This Legendary Star, Not Ian McKellen, Was the First Choice to Play Gandalf in Lotr!
Imagine this: Sean Connery, the iconic James Bond, as the wise and powerful wizard Gandalf in Lotr. Sounds pretty cool, right? Well, it could have happened! Back in the late 90s, when Peter Jackson was gearing up to bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings to the big screen, he had a huge decision to make: who would play Gandalf, the mystical guide of the Fellowship? Jackson thought of none other than Sean Connery, who was already a global superstar from his days as James Bond. They saw him as a perfect fit for the role, given his commanding presence and depth as an actor.
New Line Cinema executive Mark Ordesky explained in an interview with Independant: “We did make an offer to Connery but he said no. We never got an answer until years later, but apparently he read the material and just didn’t get it.
New Line Cinema executive Mark Ordesky explained in an interview with Independant: “We did make an offer to Connery but he said no. We never got an answer until years later, but apparently he read the material and just didn’t get it.
- 11/20/2024
- by Naveed Zahir
- High on Films
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