Ian McKellen to Star in Mockumentary Series Variety

Ian McKellen will star in a new half-hour mockumentary series, "The Academy," playing his fictional brother, Murray, who runs a down-at-its heels drama school, Variety reports.

McKellen helped develop the series from DLT Entertainment and 2act Prods. It’s being shopped to buyers in the U.K. and the U.S.

--Elizabeth Jensen