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Star of stage and screen. Activist. Friend to ragged-haired popstars who cuddle up to him on chat show sofas like stray cats who have come in for the warmth. Ian McKellen has been many things over the course of his long, storied career, and in that time he has earned himself plenty of platitudes (Commander of the Order Of The British Empire, knighted for services to the performing arts, and Companion Of Honour for services to drama and to equality to name but three) as evidence to that.
One of the most beloved inhabitants of Arda is Gandalf, the kindly wizard who acts as aid and protector to both Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit and Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings. But Gandalf's backstory is packed with details never mentioned in the films. One of those details is the meaning of his name.
The mere mention of the movie Cats is enough to send everyone into shivers. The movie has been made fun of in talk shows, in award shows and basically just about everywhere. The less than perfect visual effects have been the butt of many jokes, and have overshadowed the redeeming qualities of the movie.
To the people who have yet to watch the movie, here are a few reasons why it’s worth watching.
Despite what he said on Extras, Sir Ian spent a lot of time working on becoming Gandalf.
