Ian McKellen at an event for The Prisoner (2009)

Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, and Hugo Weaving

Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, and Graham McTavish

Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Robert Downey Jr., Annette Bening, and Ian McKellen in Richard III (1995)

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Ian McKellen and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)

Ian McKellen and James Laurenson in Edward II (1970)

Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, Hugh Jackman, and Ray Park in X-Men (2000)

Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Ian McKellen in Hating Peter Tatchell (2021)

Ian McKellen in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Ian McKellen and Milo Parker in Mr. Holmes (2015)

Laura Linney and Ian McKellen in Mr. Holmes (2015)

Ian McKellen and Phil Davis in Mr. Holmes (2015)

Ian McKellen and Hattie Morahan in Mr. Holmes (2015)

Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Patrick Stewart, Kelly Hu, James Marsden, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)

Ben Affleck, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, Jennifer Garner, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, and Hugh Jackman in Daredevil (2003)

Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, Jennifer Garner, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, and Hugh Jackman in Elektra (2005)