Ian McKellen revisiting Middle Earth

After such great performances in The Lord of the Rings, it's hard to imagine anyone but legendary pretender Ian McKellen portraying Gandalf. It's good that we won't have to, then, since McKellen confirmed in an interview with Empire that he'll be reprising his role as the cantankerous old geezer/demigod.

"Yes, it’s true,” McKellen said. "I spoke to Guillermo [del Toro] in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role. Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.”

He also let out that del Toro himself will be working on the script, in the same way Jackson did on the original. "Guillermo will be getting around to starting the script in about six weeks when he’s finished filming Hellboy 2.”

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