Ian McKellen has 'heard' Gandalf will appear in the next Lord of the Rings film, but isn't sure if he's playing him
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A new Lord of the Rings movie,The Hunt for Gollum, is on the way. While one familiar face is back – Andy Serkis is reprising his role as Gollum, as well as being on directing duties – it’s not yet been confirmed whether other iconic characters will show up once more in Middle-earth.
“It is an honor and a privilege to travel back to Middle-earth with our good friend and collaborator, Andy Serkis, who has unfinished business with that stinker — Gollum,” producer and Lord of the Rings trilogy director Peter Jackson (who is involved “every step of the way” according to Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav)said in a statementalongside The Hunt for Gollum writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
Another Lord of the Rings actor, Viggo Mortensen, has recently toldGQhe will only return to play Aragornif it is “right for the character.”
“Sure. I don’t know exactly what the story is, I haven’t heard. Maybe I’ll hear about it eventually,” he said. “I like playing that character. I learned a lot playing the character. I enjoyed it a lot. I would only do it if I was right for it in terms of, you know, the age I am now and so forth. I would only do it if I was right for the character. It would be silly to do it otherwise.”
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