Ian McKellan's everywhere these days

Acting knight Ian McKellen is somewhat bemused by the toy images of himself as Magneto in X-Men and Gandalf in Lord Of The Rings that are on shop shelves.

“To have lots of dolls made of two characters that I have played, or to find little representations of myself falling out of a cornflakes box or on a Burger King mug are not necessarily desirable things, but when they happen you just sort of hug yourself with delight,” he tells the Hollywood Reporter.