McKellen: Playing the Part will have its UK Premiere Screening + Q&A with Ian McKellen, hosted by Graham Norton, at London’s BFI Southbank on 27 May at 3pm.
The event will be broadcast live into cinemas across the UK.
“Ian was sceptical all along the way as to whether his life was interesting enough, and whether there was an audience out there interested enough,” Stephenson said of the film.
A childhood spent in wartime, a pioneer of theatre, a leader for equality.