Ian McKellen, who will soon be seen in the upcoming live-action drama of classic fairy tale adaptation movie Beauty and the Beast, says he enjoys a good fairy tale life.
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The
most
celebrated
and
award-winning
Hollywood
actor
Sir
Ian
Murray
McKellen,
popularly
known
as
Ian
McKellen
says
that
his
life
is
no
less
than
a
fairytale
and
he
rather
enjoys
"good
fairy
tale" life.
The
actor
also
states
that
this
is
the
reason
he
has
indulged
himself
in
the
upcoming
movie
Beauty
and
the
Beast.
McKellen
is
well-known
for
his
roles
like
Gandalf
in
The
Hobbit
and
Lord
of
the
Rings
franchise,
and
Magneto
in
X-Men.
The
award-winning
actor
will
soon
be
seen
in
another
major
character
as
'Cogsworth
The
Clock'
in
the
film
Beauty
and
the
Beast.
Apart
from
associating
with
the
character,
Ian
McKellen
also
stated
that
another
reason
to
get
on
board
with
this
live-action
movie
is
the
director
Bill
Condon.
"When
a
script
comes
to
you
in
the
mail
and
you
see
that
it
is
from
Bill,
you
say,
'Yes'
even
before
you've
read
it.
I
had
worked
with
him
before,
very
enjoyable,
on
two
films:
'Gods
and
Monsters'
and
'Mr.
Holmes'," McKellen
stated.
He
added,
"One
of
the
first
films
I
saw
was
Cocteau's
'La
Belle
et
le
Bête'
and
I
remember
the
excitement
of
the,
albeit,
rather
primitive
technology
when
the
Beast
sheds
his
mask
and
turns
into
the
beautiful
Jean
Marais
as
the
Prince."
"I
enjoy
a
good
fairy
tale,
and
that's
what
this
is...
A
traditional
story
that
deals
with
morality
and
good
vs.
Evil."
Said
Ian
McKellen.