Ian McKellen gave life to Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and as Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth with The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, many fans want to know if the actor would reprise his role.

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    19 days ago

    I remember reports of Sir Ian having cancer during the filming on the first trilogy, and thinking, man I hope he makes it. Well, I’m glad he has, and hope he makes as many more as he possibly can. The man is a treasure.

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      19 days ago

      If that happens, they better not shove him in front of a bunch of green screens and ask him to act with a tennis ball again! That shit was fucked.

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        18 days ago

        For real. I thought he swore off playing him again after the Hobbit movies.

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    18 days ago

    Fun fact: He’s now only five years older than Sir Christopher Lee was when he played Saruman for the first time.