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Carlos Alcaraz is #1 – and here to stay!

Anthony Ramos, the In the Heights star who’ll soon be seen on the big screen in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, revealed in a podcast today that he’s signed on to star as Mozart in a Broadway revival of Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play Amadeus.

Anthony Hopkins is speaking out about his role as Odin in the Thor films, calling it “pointless” acting.

Dermot O’Leary has paid a heartfelt tribute to his This Morning co-host Alison Hammond and the entire show production team after taking the lead with presenting in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s departure last week. Dermot and Alison stepped into the limelight to take on the presenting duties previously held by Phil and co-host Holly Willoughby this week, after Phillip resigned from the show after admitting he had engaged in an affair with a much younger colleague.

Sir Ian McKellen almost appeared on Emmerdale, but unfortunately, Coronation Street’s creator prevented the casting. While appearing on This Morning, Sir Ian, 84, spoke about his master plan to appear in every soap playing the same character. The idea began to formulate when he appeared in ten episodes of Coronation Street in 2005 as con artist Lionel Hipkiss who pretended to be an author called Mel Hutchwright.

viewed 3.5 million times — 22-year-old Ben Coyles can be seen chatting and holding hands with the 83-year-old actor while dressed as Gandalf the Grey before snapping a picture with the grinning star. McKellen is well known for portraying the iconic wizard in all three “Lord of the Rings” films as well as in the subsequent spinoff series ” The Hobbit.” The Post reached out to Coyles and McKellen for comment.

A “Lord of the Rings” aficionado experienced the ultimate fan encounter, and his amazing experience was captured on video.

Ian McKellen while dressed as Gandalf on a pub crawl – check out the footage below.Ben Coyles, 22, was dressed as the Lord Of The Rings character for his birthday night out in Bristol on April 13, when he encountered the Gandalf actor in the street.A video of the moment was posted to TikTok by Coyles’ friend Scarlet Learmonth, which has since amassed over 3.5million views.Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, Felix Spencer, who was also on the pub crawl, explained how the meeting happened.SIR * Ian McKellen #bristol #birthdaygandalf #ianmckellen #sirianmckellen #gandalf ♬ Originalton – Suneysounds “We were on the penultimate pub on the pub crawl and, as we’re walking there, someone comes up behind me and asks if he’d like our Gandalf to meet the real Gandalf,” Spencer said. “I assumed it was someone just joking around but when I turn around to talk to him he gestures towards his friend.“It takes me a while to realise at first but then I see that it is in fact Ian McKellen.

Beloved comedian and Drag Queen Paul O’Grady is set to be laid to rest today as his family, friends and fans gather to mourn and celebrate his life in Kent.The comedian tragically passed away at the age of 67 on 28 March 2023 from a sudden cardiac arrhythmia, which is an unexpected heart attack with no apparent cause. Paul’s funeral will take place on Thursday, 20 April and pay tribute to his work as a charity ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.The service will see a number of dogs from the shelter form a Guard of Honour for the late comedian as a special nod to Paul’s work.

Actor Ian McKellen has reiterated his love for Manchester in an interview with the BBC.

Paul O'Grady fans were moved to tears after an old episode of Blankety Blank, hosted by Paul’s famous drag alter ego Lily Savage, aired on Saturday night, 1 April. Paul tragically passed away on 28 March, leaving his fans, friends and family devastated. And to honour the late star's memory, the BBC aired an old Blankety Blank episode on Saturday night from September 1998, which also featured guest appearances from Davina McCall, Sir Ian McKellen, Gray O’Brien, Rebecca Callard, Sophie Lawrence and Dale Winton.

READ MORE: Sir David Jason's wife recalls 'surprise' at discovery of his daughter"He will be greatly missed by his loved ones, friends, family, animals and all those who enjoyed his humour, wit and compassion. "I know that he would want me to thank you for all the love you have shown him over the years. "The couple began dating in 2006 before marrying in the summer of 2017.

Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67. The Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Night Line Up host died ‘unexpectedly but peacefully’ on Tuesday evening, a statement shared with the PA news agency via a representative said. Tributes have been pouring in from the entertainment world, with Carol Vorderman and Lorraine Kelly among the first to pay their respects.

Snoop Dogg has said he wants to play a role in Coronation Street.The US rapper, who has previously revealed he is a fan of the ITV soap, told The Sun he is open to making an appearance “whenever they need”.“Coronation Street, I love it,” Snoop said. “If they call me I’ll do it.

Toni Collette has revealed she has previously asked for intimacy coordinators to not be present while filming. The Australian actress, 50, has enjoyed a three-decade Hollywood career, first shooting to fame in comedy-drama Muriel’s Wedding in 1994. Since then, she’s starred in films including The Sixth Sense, which scored her an Oscars nomination, Little Miss Sunshine, About A Boy and Netflix’s mega-hit, Knives Out.

Kate Bush joined actor Ian McKellen and actor and comedian John Bishop for an aftershow party at an Oxford pub earlier this week.The music icon celebrated McKellen and Bishop’s 100th performance on Wednesday (March 8) of their pantomime Mother Goose, which was running at the New Theatre Oxford from Tuesday (March 8) until yesterday (March 11).According to a Facebook message spotted by The Oxford Mail, a staff member at Oxford’s The Jolly Farmers pub said: “The astonishingly wonderful Sir Ian McKellen and the amazing John Bishop spent the evening with us celebrating the 100th performance of Mother Goose.“Oh, and just to make things truly crazy, the legend that is Kate Bush popped in to see him and have a few drinks. This little pub is truly something special.”The Jolly Farmers in central Oxford is one of the most prominent LGBTQ+ pubs in the city.Although Bush wasn’t pictured, photos were shared online of McKellen posing with pub staff and Bishop pulling a pint.

The Whale as an obese gay man is nothing short of astounding. Though Fraser does not identify as gay, his performance is convincing and a marvel to watch.

The Graham Norton Show returns to screens tonight (March 3) with a host of famous faces taking a seat on the big red sofa. BBC’s flagship talk show sees the Irish presenter welcome stars of film, TV, music, and beyond.

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London Fashion Week was back with a bang for autumn/winter 2023, returning to a full schedule of catwalk shows and presentations after last season’s event was scaled back following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Celebrities were out in force – on the runways and the front row – as designers old and new unveiled their latest collections. From Florence Pugh's surprise spoken word performance on the Harris Reed catwalk to Julien Macdonald's incredible return following a three-year absence from LFW, the 2023 event was definitely one to remember.

Sir Patrick Stewart's cameo as Professor X in spark a new beginning for the beloved character?The star made a memorable appearance as Charles Xavier in the 2022 Marvel blockbuster, prompting speculation that this was opening the door for more appearances in future movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Stewart was first introduced as the character in the original trilogy, appearing in three films from 2000 to 2006.

Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus and actor Ian McKellen have shared a video of themselves knitting together. Not for the first time, mind.

K.J. Yossman Ian McKellen, two-time Oscar nominee, Tony award-winner and recipient of a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, is set to appear in a pantomime production of “Mother Goose” this winter. McKellen announced the news on Monday morning in central London by emerging from a giant gold egg alongside comedian John Bishop, who will also be starring in the production. Former “Great British Baking Show” host Mel Giedroyc (pictured above, holding McKellen’s hand) will also appear. McKellen will play the title role of Mother Goose (also known as “Ma”) while Bishop will play Mother Goose’s husband Vic (“Pa”). As the show opens, the avian couple are running an animal sanctuary inside an abandoned department store.

Michaela Zee editor Ron Howard will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing at the 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 23. Recently, Howard directed and produced the biographical survival feature, “Thirteen Lives,” starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton. Based on the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018, the film revolves around a team of divers and their mission to rescue twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team who are trapped in a system of underground caves. “Thirteen Lives” will be screened at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, followed by an in-person conversation with Howard about his career.

A former Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist owes Bolton Council more than £16,500 after abusing his position as an events coordinator at Albert Halls theatre. James Edgington defrauded the council out of thousands of pounds and stole hundreds more from a safe, while working at the council-owned venue between February 2019 and March 2021.

Zack Sharf Hugh Jackman’s surprise return as Wolverine in “Deadpool 3” is one of the biggest film stories of the week, but Marvel stalwart Elizabeth Olsen is only just finding out about it. The Scarlet Witch got the news about about Jackman’s return broken to her ‘On the Carpet,’ powered by DIRECTV at Variety’s Power of Women, and she expressed shock over the revelation. “Oh really?” Olsen asked when she heard the news. “Wow!” Now that Jackman is returning as Wolverine, Olsen wants Scarlet Witch to team up with more X-Men characters on the big screen. After all, the character of Scarlet Witch is a mutant in the comic books and the daughter of Magneto, played by both Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender on the big screen.

The first two episodes of “The Rings of Power” have finally premiered on Prime Video, kicking off season 1 of the prequel series about the Second Age of Middle-earth about a time set several thousand years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”.

have finally premiered on Prime Video, kicking off season 1 of the prequel series about the Second Age of Middle-earth about a time set several thousand years before the events of and . During this era of peace and prosperity, there are subtle signs of re-emerging evil as many characters’ lives come crashing together. Among them are the lumbering giant (Daniel Weyman), who crash lands on Middle-earth via a meteor, and the Harfoot, Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), who discovers him. Now that the first two episodes are streaming, both Weyman and Kavenagh address the many theories about the stranger’s true identify, including a popular one that he’s Gandalf, the wise and powerful wizard originally played by Sir Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of the novels. [: Spoilers for the first two episodes of .] While Hobbits are canon, and led J.R.R. Tolkien’s previous books, Harfoots are new to the overall franchise.

Mark Shenton Guest Contributor Two years ago, the Edinburgh Festival — comprised of film and TV events but dominated by the much larger Fringe festival — was entirely canceled by COVID. In 2021, it returned in a much truncated edition that was a hybrid of live and online performances. This year, which is the 75th anniversary of the Fringe’s founding, it has roared back to nearly full strength, at least from the point of view of performances seeking to find an audience. (There are some 3,582 shows to choose from, playing at 277 different venues.) It was at the Edinburgh Festival in 1969 that Ian McKellen, then 30, first made his mark playing Richard II in a performance that the then-Sunday Times critic Harold Hobson called “the uncontested triumph” of that year’s festival; now, more than half a century later, and aged 82, he is back on the Fringe, still pushing personal boundaries as he appears in a 75-minute danced version of “Hamlet,” performing five soliloquies from the play while dancers, choreographed by Peter Schaufuss — who in the 1980s was director of London Festival Ballet (since rebranded the English National Ballet) — enact them physically.

Ian McKellen was recently pranked into a call with a Russian comedian pretending to be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Lord of the Rings actor published a statement on Twitter on Wednesday night in which he revealed he accepted an invitation to have "a private discussion" with the politician "some weeks ago", but when he got on the call, it became clear that he had been duped. "I checked with a couple of contacts in Ukraine who encouraged me to take the call.