http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2OZiDevsKE
I dunno... although sir Ivan's not my cuppa cocoa, he did do one very
watchable "remake" of an icon without souring the original.
Meanwhile, even McKellen would be hard-pressed to match Nicol
Williamson's sardonic ice. Maybe Ralph Richardson or John Gielgud
(who've done it before). But, of course, there's that matter of the
initial magic trick...