Ian McKellen stepped into the highlight in London and ended up in a hospital … this after taking a nasty fall throughout a theater efficiency this week.
The actor — who turned 85 final month — was hospitalized Monday after shedding his footing in a “Participant Kings” struggle scene and falling off stage … this in keeping with a number of reviews out of the UK.
Ian performs John Falstaff in ‘PK’ — a brand new West Finish manufacturing of Shakespeare’s Henry IV elements one and two — and he was circling a battle scene when he tumbled off the entrance of the stage, screaming in ache as he hit the deck.
The complete extent of Ian’s accidents is unclear … but it surely was severe sufficient for theater employees to run to his support. The play was then scrapped totally and the viewers was evacuated from the theater as Ian was taken for medical consideration.
Ian’s been performing in “Participant Kings” on the Noël Coward Theatre in London since April, and the manufacturing has only some weeks of exhibits remaining.
He is been outspoken about turning down a number of roles in his previous age, however was open to doing this play, and just lately stated he’d contemplate taking part in Gandalf once more in a possible ‘Lord of the Rings’ film … though, he admits at any time when he will get a script now, he considers the likelihood it could be his final.
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Hopefully, Ian’s doing alright … we have reached out to his crew, no phrase again but.