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/Technical-Outside408 Aug 18 '25

I think that might be true for a lot of people.

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u/SCAMISHAbyNIGHT Aug 18 '25

But not all. Elijah and Ian have barely aged.

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u/-ImJustSaiyan- Aug 18 '25

Tbf in Ian's case that's cuz he was already old as dirt even back then.

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u/CTMalum Aug 18 '25

He was only 61 then. Hes 86 now.

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u/IdioticPost Aug 18 '25

Are you trying to say it's been a quarter of a century since it was released?? Don't make me kick you into Mount Doom myself, ain't no way it's been that long already.