Is It True About McKellan

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It was a few years before his death that Harris named McKellen and Brannagh in an interview a "passionless bores".
Brannagh obviously didn't have a big problem with that. He worked with Harris in Harry Potter and never said a word about. However, McKellen obviously is still fuming. On his website you find a kind of eulogy about Harris which starts with the words "He was a very talented young actor" (or something like that) what is actually quite an impudence considered that Harris was over 70 as he died. Besides McKellen maintains in this "eulogy" that Harris only named him a passionless bore because he (=Harris) was jealous about McKellen getting the role of Gandalf. That's another impudence because it's widely known that Harris hated commitments (and for "Lord of the Rings" he would have become committed to sign a contract for three movies at once) and only took on the role of Dumbledore (and the commitment which came with it) because his beloved granddaughter Ella persuaded him to.
It's too bad that Harris isn't around anymore to comment McKellen's bitching on him. Perhaps it would get McKellen an answer as Michael Caine (the feud between Caine and Harris was for months in the papers) got. Once asked about Caine saying that Harris and his friend Peter O'Toole would have wasted their talent with too much drinks, Harris only lifted his backside in the chair, produced a fart and grinned broadly.

Sycorax
"I don't dare to judge about McKellen's acting abilities, but for one thing I'm sure: Humour isn't his strongest trait."

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Infinitus est numerus stultorum. Seneca.

Thats right, and he never questioned his ability to act, just be interesting

Perfection in darkness

as a fan of both i think its all nitpicking thougfh Harris was wrong..McKellen being one of the most exciting actors ive ever seen.