Ian McKellen

Made films the shows talk about.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (8 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (10) everyone in acting

actor, nominated (Globes/Oscars), The Lord of the Rings (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman)
actor, Gods and Monsters (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
actor, X-Men (The Big Picture, ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey)
actor, Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings (Blank Check — Patreon, RoboCop (2014))
actor, The Christophers (Blank Check — Patreon, RoboCop (2014))
actor, The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
actor, Gods and Monsters (Blank Check — Patreon, You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free))
actor, Cats (Blank Check — Patreon, The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free))
actor, The Good Liar (Blank Check — Patreon, The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free))
actor, Mr. Holmes (Blank Check — Patreon, The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

contrast (contrast): Judi Dench → Ian McKellen. Everyone praises McKellen in Cats, but Dench's performance is mostly others talking about how important she is while it cuts back to her.
“And so much of Judy's performance is literally just other people talking about how she's the most important creature in the world and them cutting back to her.”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:14:55 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): Ian McKellen → Cats. McKellen putters in almost anything these days, including cats; he was original winner for Mr. Holmes.
“I mean, McKellen in almost anything these days.”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:20:01 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

what-if (what-if): Ian McKellen → The Lord of the Rings. The hosts imagine a new Lord of the Rings film about hunting for Gollum, with McKellen and Wood back and Kate Winslet leading.
“Kate Winslet is obviously leading that heart.”
Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 1:38:08 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.