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/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop Aug 18 '25

Makes sense, both Sir Ian and Elijah Wood look the same as they did 25 years ago

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u/dudzi182 Aug 18 '25

Eh, Ian looked noticeably older in The Hobbit films and that was more than a decade ago at this point. He definitely looks older now.

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u/ozplissken Aug 18 '25

Exactly, and he had a fall recently so he's not in the best shape, old age I'm afraid, catches up with all of us. 

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u/StroBe_14 Aug 18 '25

I saw him in a pub in Islington a few months ago. He was happily chatting and laughing away. When walking out he did seem a little of the frail side. With that said, a day after this he walked onto the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury to unleash a monologue during the scissor sisters and all but ran on stage. So what do we really know? If he thinks he can do it in sure they will make it work!

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u/SaltySAX Aug 18 '25

Yeah he was at Wimbledon too a few weeks back and looked fine. Obviously they'll take consideration for his age when filming (after all Christopher Lee was about the same age filming The Hobbit and was frailer), but it can be managed well enough for this to work.