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UPDATE: Ian McKellen Gives Hobbit Update

Source:Empire

October 13, 2009

Empire magazine talked to Sir Ian McKellen about reprising Gandalf in The Hobbit and it's sequel. Here's the update he gave about the Guillermo del Toro-directed films:

"The scripts for the two films will be delivered very soon," he revealed. "Then they'll be budgeted, and then they'll be cast. And they'll be going when they've always said they would be, which is next spring – March or April. Guillermo even told me at one point, 'We're going to film for 383 days.' He's got that artistic autism! Jackson's the same; they're very, very, very alike. They also very different, but they've so much in common. They both can't stand Hollywood and have wonderful imaginations, and they're both obsessed with gore and fantasy. Both of them laugh a great deal. Guillermo's one of the most brilliant men I've ever met. His English vocabulary is way superior to mine!"

You can read more of what he had to say, including his thoughts on the "X-Men" spin-off Magneto, by clicking here!

UPDATE: TheOneRing.net adds that Ian McKellen was a guest of UK's Channel 4 Paul O'Grady Show today and confirmed that he has received "both" scripts. He says that "Lord of the Rings" cast members will be returning, but he doesn't know who will play Bilbo, though he believes it will be an English actor.

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COMMENTS (21)

Posted by:

Tempt Not The Blade

October 13, 2009

Good news all around.

Posted by:

Havok

October 13, 2009

dam thats a long arse filming schedule..but who cares as long as it comes out great...so cant wait for this

Posted by:

Oooodz

October 13, 2009

Happy Days! It feels like we've been waiting an age for these films :)

Posted by:

KEViE

October 13, 2009

"way superior than mine?" Im going to assume Sir Ian cracked a funny. In which case- good for him!! :)

Posted by:

dylansdad

October 13, 2009

They need to fly up to the UK for a little bit of studio or green screen shooting to get Christopher Lee involved.

Posted by:

Mark

October 13, 2009

383 days of filming is that shooting or including CGI work? If it is shooting they are going to have enough footage for 10 movies.

Consider that many films are finished shooting in about 2 months.

Posted by:

:Papajohn

October 13, 2009

Can't stand the greed in Hollywood either.

Posted by:

soot

October 13, 2009

Now let's just hope McKellon or Lee don't kick the bucket anytime soon...

Posted by:

Joe

October 13, 2009

Great news and 383 days. that's about a year and a quarter of a month filming.