episode of Josh Gad’s YouTube reunion series.

The likes of Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom and Sir Ian McKellen will take part in the Gad-hosted Zoom chat

For episode four of his popular ‘Reunited Apart’ series, it seems that Josh Gad is bringing together the cast of the Lord Of The Rings movies. Teasing a video for an event set to land on YouTube this Sunday, Gad linked up with Sean Astin (following their connection on The Goonies reunion a couple of weeks ago), along with fellow cast members Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, and Sir Ian McKellen.

By Manori Ravindran

Greater Manchester has a long history of producing some fine actors - Sir Ian McKellen, Claire Foy and Ben Kingsley are among a host of stars who hail from the region.

Tom Hooper’s movie Cats released last year and failed to work wonders at the Box Office. James Corden, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen make for an incredible star cast but even their presence could not save the film from sinking at the ticket window. Apparently, The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman was the first choice to star in the adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical but the actor couldn't come on board owing to his busy schedule.

The world definitely had its fun at the expense of Cats when it first hit theaters – and now, the Razzie Award-winning film is available to watch while you’re stuck safely self-isolating at home!

Box office flop Cats is leading the nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst films of the year.

Patrick Stewart is touched his friend Ian McKellen has turned down all offers to officiate weddings since marrying him and his wife Sunny Ozell.

Patrick Stewart is touched his friend Ian McKellen has turned down all offers to officiate weddings since marrying him and his wife Sunny Ozell.

Who needs Botox when cutting-edge technology exists? The latest CGI craze in Hollywood is digitally altering movie stars’ appearances to make their characters look younger on the big screen.

To match up with CATS’ theatrical release, the jellicle franchise just got an accompanying soundtrack. The album includes big songs like Taylor Swift’s “Beautiful Ghosts” and Jennifer Hudson’s rendition of “Memory.”

LONDON — A film adaptation of hit stage musical “Cats” hits cinemas this week but critics have not exactly been purring with delight.

The cast of Cats took their jobs very seriously.