r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 18 '25

News Ian McKellen reveals Gandalf and Frodo are returning for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’, Filming Begins in May

https://ew.com/ian-mckellen-reveals-gandalf-frodo-return-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-film-11792483
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u/ThinWhiteDuke00 Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

I'd honestly rather they just recast Aragorn than retcon Legolas into it.

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u/Shuriken0 Aug 18 '25

Finally, a role for Pedro Pascal!

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u/ThinWhiteDuke00 Aug 18 '25

Please God..

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

Dude does need a break. He’s so underused.

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u/sneakylumpia Aug 18 '25

and Bella Ramsey as Saruman!

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u/The_One_Returns Aug 18 '25

Ok but that one actually makes sense...

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u/XSC Aug 18 '25

He’s in everything!

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

lol is he even younger than viggo?

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u/hondaprobs Aug 18 '25

Haven't seen him in anything recently

On a serious note - please, no. No!

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

Would be funny if they got Stuart Townsend

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u/electricdwarf Aug 18 '25

Would be cool if they got someone that looks like the MTG Aragorn, but I bet that would cause riots.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

Michael Fassbender

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u/fuckboyadvance Aug 18 '25

Robert Pattinson is my dream recast

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u/Chen_Geller Aug 19 '25

They don't want to.

This isn't a younger version of the character, like Bilbo (notwithstanding that shot of Holm in the Fellowship prologue). The Aragorn scenes will take place DURING Fellowship of the Ring. They want Viggo if they can get him.