Ian McKellen to officiate at Patrick Stewart's wedding

Wedding bells are ringing for a special couple - no, not these two.

When Sir Ian McKellen dons the helmet and cape of Magneto for an "X-Men" movie, he's Mr. No Nonsense - serious to a fault about his self-proclaimed war against humanity on behalf of his fellow mutants.

Make him part of a wedding, however, and the actor becomes as emotional as, well, a bride on her wedding day.

McKellen recently revealed that he will officiate with "X-Men" co-star and real-life friend Sir Patrick Stewart weds jazz zinger Sunny Ozell. Unlike the stern Magneto, McKellen proved he has a sense of humor when he made the revelation on "The Jonathan Ross Show:" "I'm going to marry Patrick. I am going to officiate at his wedding."

McKellen also joked that he is not sure of the legality of his role:  "I read out the words, and Sunny and Patrick will then be married - I declare you man and wife."

McKellen said he has fulfilled the same duties before and that "I was crying my eyes out."

To quote another pop culture franchise, "Make it so."

Sir's Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan Confirmed For X-Men: Days of Futures Past

Director Bryan Singer announced yesterday on Twitter that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan will be reprising their X-Men roles of Professor Xavier and Magneto. The next movie is a based on the 1981 comic story Days of Futures Past which have scenes that takes place in the future and this casting makes sense based on that storyline.

Patrick Stewart, Tia Carrere, Ron Ely and a ringing cell phone help make SuperMegaFest a success

Patrick Stewart signs autographs at SuperMegaFest.

For me, the best part of any convention is The Surprise Factor.

Last year at Philadelphia Comic Con, for example, I was wandering around and happened to see Margot "Lois Lane" Kidder signing autographs. She had been a late addition to the guest lineup that I would not have known about if I had simply followed the original outline of appearances and signings. Not only did I get her autograph, we had a delightful conversation.

Something similar happened Saturday at SuperMegaFest in Framingham, Mass. The headliner was Patrick "Jean Luc Picard" Stewart, and he did not disappoint the large crowd. Despite pre-purchasing our tickets and arriving early, we waited in line for about an hour just to gain entrance. The wait was buoyed by pleasant conversation with other people in line, and by the unexpected sighting of Stewart arriving and getting on an elevator. Once inside, we immediately joined the line for the first autograph session, waiting for perhaps another hour to meet the captain from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." We also purchased tickets for his afternoon question-and-answer session.

Make it so: Patrick Stewart booked for Supermegafest in Framingham

If you haven't done so already, mark Nov. 19 down in your Stardate calendar. Patrick Stewart, the actor behind the legendary characters Capt. Jean Luc Picard of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" movies, will headline Boston Supermegafest (which we all know is really in Framingham). Please note: It's a two-day show, but Stewart is appearing Nov. 19 only.

And we thought we waited in line forever last year for Christopher Lloyd's autograph.

More information here.