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This week, casting begins on Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.  While Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are set to return as Gandalf and Gollum, respectively, it is unlikely that Ian Holm will return to play a young Bilbo Baggins.  Additionally, many characters in The Hobbit did not appear in The Lord [...]

In an interview with Empire Magazine, actor Sir Ian McKellen shared that the scripts are finished for the upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit so that production can begin as soon as next spring.  ”The scripts for the two films will be delivered very soon,” said the actor.
McKellen also shared his excitement over working with [...]