Last month, Lord of the Rings fans lost our collective minds when it was announced that Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis were returning to Middle-earth for a new movie . But what about other original cast members like Ian McKellen? Will the legendary performer return as Gandalf this time around? The actor has weighed in. A movie called Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum is currently in development with Jackson producing and Andy Serkis set to star as Gollum and direct it.
When McKellen was asked about the chance of him passing through Middle-earth again, here’s what he said: But there is no script, there is no offer, there is no plan. Even though the new Lord of the Rings movie is said to be released sometime in 2026, Andy Serkis said just last week that it is currently in “very early state script discussions,” and thus, perhaps the filmmakers don’t even know if Gandalf is going to be in it. So, as the actor shared, he has not been looped in about the project enough to know whether he’ll go back to play the iconic wizard, but there have been whispers.
When The Times asked him if he’d be interested if he was asked to join in, here’s how he responded: If I’m alive. Ian McKellen just turned 85 years old on May 25, but he remains a booked and busy actor who has been starring in Player Kings , a condensation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I and Part II on the West End since April. The actor is set to tour the play with his cast this summer through July.
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