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Ian McKellen Will Return as Gandalf in The Hobbit!
firstshowing.net — McKellen answered numerous fan questions in an E-Post, two of which pertained specifically to The Hobbit. The short of it is that he will be back and he even in fact mentions Guillermo del Toro as the director, but unfortunately there is no signed deal yet and it's still not close to moving into production.
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Wizard! You shall not pass! http://youtube.com/watch?v=43sbtkQM6zc
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That was pretty much necessary, since Gandalf has a big role in that story. I hope they'll pay him well, since he was a good Gandalf in the trilogy.
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***** yeah!
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Not the world's biggest fan of the trilogy but I'm oddly excited to see this happen..
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it wouldnt be the same without him
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now all we need in 1-3 on bluray. Bring it please...
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i hear this guy is a little light in the loafers
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no Peter Jackson = epic failure
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He's gotta be the most badass old grey- haired gay guy in England
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I feel relieved by this news.. and saying that makes me feel even nerdier than I already am.
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Everyone has known this since the beginning of time. The one unanswered question is whether Ian Holm will be back, which is just as integral and seemingly obvious. Seeing as Bilbo didn't age a day after finding the ring it won't be a stretch unless they keep delaying, in which case both main actor's may end up dead anyway. Pretty much every actor regardless of the role they have played has already said they will come back even if it is for their inevitably arbitrary insertion into the bridge story, yet Ian Holm has still not said a word.
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Don't miss the other news (new to me) about the Hobbit -- it's going to be released in 2 parts??
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There aren't many other directors I'd trust for this besides Peter Jackson. Guillermo del Toro is one.
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He's gotta be the most badass old grey- haired gay guy in England
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So did he create his own website? That's a bit endearing if that's the case, but I think 1998 wants it back: http://www.mckellen.com/
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I'm kinda worried that by the time they get around to producing it, McKellen might have died. You know how these movies linger in development hell.
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Peter Jackson couldn't have gotten a better actor to portray Gandolf. It was like Ian was born for the role.
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From the article:
"Oh thank the heavens! Things are already starting to look up for The Hobbit! I couldn't imagine it without McKellen either and I can say that this is easily the biggest sigh of relief ever to hear him utter those words."
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It should be mentioned that del Toro has explicitly stated that he won't chase after this gig. If they significantly delay it at all it looks like he'll walk. That could be bad but I can't see much of a difference as I feel certain if that happened that Jackson would man up and take full control himself before ***** got any more out of control.
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Hobbit! Bitches!
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Ian McKellen has rocked two awesome rolls, Gandalf and Magneto. Glad to hear that he's on board with the Hobbit.
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Great News! I just can't wait to join in this childish kid's world! Reality sucks anyway.
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This seems like a no-brainer to me. What I still don't understand is why they are going to make two movies out of The Hobbit.
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SIR Ian McKellen
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"If we were to draw a graph of my process, of my method, it would be something like this: Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian, action, wizard "You shall not pass!", cut. Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian......How did I know what to say? They had my lines written down on a script. How did I know where to stand? People showed me."
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File this one under 'No *****.'
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Damn! And I was hoping Ewan McGregor would play the young Gandalf.
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Buried for mention of Guillermo "Uberviolence under the guise of Art" Del Boro.
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Ian McKellen FTW!
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New Frodo please, Elijah Wood is a terrible actor.
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bless my beard
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cant wait for 2010
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I though the guy who played gandalf was dead..... or maybe it was the guy who played dumbledore lol
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If McKellen can't do it, Ron Paul could easily fill in.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/gandalf_paul_08.jp ... -
Please, Please tell me there is no one over 13 who is excited about this. Please.
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How do you say "Who gives a *****" in elvish? j/k
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was there any black guys in lord of the rings?
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Who cares about the old fag...just kidding, Ian McKellen is one of the greatest living actors.
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He went to my high school =)
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Anyone else notice that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen have the exact same voice??
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Hopefully thay'll let him play Bilbo this time. He'd make an AWESOME Bilbo. And it's only fair; he's done the Gandalf thing, that's so 10 years ago.
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I knew he would :)
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Thats great news!!
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This is the best news ive heard all day
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Boy am I out of it. I didn't know they were going to make "The Hobbit". Now I'm really excited. We started reading the Hobbit and the Trilogy to our son when he was 5. There are no bad words and the story is such an adventure. Seriously looking forward to seeing this one!
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This is fantastic news. Now, I demand Ian Holme to play Bilbo and all will be right with the world. Better get filming soon as the two Ian's aren't getting any younger.
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Who else could have done it? I'm very glad to hear it, and really excited about this movie, it should be really good
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NICE!!!
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I was SO hoping for this!!!! The LOTR trilogy are my all-time favorite movies!
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I put on my robe and wizard hat
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This is better than second breakfast !
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Yay! He is an awesome actor. Anyone else would just no do!
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Hooray!!! I love The Hobbit! I read that book to my kids when they were little
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