Gandalf returns! Ian McKellen says he’d been approached to return for new Lord of the Rings movie
Sep. 2, 2024Gandalf will appear in new Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum
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Ian McKellen says he’s been approached about playing Gandalf once again in Andy Serkis’upcoming Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum.
Speaking toThe Big Issue, the actor who played the beloved wizard in both the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, gave the update. “Enthusiasm for The Lord of the Rings shows no sign of abating,” he said when asked about it. “I can’t tell you any more than that. I’ve just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved and they hope that I’ll be playing him.”
The new live-action Lord of the Rings films will see Peter Jackson and his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens return as producers too. However, story details are pretty much non-existent at this point, and no other characters have been announced yet.
The franchise is doing well at the moment though, with an animated movie called The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim due out later this year.The film recently released its trailer, which referenced Jackson’s live-action movies.
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Elsewhere, prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is airing its second season on Prime Video. For more information, check out our guides on how to watch theLord of the Rings movies in orderand our breakdown of theLord of the Rings timeline.
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