In news that will excite Lord of the Rings fans, Sir Ian McKellen will return as Gandalf in a forthcoming film – but for the actor himself, the timing is “unfortunate”.
The British actor, 86, who played the wizard in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy, as well as The Hobbit films, will reprise the role in The Hunt for Gollum, an instalment centring on the cunning Middle Earth character played by Andy Serkis.
