Gandalf Visits Moscow

British actor Sir Ian McKellen watches as the Shakespeare branded metro train arrives at Aleksandrovsky Sad station in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2016.



McKellen gained international fame as the wizard Gandalf in the hugely successful "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.

Sir Ian McKellen rides the Shakespeare branded metro train in Moscow.

Sir Ian McKellen rides the Shakespeare branded metro train in Moscow.

Sir Ian McKellen poses for a picture near a statue of writer Arthur Conan Doyle's characters Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in front of the British Embassy in Moscow.

Sir Ian McKellen takes part in the opening of the 2016 Midsummer Shakespeare Festival at Muzeon Park in Moscow.

Ian McKellen speaks at the opening of the 2016 Midsummer Shakespeare Festival at Muzeon Park in Moscow.

Ian McKellen speaks at the opening of the 2016 Midsummer Shakespeare Festival at Muzeon Park in Moscow.