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It's been over a decade since Ian McKellen donned Gandalf's robes on the set of the first film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Now 10 years later, the British actor is itching to revisit Middle Earth. He recently read the script for the first of "The Hobbit" films, but with no start date for production, the guy is getting a little antsy.
"Gandalf is a fantastic part and I long to do it," McKellen told MTV News, adding that both he and "Lotr" director Peter Jackson prefer the earlier Gandalf the Grey version to his later, post-resurrection incarnation. "He was more humane somehow. He was the guy who liked to hang out with the hobbits and drink too much and smoke too much."
What he didn't always prefer were the 20+ takes Jackson often required on set to get a scene exactly as he wanted. Until McKellen chatted with us, …
- Eric Ditzian
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