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Breaking Baz: Ian McKellen Eyes Return To “Danger Free” Work On Movie ‘The Critic’ Following Fall From West End Stage
The beloved actor will return for some post-production on upcoming movie The Critic after suffering a painful theater fall.
No, the knighted thespian won’t be treading the boards anytime soon, but Deadline can reveal that the actor will do some last-minute “danger free“ post-production voice work for murder mystery movie The Critic in which McKellen ( The Lord of the Rings, X-Men) stars as Jimmy Esrkine, a puffed up, once great first-night drama reviewer. The film is directed by Anand Tucker ( Hilary & Jackie) from a screenplay by Patrick Marber( Closer, Notes On A Scandal) who adapted writer and producer Anthony Quinn’s 2015 novel Curtain Call, a seedy tale set in a 1930s London populated by show-girls, shadowy establishment figures and mucky men with fingers in murky pies. There are strong rumors swirling around out there that the indefatigable McKellen will make an appearance in director Shawn Levy’s eagerly awaited Marvel summer blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, opening in theaters on July 26.
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