Not saying he's not, he's just... Ian McKellan! And he's young! And this is somehow amusing! It's probably a consequence of me knowing him best as Gandalf. *g*

*spooky voice* Pay no attention to that King behind the curtain... (...hello, mental image of Hamlet on the Yellow Brick Road and accidentally stabbing the Wizard.)

*and would now listen, but is in the middle of Les Mis, and so will wait for an appropriate stopping point!*