Sir Ian McKellen Almost QUIT The Hobbit! 😲 | Gandalf Vs The Green Screen |

Sir Ian McKellen Almost QUIT The Hobbit! | Gandalf Vs The Green Screen
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Step into the digital realm of filmmaking with our latest KZbin Short, "Behind the Magic: Ian McKellen's Green Screen Battle in The Hobbit." Discover the emotional and technical challenges faced by Sir Ian McKellen, the iconic actor behind Gandalf, during the making of "The Hobbit" trilogy. Unlike the communal filming experience of the "Lord of the Rings" series, McKellen encountered a solitary struggle, acting alone against a green screen, guided only by photographs of his fellow cast members. This video delves into the profound impact that modern digital techniques have on actors, highlighting McKellen's dedication and resilience in overcoming these obstacles to bring Gandalf to life once more. Join us in exploring the unseen trials behind the cinematic magic and the incredible commitment of actors like McKellen to their craft.
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[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

Sir Ian McKellen is one of the few actors that have genuinely made my life better just from his movie roles alone.

[@dorinthompson1974]

He misses acting WITH people, I'm sorry Ian😭

[@simonbatch1989]

Sir Ian McKellen is an absolute legend similar to Christopher Lee and Patrick Stewart all just outstanding actors and whatever role they do you can tell how dedicated they are to the Role 😊

[@seeemsee]

*role

[@jeffv7160]

​@@seeemseeget over it god

[@bbslabaugh]

​@@seeemseekiss off.

[@Josh_J9]

​@@seeemseeget a life 😂

[@simonbatch1989]

@@Josh_J9 @seeemsee been overthinking about this for ages I've got adhd and dyspraxia thank you for sticking up for me I appreciate it 🤣 edit didn't realise it got 101 likes thank you 😊

[@heinricho]

Totally understandable

[@lathenhertel8564]

I found the Bag End scene to be one of my favorite of the trilogy. I truly appreciate the sacrifice Sir Ian made filming it.

[@gohawks3571]

Bag End is beautiful, and the whole shire💚

[@Magnificent7Seven]

So glad he didn't quit!

[@stevesmith9617]

He worried it wouldn't be as good.😢 That's a professional. This dude got to play one of the best villains and heros of modern English literature. And yes, I put magneto on that level. Eric lensure is a epic villian.

[@user-uc6ez8wn9k]

Or maybe he just enjoys connecting with other actors on screen.

[@briandeluca4318]

Thanks for never giving up…

[@nategraham6946]

He probably called upon all this frustration for then scene when Gandalf leaves the group before they get captured by trolls.

[@Cyber_Nomad01]

Probably why the Hobbit series of movies sucked compared to LOTR

[@tummytub1161]

Every movie compared to the LOTR sucks 😂

[@SixSioux]

Not probably, but surely. The issue as always is not CGI itself, but the use that big studios make of it nowadays.

[@john.premose]

I know. To this day I don't believe I've ever sat all the way through any of the Hobbit movies.

[@twitch3334]

The Hobbit movies fell short because they tried to take a 89,000 word book and stretch it out into 3 movies. The Fellowship of the Ring had almost twice as many words and was able to be portrayed in a single movie. The amount of bullshit they had to make up was ridiculous.

[@liama2846]

@@twitch3334worth noting though that the first part of the Lord of the Rings book (known as the Fellowship of the Ring - remember LotR is one book according to Tolkien) does not correlate to the film called The Fellowship of the Ring. Massive chunks of the book are missed out and the end of the written format differs greatly to the film.

[@surfacepro3328]

Why didnt they do what they did in lotr? (Using perspective to make one seem smaller than another or something)

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

This dude is half my childhood between LotR and X-Men. Absolute legendary performances. It saddens me to know the day is ever closer.

[@kyleforbes8621]

Thank you Gandalf for staying truth 🙏🏼 😊

[@theAEDan]

I wish I had so much money that deciding not to play pretend was an option.

[@abigailsosa4352]

He did absolutely wonderful! So grateful he kept going

[@Pca32227]

Movies now are more about the money and less about art and passion.

[@Ro-Ghost]

Its about portraying a realistic scale from a human to a dwarf, not sure if you know this but CGI is more expensive than hiring shorter actors And saying CGI isn't an art when there are CGI "artists" is a bit disrespectful dont you think?

[@tummytub1161]

I really hope Peter Jackson hurries up with the new Middle Earth project. Were already down one legendary wizard. Hopefully Sir Ian will arrive (precisely when he means to)

[@gabrielaleactus9932]

Is there any news on this ? I heard that he was done making middle earth movies

[@danmoar94]

Hurrying up is part of what ruined the hobbit films, though...

[@melvynvanleeuwen6617]

I think we cant complain about the hobbit if you want to complain #ringsofpower😂😂

[@Welverin]

Everyone should have quit that train wreck.

[@user-ww6ob3iz4x]

Wow. That is incredible dedication Great guy

[@Pickleslip]

Ugh.. all the more respect to the man… Being able to still act despite not having interaction with actual actors…musta been hella depressing, almost torture like..

[@liltimothy8109]

Aw man 😢

[@Tennesseepipin1791]

The hobbit movies only suck because they were not thought though currently. And rushed. Taking no care to the true feeling of the book. Just jackson style movies. I will always love sir ian McKellen as gandalf. And really feel bad for him the way they did him in these movies.😢

[@Gwaithmir]

I certainly hope he had a chance to hang out with his fellow actors when a day's filming was over.

[@TheForcesWrath]

Thats really sad to do that to people

[@barbmck28]

Why didn't they just repeat what they did for Lord of the rings with forced perspective and the like?

[@Samaru163]

To make a long story short: Warner Bros didn't give Jackson and his crew enough prep time to build the necessary sets for the forced perspectives, so to cut corners, they relied heavily on CGI. Jackson also wanted to experiment with new advancements in technology and camera work.

[@christianrameka9749]

Gandalf the sassy

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Gee, force a world class actor into a ridiculous situation.

[@abookoholic6252]

Lmao you mean Tolkien never thought that teenage girls in the 2000s would write Logolas/Gimli smut??

[@Shamwilder]

Aside from the bad acting on Thorins part and many wierd writing snafus I actually liked the hobbit series solely because I love Dwarves 😅

[@KingCasual1986]

They should have alternated the film style or something. Sometimes it would be a green screen, others it would be this practical effect they used in the original LOTR trilogy to circumvent this issue.

[@Tier1GearEDCReviews]

Insanity!!

[@kevinhollis1229]

He really is the star of the series. Is he the only one to appear in all six films?

[@Blackfyre_93]

Cate Blanchett is in all 6 also (albeit in a much smaller role).

[@millerman7799]

Recording a lonely green screen performance with a classically trained actor, is just like recording the cello section for a Hollywood soundtrack in a small studio instead of a large hall with the rest of a huge ensemble, they do it for complete creative control and the "larger than life" epicness is the payoff in the final composition/mix. Everyone has to imagine stuff at some point in those enormous productions :)

[@emdeejay7432]

I think greenscreen is way overused and real sets are way better.

[@Legionnaire_625]

I wouldn't be able to do that. You would essentially be acting on your own and that wouldn't sit well with me

[@ClamMan1989]

They should have hired Glen Tennis instead.

[@TimeTheory2099]

Probably the same types of feelings 1900 stage actors had to 1920's film acting. Just guessing tho.

[@thebadaids]

I often thought about how much money must have played almost the entire factor for actors like RDJ in the Marvel films. To be on set a great movie with great actors must be magic. With crazy good dialogue, not constant fake CGI effects post production. The fact that Sir Ian McKellen put up with another trilogy with even more of a souped up version of CGI and lonely work, I wouldn’t have blamed him one bit for not taking the role again. Are they fun to watch? Yes. Are the polished and more times than not come out looking great? Yes. But the constant green behind you, the 16 hour days, the hanging from cables and waiting half an hour for a 20 second motion and soundbite? Gotta be brutal. Yes, before the inevitable “ I don’t feel bad for millionaires” comments come in, I get it. But they got to where they were for a reason. They were living on scraps, at least most of them just to slowly build up their work in the industry. That takes pride and determination. They’re not just bots collecting a check. They shouldn’t be punished or treated like they don’t have legitimate gripes or issues just because they make money, especially when that money is based on being one of the best at something as highly competitive as acting. Hundreds of people at that same level compete for that role, and someone has to win it. They can complain all they want about how grueling the work, post production and insane hours after film they put into fan interaction, reporters and interviews to contractually promote the movie that they want to, in my opinion.

[@toddwilkinson5474]

It shows, too. The Hobbit is a bloated, CGI mess way below LOTR standards.

[@gentlebabarian]

He should have quit! Would have taught Peter Jackson a lesson to choose for greed!!

[@Shatter149]

😢😢

[@namyac88]

way more expensive and not nearly as good….. still good but in a different ball park completely….. makes you wonder

[@geraldstiling3735]

George Lucas's🧔🏼 sequels encountered the same problem " See that green screen. There's an epic space 🌌 battle..all your friends are fighting for their lives .Now Action,🎬"

[@lawd.9829]

Sir Ian would DEFINITLY quit in day 1 if he was in The Rings of Power.

[@11cabadger]

He would never consider signing that contract 😉

[@RBYU001]

The green screen is destroying movie making.

[@sprgeorge333]

Hobbit was doomed to fail at production :-/

[@dereklong2072]

CGI is the worst.

[@danmoar94]

It's ridiculous how poorky executed the hobbit trilogy was. I really don't understand why though after how near perfect the lotr trilogy was. Was it a budgetary issue or laziness?

[@MrTwizzy]

It was not meant to be made by Peter Jackson in the first place. The Hobbit was supposed to be done by Guillermo del Toro. However after some pre production stuff went bad Toro gave up on the project and it was given to a reluctant Peter Jackson who then did as much as he could with as little time as he had. Not saying it couldn't have been better even with the unplanned director change but LOTR was made out of pure passion and had so much pre-production put in it. The Hobbit was made because money.

[@danmoar94]

@@MrTwizzy well yeah you can very easily tell it was a cash grab. I'd rather see a lotr remake trilogy by del toro. The set designs would be bonkers! Imagine how genuinely scary he'd make mordor and minas morgal. If the wraiths were so evil they made minas ithil utterly terrifying to behold, imagine how scary sauron's own realm must be. Much more scary than just clouds and lava, that's for sure! And in the jackson movie, minas morgal was just a bit green. It looked more like the emerald city from the wizard of oz than anything else.

[@MoldyMojoMonkey]

I feel bad for PJ with all the flak he gets for The Hobbit. Poor guy was never wanting to make them in the first place, ended up getting thrust into the job out of necessity, had barely enough time to do any pre production, then had to deal with studio interference. With ample time and planning, I honestly believe he would have made something that really complimented his LOTR trilogy.

[@jklier66]

I'm so happy to see someone posting the correct answer!@@MrTwizzy

[@theHermitofEngedi]

Boo-f*king-hoo

[@Phoenixguy357]

Honestly i wish he had quit so then more people would realize how garbage the hobbit movies are even if you try to watch a supercut. I genuinely find it unwatchable anytime the dwarves are on screen

[@KingInk91]

Which magic of the films???? 😂😂😂

[@bbb4228]

Those Hobbit movies are hot garbage outside of the first one

[@jesseoreilly1792]

Every aspect or The Hobbit trilogy was a catastrophe compared to it's predecessor trilogy. Both in the making of it, and in the result.

[@HEADBANGER4LIFE37]

Toughin up dude, everyone has difficult jobs.

[@VeryTallDwarfy]

🤯🥶🤡

[@AspieMemoires]

Lmao bait troll who has no life and has to cry about it by projecting those negative emotions.

[@theHermitofEngedi]

​@@AspieMemoires if only people had real problems, like having to play pretend alone for a multi-million dollar payout.