In the Presence of Sir Ian McKellen

A legend to the ComicCon crowd as Gandalf and Magneto; an icon of the English stage of a stature to compare to Laurence Olivier (he has six of the awards named in Larry’s honor in a trophy chest that must fairly groan from the accumulated weight) known far and wide for his command of iambic pentameter; an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ+ community… Sir Ian McKellen, one might say, has done rather well for himself. Far be it from us to spare encomiums to the man who has traveled between blockbusters and the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon with the greatest of ease. In his 86th year, McKellen visits Metrograph for one very special day of screenings of two films—Gods and Monsters and Richard III—that represent particularly lofty pinnacles in a career that is hardly short of them.