McKellen Likely to Robe up for Gandalf Reprise in The Hobbit
Ian McKellan courtesy New Line
Official announcements have not been made, but all signs look good for Sir
Ian Mckellen to return to his robed role as Gandalf in
The Hobbit.
In one report, says the AP, McKellen tells fans that the part had been all but promised to him by
Hobbit director,
Guillermo del Toro. "Obviously," McKellan said, "it's not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf."
That anyone else but McKellen might actually play Gandalf seems remote. The role, which McKellen played for the
Lord of the Rings trilogy, even won him an Academy Award nomination. Fingers crossed that the official word will come soon on this no-brainer-everyone-wins casting.
- Anna Dimond
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