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'Gandalf' has read the Hobbit script and tells us about it
'Gandalf' has read the Hobbit script and tells us about it
Ian McKellen has read Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson's script for The Hobbit.
Ian McKellen Talks 'The Hobbit' Script
Ian McKellen Talks 'The Hobbit' Script
aceshowbiz.com — Revealing he has got his hands on the script, the actor who will reprise his Gandalf role shares, 'As Peter has said, they loved writing Gandalf because they knew who they were writing him for.' (more) Ian McKellen Talks 'The Hobbit' Script
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Ian McKellen has read THE HOBBIT Script
GeekTyrant — ... famous character, and I quite like having him around the corner. He’s very popular. Now that the script is finished and McKellen has read it, I’m sure there are other actors out there that have read it as well. Actors that possibly may end up playing Bilbo Baggins. I honestly can’t wait to see who they are going to cast for that role. We have such a long time before these Hobbit films come out but at least we know they are coming. Source: Scifiwire

THERE AND BACK AGAIN: WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE HOBBIT
CHUD.com - A Movie Website and SO MUCH MORE. - Articles - News — ... Earth; while he's always been happy to chat about the upcoming movie this press tour has him having actually seen the script. And liking it. "I think the script, because I have read it, plays very much to Guillermo's strengths, as I've seen them." So spake Gandalf! He also says that this time the script was very specifically written to his strengths as the character. "As Peter has said, they loved writing Gandalf [for The Hobbit] because they knew who they were writing him for," he told SciFi Wire . "There are a lot of characters in The Hobbit including, crucially, Bilbo, ...

Ian McKellen has read The Hobbit!
Total Film News — ... at birth. They're twins. "They have the same attitude. Neither likes working in Hollywood. They're both fascinated by fantasy and violence on the screen, and gore, and things that frighten you. "They like going into the psyche. They're both brilliant storytellers in very much the same way. And I think the script, because I have read it, plays very much to Guillermo's strengths, as I've seen them." [Source: Sci fi Wire] What are you hoping for from a GDT/Jackson talent ...

Ian McKellen Has Read 'The Hobbit' Scripts But Is 'Sworn To Secrecy,' No Bilbo Yet Though
MTV Movies Blog — ... McKellen spoke with Sci Fi Wire about the scripts, except that the role of Gandalf was particularly tailored to his sensibilities this time around. ...

Ian McKellen Has Read The Hobbit Script
Screen Rant — ... script has surfaced (or at least a draft of it) and lucky Sir McKellen has apparently had a read of it. However, it’s early days yet for the film (Part 1 doesn’t come out until the end of 2011), and sadly but not surprisingly, McKellen is staying tight-lipped about what’s in the script. Here’s what he told SciFiWire about it during an interview last week promoting AMC’s The Prisoner: ...

Ian McKellen Sworn To Secrecy On ‘The Hobbit’ Script - The Spoilsport
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — ... He recently told Sci-Fi Wire about his pleasure at having the part of Gandalf written especially for him in The Hobbit. Which wasn’t the case with the Lord Of The Rings movies. Unfortunately, it seems Bilbo still hasn’t been cast and McKellen cannot reveal any actual details about the scripts. ...

Gandalf Says There's A 'Hobbit Script, And He's Read It
Latino Review — ... I'm not to say anything at all about the script...And I think the script, because I have read it, plays very much to Guillermo's strengths, as I've seen them. I have seen his other movies, and people act very well in them. So I think it's all fine. And Peter will always be there." Well, it's good to know that at least it's been written and that Ian likes it. I think next time though, he should say more about it than, oh I dunno, JACK SHIT. JK Gandalf I love you. Source: Sci-Fi Wire ...

Ian McKellen “couldn’t be happier” with The Hobbit script
Filmonic — Over the past few months we’ve been following the progress of The Hobbit script rather intensely. We got updates from Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro during the writing process, then Ian McKellen said he would receive his copy of the first draft in September, and now two months on McKellen has read the script. Sci-Fi Wire caught up with him recently and he shared his thoughts: “As Peter has said, they loved writing Gandalf [for The Hobbit] because they knew who they were writing him for,” ...

McKellen Has Read ‘The Hobbit’
We Are Movie Geeks — ... The chaps over at Sci-Fi Wire have gotten their hands on a recent statement from actor Ian McKellen regarding the much anticipated The Hobbit, directed by the wonderful Guillermo Del Toro. McKellen has read the screenplay to the Hobbit and he had very little to say in terms of spoilers, other than that the script was penned just for him (as it should be) by producers (and LOTR aficionados) Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and of course Del Toro himself. Here is the rest of his report as told by Sci-Fi Wire: ...

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