Ian McKellen

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: The Lord of the Rings (1978); X-Men (2000); Mr. Holmes (2015); Cats (2019); The Good Liar (2019); The Christophers (2026); Gods and Monsters; The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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.

Andrew Lloyd Webber: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Cats (2019), which they acted in: Andrew Lloyd Webber ⇒ Cats (the host's read). Cats is Universal's adaptation of Webber's stage musical.
    “Universal's adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:18:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Blade (1998): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through X-Men (2000), which they acted in: Blade ⇒ X-Men (the host's read). Blade is credited as the film that set the tone for the modern superhero era, with X-Men following two years later.
    “the 1st superhero movie that really set the tone for what we consider the modern era of superhero films is Blade, 1998”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:01:16 · Jason Concepcion (0.70 sure it was them)

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

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

  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)

  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)

  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.