Ian McKellen keen to reprise Gandalf role in new ‘Lord Of The Rings’ spin-off
nme.comIan McKellen has said he would be interested in returning to the role of Gandalf in the upcoming Lord Of The Rings spinoff – if he’s still alive.The actor portrayed the wizard in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy of films from 2001 to 2003, and now he has opened up about the possibility of coming back in a new film set in the same universe.Last month, it was confirmed that Warner Bros.
is working on a number of projects set in Middle Earth, the first of which is a 2026 film tentatively titled Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.McKellen told the Sunday Times that he would consider it “if I’m alive”.
The 85-year-old reflected on how he takes decisions about future roles at this stage in his life.“When a script comes through, or the hint of an offer, you think, ‘This might be my last job.
No. I’m not doing that,'” he said.He did also say that so far there has been “no script, there is no offer, there is no plan”.
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