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 ...

The 'Lord of the Rings' films are phenomenal, but there are some moments from the books they missed out on. Here's a big one.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. JRR Tolkien built a universe on a scrap of paper. On yellowing pages of broadsheet newspapers, next to completed ...

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 ...