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    Jan102011

    Sir Ian McKellen Locked In for The Hobbit

    DateMon, January 10, 2011

    Damn, that was fast!

    Just a few minutes after the news broke of Andy Serkis securing a deal for The Hobbit (via "TOLDJA"), Entertainment Weekly and Heat Vision (Fuck it - give both of them credit) confirm Sir Ian McKellen is locked in to return as Gandalf the Grey for the epic two-movie shoot.

    During that long doom-and-gloom period where it seemed all but assured it would fall apart, McKellen, to his credit, was the lone voice of optimism. Something that my Movie Moan pal Lou and I butted heads over in past podcasts. It appears my friend up North gets the last laugh here.

    Negotiations were going on between him and Warner Brothers, who've recently taken over calling the shots on the Lord of the Rings prequels. The 3D production starts moving along next month.

    AuthorJamie Williams Comment1 Comment

    Reader Comments (1)

    nice to hear he is officially back.

    01-10-2011 | Unregistered Commentermoviefan

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