It seems that Ian McKellen is to reprise his role as Gandalf in the upcoming film adaptation of The Hobbit. It's great news as McKellen was the epitomy of what I imagined Gandalf to be from the books. Sadly I thought there were serious flaws in the film trilogy, great important chunks from the book missed out, especially when the hobbits get back to the Shire.
The Hobbit should have ideally been the first film but I guess Peter Jackson seeing the big bucks went for the Lord of the Rings trilogy first even though chronologically they come after the events in The Hobbit. I'd prefer Ian Holm who is an excellent actor to play Bilbo Baggins again but it appears they are going after James McAvoy for the role, no bad thing really as in some respects it's going to be a stand alone film.
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