Ian McKellen performs powerful pro-immigrant monologue on Colbert’s Late Show

Ian McKellen so deeply loves the art of performance that he was willing, at the age of 86, to return to both the X-Men and Lord of the Rings franchises that made him a household name. In December, he’ll appear in Avengers: Doomsday as Magneto, a role he originated in 2000’s X-Men. And McKellen has said he expects to suit back up in his grey robes to play Gandalf in The Hunt for Gollum, currently due out in 2027.