Sir Ian McKellen has prostate cancer.

TMZ is reporting the Actor in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, made the announcement recently.

McKellen is 73 years old and claims he's been suffering from prostate cancer for the last 6 or 7 years.

He says it's not life threatening.

McKellen says he's been monitoring it regularly and says the cancer is contained in the prostate.

He even called it 'no big deal'.