Stage and screen legend Ian McKellen sat down with Stephen Colbert during a recent episode of The Late Show for an extended interview covering his long career as a performer. Check it out now.

Ian McKellen so deeply loves the art of performance that he was willing, at the age of 86, to return to both the X-Men and Lord of the Rings franchises that made him a household name. In December, ...

Ian McKellen recites Shakespeare to slam 'mountainous inhumanity' in U.S. The gay actor delivered a 400-year-old monologue on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that fiercely confronts American ...

Sir Ian McKellen is going viral for delivering a powerful pro-immigrant monologue from Shakespeare's Sir Thomas More on The Late Show, protesting ICE policies. The legendary actor proved once again ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: ianmckellen/Instagram Sir Ian McKellen took the stage on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 4, 2026, and ...

McKellen first originated this role in the 1970s, though it was written by Shakespeare c. 1593, and delivered it as a powerful monologue that, sadly, still resonates just as loudly in February 2026.

Sir Ian McKellen took the stage on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 4, 2026, and delivered something unforgettable. The legendary actor, famous for Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and ...