Ian McKellan

[aleathiel]

Sir Ian McKellan is giving a talk to the Writers Guild here in Cambridge (wow am I glad I joined!?) on Thursday. Obviously, I am planning to go although unfortunately it did mean pulling out of my Matriculation Dinner. Sad, but it should be worth it, especially since it doesn't seem to have been very well advertised and no one seems to know so there may not be that many of us there.
More on Thursday...

Comments

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Sadly I fear I don't have the guts. It will be interesting to see if sexuality comes up as a topic in his talk though. He said once that Hollywood is fully of people hiding in the cupboard afraid of ruining their images. I don't remember the exact quote but I remember thinking it seemed very barbed - as if aimed at someone in particular.
There is of course also his comment on the cast commentary of the EEDVD where he refers to Elijah and Sean as 'two very hetrosexual young men'. I'm expect that I can get away with questions about Frodo/Sam if not their counterparts...

[finduilas-clln.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I think you better see how the talk goes, see if it could come up. Because it would be kinda strange if nothing like that is mentioned and then all of a sudden you go and ask about it.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Hehe! Yeah, thanks for the advice. Don't worry, realistically I was never going to do thAT!

[finduilas-clln.livejournal.com]

lol. Yeah, that's what I thought already. :)