Ian McKellen has recalled fearing for his life when he fell from a stage in June, but the 85-year-old insists he has no plans to retire from acting.
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The 85-year-old actor, who fell from London stage in June, says he still has ‘agonising pains’ and avoids leaving the house
Ian McKellen has recalled fearing for his life when he fell from a stage in June, but the 85-year-old insists he has no plans to retire from acting.
Sir Ian McKellen was all smiles at the London premiere of The Critic on Monday, despite a recent setback. The 85-year-old actor attended the event
Sir Ian McKellen was all smiles at the London premiere of The Critic on Monday, despite a recent setback. The 85-year-old actor attended the event
Actor, 85, says he is taking the rest of the year off after accident in June but plans to keep playing Gandalf
However, the 85-year-old said he is looking to 'take the rest of the year off' from acting following a fall on stage.
'I thought it was much more serious at the time that it was.'
The 85-year-old also tells the BBC he hopes to play Gandalf in the new Lord of the Rings film.
The veteran actor chipped his vertebrae and fractured his wrist in the fall.
The veteran actor plays a theater critic who hatches a plot to keep his job in 1930s London.
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