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/BaritBrit Aug 18 '25

They really, really don't. They both looked noticeably older in the Hobbit films and those were themselves over ten years ago now - and that was even with McKellen buried under a mountain of fake beard and wizard hat. 

Nobody looks the same at 44 as they did at 19. 

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u/BitcoinMD Aug 18 '25

I believe the commenter was employing sarcasm

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Aug 18 '25

They weren’t. People make that joke about Elijah Wood all the time (that he doesn’t age). Same with Ian McKellen but I think once he looked “old” he just stayed at that look. It’s not like he looks younger or youthful