Actor, 85, says he is taking the rest of the year off after accident in June but plans to keep playing Gandalf

“I've just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved and they hope that I'll be playing him,” McKellen revealed.

“I've just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved and they hope that I'll be playing him,” McKellen revealed.

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.

‘A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.’

‘A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.’

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

Sir Ian McKellen dropped a stinker on the British talkshow This Morning earlier in the week so putrid that even Gollum himself might steer clear of...

'I thought it was much more serious at the time that it was.'