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Ian McKellen Eager to Play Magneto Again

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Ian McKellen Eager to Play Magneto Again

Originally posted 07/11/2008 10:00AM

Don't put Ian McKellen's cape in storage just yet.

While there are no current plans for a fourth X-Men film, the actor says he'd be up for working in even a relatively small part on a prequel dedicated to his character, a misguided villain with power over all things metal.

"There is a script knocking around for a spinoff, but it will be a younger Magneto, so if I were involved it would be just topping and tailing the story," the actor, 69, tells BBC News.

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McKellen to Replace Harris in 'Potter'?

Originally posted 12/27/2002 01:00AM

Sir Ian McKellen, 63, who plays the wizard Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, is starting to be typecast.

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