← All past puzzles

Puzzle #795: Sandra Bullock → Ian McKellen

Monday, October 19, 2026

Sandra BullockSandra Bullock
Ian McKellenIan McKellen

On Monday, October 19, 2026, the daily puzzle asked players to link Sandra Bullock and Ian McKellen. The two have never been credited in the same movie, so there's no one-move answer. But 23 actors have worked with both of them in their best-known films, so it can be done in just 2 moves.

Want to try it before reading the answer? You can still play this exact puzzle, and it won't affect your daily streak.

Play puzzle #795

The shortest solution

Show the 2-move answer (spoiler)
  1. Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean in Ocean's Eight (2018), which also stars Cate Blanchett as Lou.
  2. Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), alongside Ian McKellen as Gandalf.

The full chain: Sandra Bullock → Ocean's Eight (2018) → Cate Blanchett → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) → Ian McKellen.

Other ways to solve it

Show 3 more 2-move routes (spoilers)
  • Sandra Bullock → Ocean's Eight (2018) → Richard Armitage → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) → Ian McKellen
  • Sandra Bullock → Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) → Tom Hanks → The Da Vinci Code (2006) → Ian McKellen
  • Sandra Bullock → 28 Days (2000) → Viggo Mortensen → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) → Ian McKellen

About Sandra Bullock

Born
July 26, 1964 in Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Film career
1989–2026
Widely seen films
43 (films with a sizeable audience on TMDB)

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain:

About Ian McKellen

Born
May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Film career
1982–2026
Widely seen films
40 (films with a sizeable audience on TMDB)

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain: