Sir Ian McKellen

Exclusive: Andy Serkis on THE HOBBIT Start Date

by Ron Messer    Posted: May 10th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Gollum’s long climb back to the big screen will begin a bit later than we first thought.  The Hobbit‘s co-star Andy Serkis tells Collider, “That’s probably not looking like it’s gonna happen till the end of the year-ish. “  He continues, “That’s the latest I’ve heard, but I mean, you know, there’s no…You know, it’s a bit of a movable feast at the moment, really.”

Serkis said he is “very excited” about reprising his role of Gollum from The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.  However, when asked if cameras would start rolling in December, he said, “I think it’s sort of towards the back-end of this year.  I really, people keep asking me.  I’m really ashamed to say, I’m probably no better off than you are, because dates keep changing and all the rest of it.  Sorry I can’t give you any hot tips there. (Laughs).”

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THE HOBBIT and MAGNETO Update From Sir Ian McKellen

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 13th, 2009 at 9:54 am

At the San Sebastian Film Festival, Sir Ian McKellen was asked about the status of director Guillermo del Toro’s “Lord of the Rings” prequel “The Hobbit” and “X-Men Origins: Magneto”. What he said after the jump:

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