He received his first academy award ® nomination, for best. — sir ian mckellen has revealed he wasn’t the first actor to be considered for the role of gandalf in the lord of the rings franchise. During a new interview with variety, the award. Ian mckellen almost didn’t return as gandalf in ‘the hobbit’. The actor tells thr that the familiar role wasn't particularly challenging, but he. — the line is almost identical to what gandalf (played by ian mckellen) tells pippin in peter jackson’s fellowship of the ring, leaving many wondering if the stranger — who was. — while it's hard to find fault with the wise gandalf, he's still imperfect. These are his best and worst moments throughout the lord of the rings franchise. Ian mckellen’s unearthed lord of the rings set diaries will take you there and back again. The actor resurfaced his archives, and they’re pure gold. When it comes to a career that’s netted him two oscar nominations, a tony, six olivier awards and a reputation as one of the preeminent. — almost 100 years after tolkien introduced him, tom bombadil actor rory kinnear shares why the character’s time has finally come in the rings of power season 2 — the stranger then blows them into oblivion in a spectacular display of light and moths, two things which gandalf is highly known for. The stranger later explains to nori that in. The hunt for gollum, many fans want. — actor ian mckellen, who played gandalf in peter jackson’s the lord of the rings film trilogy, shared that he would never “presume to tell the audience what to think, ever, in. — in an interview with the sunday times, the legendary actor, 85, discussed the possibility that he could play gandalf again in the new lord of the rings movie. Apart from his natural charisma and gravitas, what makes mckellen's gandalf. — gandalf wasn't an elf, but rather he was one of a few wizards sent to help middle earth. So, how did he end up with one of the elf rings? And, why did frodo not notice it, when. — although the stranger is never explicitly referred to as gandalf in the rings of power season 1's finale, alloyed, several details confirm that the two characters are one. — ian mckellen says he still doesn't have a clue how he managed to get cast as gandalf in the lord of the rings trilogy and hobbit prequels. The veteran actor was already a.
