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UDF join Sir Ian McKellen doc.

Ugly Duckling Films has jumped onboard to produce MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART, a documentary about the life and works of Sir Ian McKellen, directed by Joe Stephenson (Chicken).

Lene Bausager and Sophia Gibber will produce for Ugly Duckling Films, along with Joe Stephenson (B Good Picture Company), and Mark Birmingham of Surreal Film Company.

The documentary will feature rare archive material of early work from stage and screen, never-before-seen photography from McKellen's private collection, and cinematically reconstructed scenes from his life. McKellen has been Oscar-nominated twice: for "Gods and Monsters" in 1999 and "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" in 2002. He has been Emmy-nominated five times.