Ian McKellen is opening up about what he thought about Elliot Page coming out as transgender.
If you don’t recall, Ian and Elliot starred together in X-Men: The Last Stand, as Magneto and Kitty Pryde. “Everything gets better [when you come out because you get self-confidence],” Ian told Attitude magazine. “You get better in terms of relationships, friends of all sorts, family, if you’re lucky.
And in my case, I think in every case, your acting is bound to change and improve.” Ian, who has been openly gay since the 1980s, recalled his relationship with Elliot. “I remember Elliot Page, in one of the X-Men [movies], sat as close as we are now.