Read Ian McKellen’s touching report on his first Beauty and the Beast rehearsal

Simply sit back, relax and allow yourself to be McKellen’s guest:

Wed, 22 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

Anna O’Donoghue

It was announced over the weekend that Ian McKellen would be joining the already star-studded cast of Disney’s new Beauty and the Beast.

The legendary actor will play the Cogsworth (the grandfather clock) in the live-action remake and yesterday he attended his first table reading alongside Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson and Josh Gad.

@IanMcKellen there couldn't be a better person for Cogsworth. Welcome! X pic.twitter.com/Nn8w6MwKyr
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) April 11, 2015

After the session, Ian took to facebook to give us a recap of how it all went down - and yes, it is all as magical as we thought it would be.

Simply sit back, relax and allow yourself to be McKellen’s guest:

"Beauty and the Beast" starts! pic.twitter.com/nOZ7Nk0KVf
— Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) April 15, 2015

*wipes tears*

Actor Josh Gad - who is better known as the voice of Olaf from Disney’s Frozen - also updated his social media after the reading, although not as touching as McKellen’s piece, a picture says a thousand words.