@@sedniia483 That's an interesting concept though if they were to use flashbacks as a way to tell the story, they would still need Aragorn to be depicted in them. As far as I've heard, they will probably use CGI and a lot of make-up to make him look like he did when Lord of the Rings was filmed. They used that same strategy for Legolas and Frodo in the hobbit trilogy
As a 30-year-old man who grew up watching Jackson's films constantly, I would give anything to see McKellen as Gandalf again. I would be 7 years old again seeing Fellowship for the first time. Honestly, any of the cast coming back would be so fun.
@@pizzaman11 yeah ofc he did, he was super old. And given the fact that Saruman is one of the oldest beings in middle earth this makes perfect sense. Same for Gandalf. These wizards are supposed to look elderly
@@ThePandaPad depends on what “years” are being used, as well as which form is being used. His physical form is around 2,000 solar years old, but his “essence” or “spirit” he is over or about 55,000 solar years old. He’s an Maiar, so he is older than time itself. In Valian Years that is 5,739.929 Valian Years. A Valian Year is 9.582 solar years.
Sooo… there is a point where you can be too old to play an old man who pretty much just either walks around, stands around or sits down. Christopher lee did more than that! I find it hilarious that people even consider that ian might be too old to play an elderly immortal man.
I still find it incredible that Lee was 80 when doing the majority of his stunt work in Star Wars. Then again, Lee and McKellen are both incredible human beings.
It worked in Better Call Saul, and in Hobbit. It will work here. Plus facial hair and good makeup artists can deage Viggo by a ton and look pretty much only slightly older unlike actors in BCS whk had to do without facial hair, making it more obvious.
Besides, Viggo looks incredibly good for his age as is. He really could pull off identical look, maybe not all of the stunts(although he might surprise us), but he still could look the part.
I mean sure Viggo aged but honesty I really wouldn't care lol, he's Aragorn, Ian is old and tbh old looks old, like sure he's older but I doubt he'd be too noticeably older, Andy 100% gotta do Gollum, Lee was always a good Thranduil to me, just needed better material, bring everyone willing back is my view
They don't need to focus on bridging the movie. The audience isn't dumb. They should focus on the story and that will be the bridge. we've seen with Marvel how focusing on connecting movies instead of story can be bad
As long as McKellen can still physically play the role, then he isn't too old. Deaging is so good that they'll make him look around LOTR trilogy age. I don't doubt that. This needs to happen to erase the sh1tty Rings of Power series from memory.
I have been rather enjoying that series as a matter of fact😅 having just watched all 6 movies in release order and running out of content I found it a happy medium to fill the lonely high fantasy hole in my heart😂
You dislike that it's the three original writers who created the three first classics despite all which they faced, plus Andy? If anyone can make these movies great, it's those three.
@@KittehCannibal They also made The Hobbit, and both trilogies were based on extensive existing writing by Tolkien, whereas this is an entire film based on, what, a few paragraphs with not much drama, plot, or character development? Meaning most the movie's writing is going to be made up by these writers. They're not 1:1 comparisons. That doesn't mean the film will be awful, nor does it mean it'll be great. We won't know until we see it.
@@TristenSarelvun i get what you're saying, but what I'm saying is that I truly believe that those three who were megafans of the books beforehand and tried very hard to do the books justice even though they knew they wouldn't have enough time to bring in all stuff from the books that the people wanted. They did what they could despite everything and they have incredible movies to show for it. The hobbit wasn't their project. It was dumped by the other director last second and Peter had to attempt to save the slapsticky-mess. Still a great adventure, but a tad too slapsticky and.. silly for my taste. The main trilogy had some humor that released some tensions but nothing that took focus from the plot like the Hobbit did.
@@HerohammerStudios I didn't know at first either. My first reaction was to be disappointed and sad because nothing will ever come close to the first trilogy. But when I read that it was Peter, Fran and Philippa, man I cried, ngl. Their love for the books and what they did before just makes me trust them wholeheartedly. Like they're just a bunch of nerds getting to create history. I'm usually negative and skeptical but I can't when it comes to this. These movies made such an impact on my teen years that I just can't imagine them not delivering another masterpiece. Very unbiased nerd indeed.
@@tippedjungle they're both actors that have had extensive careers in some of our generations most iconic films and did it all while aging and (in Maggie's case) suffering from cancer. Yes. Legends.
@DeeGil alot of people fo through cancer and have to do normal jobs that actually mean something.. are they legends also.. or is it just reserved for famous people?
What if Gandalf and Aragorn were to tell the story in retrospect? So with Ian and Viggo as an older Gandalf and an older Aragorn respectively. They tell the story and younger actors who are better suited to the time period depicted then take over the main actions. That way you could introduce new actors to the franchise and show the original actors the respect they deserve without overlaying everything with CGI. Just an suggestion... :)
@@generoberts9151 They didn't leave that fast, as I recall Frodo lived in the shire a few years and even held political office briefly, so Aragorn and Gandalf have plenty of time to discuss their prior adventures together. Honestly, they could even be visiting Frodo and Sam
No because realistically he was too young to play Gandalf when he first played him back in the late '90s. Gandalf was the oldest looking of the Istari., and Ian McKellen is younger than Christopher Lee was in the Hobbit. A better question would be is Vigo Mortensen too old to reprise his role as Aragorn since this is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings by several decades. If I remember correctly, Gandalf doesn't have a major part to play in the story anyway, which is mainly centred around Aragorn who does the actual hunting.
Never understimate the crew doing the mask... and Viggo M. should be agile enough still ... and how great would it be to see Gandalf by lan m.K. again... and all the other original actors?
It took Jackson 3 years of planning to do LotR well (which had 1000 pages of superb text to guide it which Jackson eventually used a lot of) and 9 months of prep to badly pad out and ultimately destroy The Hobbit. How on earth is he going to create anything Tolkien-like from just a few paragraphs of text, no matter who is in it? Jackson may appreciate Tolkien but I don't think he really understands him enough to write a script that honors his literary style and mindset; not if his additions to The Hobbit are anything to go by.
The one and only thing a really miss from the movies is how they portraite Hobbitton! In the movies you get the impression that Bag End is the entire town when in fact Bag End is the equivalent of Beberly Hills and just i small part of Hobbitton! I also would like to see more of the Shire!
I'm crying. This man is such a treasure. I'm so sad that he has to have that memory and trauma. Fucking badass. This man has inspired so many people in so many ways.
Bro, I've been watching your battlefront channel for years now. Also, I've been a fan of LOTR since I was really little, and only recently I discovered you have this middle-earth channel too. I get the best of both worlds watching your content.
I think a story on the Mines of Moria and the battles and subsequent defeat off the dwarves together with the story of the Balrog, would be an epic tale to tell....
Sméagol: We must Ian McKellen back, precious!!!!!!!!! Gollum: *NO, MY LOVE!!!!!!! HE’S TOO OLD TO PLAY THE OLD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!* Sméagol: But he was perfect, Precious!!!!!!!
Same cast doing the voice-overs in an animated 'Beowulf"? Interesting. Which actors would you pair up with the main characters (e.g., Beowulf, Hrothgar, Unferth, Grendle & his mother, Wiglaf, etc.)?
People talk about letting other actors play “young versions” People need to understand that the Gandalf in this story is the exact same Gandalf as we see in Fellowship. This story happens between Gandalf telling to keep the ring safe in baggend and him coming back later. I could only see a younger actor playing Aragorn becausewe see Aragorn way later in the film. So it wouldn’t be that weird
@@MiddleEarthUpdates Yeah for sure! It just boggles my mind that some people think we’re talking about a 10 year old Aragorn or something lol. Always love the content you make ❤️🤘🏻
@@kaycampbell364 No, he's right. This is a fantasy setting with it's own set of rules on it's inhabitants. Rings of Power break those rules left and right, so don't consider it LoTR, it's a poor immitation of it.
I'm already tapped out. The Hobbit movies sucked, Rings of Power ruined anything new. I'll watch the LOTR trilogy, brilliant movies, and just memory hole everything else. They're beating a dead horse.
@@kamixakadio2441 Rings of Power doesnt have acces to ''the history of middle earth''..... Only to ''The lord of the Rings'' Therefor they arnt allowed to be accurate about the history and can only use what is said/written about LOTR :( (They should'nt have made it at all.........)
The thing with the character of Gandalf and Ian Mckellen is not only that the actor is really old, unfortunately... its also that what fan in his right mind can ever think of any other actor to reprise this mighty performance. Its like trying to rewrite a religious book...
We do not care if Gandalf has a longer beard and Aragorn more white hair ... we loved them anyways! However, LOTR closes leaving for Valinor, so when it's that hapenning? Christopher Lee was 90 years old... 🧐What a man !
Going to be a lot of work for make-up and special effects to make most of them look as young as they did in FoTR, given the hunt happened during the 17 years Gandalf left the ring with Frodo - and the actors are now all 20+ years older.
There can only be 1 Gandalf. Sure he is now very old but when he is still healthy he should take the role. Same with Viggo and Orlando. Let us have one last time this legendary trio before they are indeed to old or dead.
I wish they show the full story of gollum, since he was hobbit called smeagol then the killed his cousin for the ring and they show the process of how he was vanished, etc. it would be more interesting in my opinion than the story of aragorn chasing gollum that we already watched in a fanfilm
Millions of people have already watched the UA-cam fan film about this story. Millions more will watch the big budget version. Plenty of people are going to watch it
I agree the Tolkien universe has such an incredible amount of amazing lore And they decide to go with GOLLUM They could of gone with the early years of the elves or dwarves or gone with morgoth the big bad before sauron literally anything would be way better than GOLLUM
I'm assuming you played that shitty Gollum game that came out? Haven't watched any LOTR content since the first Hobbit movie and honestly I'm pretty hyped.
I don’t know. Every interview I’ve seen of Lord of the Rings, I never saw her in any of them. I hope I’m wrong, but I think she might be the only person from the movies to hate them!!! If that’s the case, then we’ll never see her as Galadriel again. Plus I heard she was never paid for her work.
@@davidmcaninch4714 Eh? She has spoken rather fondly about the filming process of both, The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit. I think the comment about no-one getting paid wasn't anything super serious. However, given that Galadriel doesn't play that huge of a part in the hunt for Gollum story evet, it remains to be seen whether the character is even considered for the project. Thranduil, however, might very well be!
As much as I want our Gandalf back on screen I want our Aragorn back even more. 😊❤😊 Edit: if we don't get our Gandalf and Aragorn I don't think that I could bear to watch it. It's too soon.
this is giving me vibes of that Gollum game that came out a few months ago. I mean, out of all stories that could be told from Tolkien's universe, why choose on Gollum?
A wizard is never too old, nor too young, he is aged precisely as he needs to.
Exactly 💯
Never too early or never too late, he arrives precisely when he needs to. Something like that lmao
the best quote uttered in Middle Earth
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Exactly HECK through Christopher lee died in 2015 AT AGE 93 even HE wasn't too OLD to play Sarumon either.
Oh lord. Viggo has already agreed to represent Aragorn again. And now Ian is back to be Gandalf, too? What a day for our fandom 😍
Viggo aged a lot tho. But maybe the film could take places a few years after the return and the king, and aragorn narrates his hunt of gollum ?
@@sedniia483 That's an interesting concept though if they were to use flashbacks as a way to tell the story, they would still need Aragorn to be depicted in them. As far as I've heard, they will probably use CGI and a lot of make-up to make him look like he did when Lord of the Rings was filmed. They used that same strategy for Legolas and Frodo in the hobbit trilogy
Put a wig on Viggo, and he'd be good to go, honestly looks much the same to me.
Ian can't possibly want to do this garbage.
don't play with my heart ...is this really true?
As a 30-year-old man who grew up watching Jackson's films constantly, I would give anything to see McKellen as Gandalf again. I would be 7 years old again seeing Fellowship for the first time. Honestly, any of the cast coming back would be so fun.
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Ditto.
Christopher Lee played Saruman in his 90s.
Ian has got this.
Also kinda crazy a 2009 fan film has become the official name of this movie 😂
Christopher Lee looked old asf in the Hobbit, let’s be real.
@@pizzaman11 he was great man what are you talking about
@@pizzaman11 yeah ofc he did, he was super old. And given the fact that Saruman is one of the oldest beings in middle earth this makes perfect sense. Same for Gandalf. These wizards are supposed to look elderly
@@Shifo_47 the halfling's leaf has clearly slowed his mind...lol
@@pizzaman11
Well, yeah. He was like 90 years old. Duh.
I'll just be so happy if l get to see Ian McKellen as Gandalf once more, most likely for the last time. ❤
Oh dear, never say last time
Gandalf is at least 54,962 years old. I am not sure anyone could be too old to play him.
Closer to 11,000 but your point remains.
@@ThePandaPad depends on what “years” are being used, as well as which form is being used. His physical form is around 2,000 solar years old, but his “essence” or “spirit” he is over or about 55,000 solar years old. He’s an Maiar, so he is older than time itself. In Valian Years that is 5,739.929 Valian Years. A Valian Year is 9.582 solar years.
@@halvorson566 Tolkien couldn't make it simple, could he? XD
Damnit I am so hyped right now!...
Please make it quick, so we can see Ian as Gandalf one last time!
Sooo… there is a point where you can be too old to play an old man who pretty much just either walks around, stands around or sits down. Christopher lee did more than that!
I find it hilarious that people even consider that ian might be too old to play an elderly immortal man.
I still find it incredible that Lee was 80 when doing the majority of his stunt work in Star Wars. Then again, Lee and McKellen are both incredible human beings.
@@TranscendentLion
No one:
Count Dooku: *somersaults off a balcony *
🙏🏻May the producers have the presence of mind to cast McKellen and Mortensen in their original roles--and age be damned!🙏🏻
It worked in Better Call Saul, and in Hobbit. It will work here. Plus facial hair and good makeup artists can deage Viggo by a ton and look pretty much only slightly older unlike actors in BCS whk had to do without facial hair, making it more obvious.
Besides, Viggo looks incredibly good for his age as is. He really could pull off identical look, maybe not all of the stunts(although he might surprise us), but he still could look the part.
He's still incredibly fit for his age. Viggo is a Legend, he IS ARAGORN @@Kacpa2
@@Kacpa2 Absolutely 🙌🏻🙌🏻
@@Mauidemigod249 The man SENDS IT, completely! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I mean sure Viggo aged but honesty I really wouldn't care lol, he's Aragorn, Ian is old and tbh old looks old, like sure he's older but I doubt he'd be too noticeably older, Andy 100% gotta do Gollum, Lee was always a good Thranduil to me, just needed better material, bring everyone willing back is my view
They are getting pretty good at de aging anyway, it will probably not be super noticable
They don't need to focus on bridging the movie. The audience isn't dumb. They should focus on the story and that will be the bridge. we've seen with Marvel how focusing on connecting movies instead of story can be bad
Christopher Lee was 92 when he played Sauroman in The Hobbit. So hell no, Sir Ian McKellen is not too old.
Ian and Viggo, please come back ! Greetings from Bavaria!
my most favorite character in LOTR book series. so happy that Ian McKellen will be back to play the role of Gandalf. 💓
excited squeal, I hope he can do it they will find a work around to keep him safe and happy, he's such a treasure to us all 💙💙
As long as McKellen can still physically play the role, then he isn't too old. Deaging is so good that they'll make him look around LOTR trilogy age. I don't doubt that. This needs to happen to erase the sh1tty Rings of Power series from memory.
I have been rather enjoying that series as a matter of fact😅 having just watched all 6 movies in release order and running out of content I found it a happy medium to fill the lonely high fantasy hole in my heart😂
I'm sure he can do it. I'm just depressed with the state of current writers, so I don't have any hopes for it
You dislike that it's the three original writers who created the three first classics despite all which they faced, plus Andy? If anyone can make these movies great, it's those three.
@@KittehCannibal They also made The Hobbit, and both trilogies were based on extensive existing writing by Tolkien, whereas this is an entire film based on, what, a few paragraphs with not much drama, plot, or character development? Meaning most the movie's writing is going to be made up by these writers. They're not 1:1 comparisons. That doesn't mean the film will be awful, nor does it mean it'll be great. We won't know until we see it.
@@KittehCannibal welp, I certainly didn't know that. Now I'm really curious. Definitely worth giving a chance if nothing else
@@TristenSarelvun i get what you're saying, but what I'm saying is that I truly believe that those three who were megafans of the books beforehand and tried very hard to do the books justice even though they knew they wouldn't have enough time to bring in all stuff from the books that the people wanted. They did what they could despite everything and they have incredible movies to show for it. The hobbit wasn't their project. It was dumped by the other director last second and Peter had to attempt to save the slapsticky-mess. Still a great adventure, but a tad too slapsticky and.. silly for my taste. The main trilogy had some humor that released some tensions but nothing that took focus from the plot like the Hobbit did.
@@HerohammerStudios I didn't know at first either. My first reaction was to be disappointed and sad because nothing will ever come close to the first trilogy. But when I read that it was Peter, Fran and Philippa, man I cried, ngl. Their love for the books and what they did before just makes me trust them wholeheartedly. Like they're just a bunch of nerds getting to create history. I'm usually negative and skeptical but I can't when it comes to this. These movies made such an impact on my teen years that I just can't imagine them not delivering another masterpiece. Very unbiased nerd indeed.
Most likely from the Silmarillion line would be easy to adapt, could do a 3 film set or two nice 4 hour movies.
Maggie Smith and Ian McKellen are just legends
Legends? Just actors
@@tippedjungle they're both actors that have had extensive careers in some of our generations most iconic films and did it all while aging and (in Maggie's case) suffering from cancer. Yes. Legends.
@DeeGil alot of people fo through cancer and have to do normal jobs that actually mean something.. are they legends also.. or is it just reserved for famous people?
@@tippedjungle no sure, I'd look at them and say "legeeennnddd" in a surfer voice just like I would Ian McKellen and Maggie Smith.
@DeeGil next time a nurse is looking after you in the hospital don't forget to do just that 👍
If Mckellen is on board, the rest of the original cast has to be. Can't convincingly mix old and new.
What if Gandalf and Aragorn were to tell the story in retrospect? So with Ian and Viggo as an older Gandalf and an older Aragorn respectively. They tell the story and younger actors who are better suited to the time period depicted then take over the main actions. That way you could introduce new actors to the franchise and show the original actors the respect they deserve without overlaying everything with CGI. Just an suggestion... :)
Gandalf doesn't really age though
Considering he went to the undying lands after LOTR it’s a little hard to do retrospect.
Better to de-age them in that case.
@@generoberts9151 They didn't leave that fast, as I recall Frodo lived in the shire a few years and even held political office briefly, so Aragorn and Gandalf have plenty of time to discuss their prior adventures together. Honestly, they could even be visiting Frodo and Sam
Currently listening to The Fellowship of the Ring on Audible, and Andy Serkis does such an amazing job with voice acting. I really hope this is good.
Viggo and Ian... now we need the Legolas greenlight😭
Nobody else could be Gandalf.
You have to be yourself, as everybody else is taken
No because realistically he was too young to play Gandalf when he first played him back in the late '90s. Gandalf was the oldest looking of the Istari., and Ian McKellen is younger than Christopher Lee was in the Hobbit. A better question would be is Vigo Mortensen too old to reprise his role as Aragorn since this is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings by several decades. If I remember correctly, Gandalf doesn't have a major part to play in the story anyway, which is mainly centred around Aragorn who does the actual hunting.
Never understimate the crew doing the mask... and Viggo M. should be agile enough still ... and how great would it be to see Gandalf by lan m.K. again... and all the other original actors?
My only fear is that they'll try to make it into three movies!
Sir Ian is such a legend ❤
Thank you for the update! I can’t wait to revisit Middle Earth.
It better not be all green screen. I need a wild aragorn running through the forest
Good morning Tolkein fans, it's a new day 😊
Another day, another middle finger to JRR 😢
Thanks for the update! We'll see where this all goes...
VIGGO TOO HES GREAT LOOKING STILL TO THIS DAY!! BRING IT..
Ian McKellen is a legend 😊
The wizard with a heart of gold I love it❤
It took Jackson 3 years of planning to do LotR well (which had 1000 pages of superb text to guide it which Jackson eventually used a lot of) and 9 months of prep to badly pad out and ultimately destroy The Hobbit. How on earth is he going to create anything Tolkien-like from just a few paragraphs of text, no matter who is in it? Jackson may appreciate Tolkien but I don't think he really understands him enough to write a script that honors his literary style and mindset; not if his additions to The Hobbit are anything to go by.
This. Jackson is at his best when he is adapting Tolkien, not coming up with his own filler content.
THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC!!!👑🔥
Epic trash I imagine.
Epic trash I imagine.
Cant wait for this. Bring back the Old trio Andy/Ian/ viggo🔥👑
🙏🙏🙏🙏 Vigor, Ian, Andy and Peter Jackson.... the best news in entertainment since maaaany years. I wonder how Amazon feels about this XD
Hopefully Jeff Bezos will lose a lot of sleep. 🤣
Ian will tell *YOU* when he's too old to play Gandalf. Until then.
But… but… Woodland Realm !!! Doesn’t that mean Thranduil????!!!??? Please, please, 🙏 can we also get Lee Pace back????
The woodland elves were Gollum’s jailers, so Thranduil (pray played by Lee Pace) should be back!
I’m excited, especially to see Aragorn again if that is to happen.
The one and only thing a really miss from the movies is how they portraite Hobbitton! In the movies you get the impression that Bag End is the entire town when in fact Bag End is the equivalent of Beberly Hills and just i small part of Hobbitton! I also would like to see more of the Shire!
Never too old. Amazing actor, love him.
He's already stated its more of a cameo and not very many scenes so its not a problem.
Can you imagine!? If done right, this could blend into the original trilogy seamlessly, expanding the very same cinematic World a massive amount😲
Oooh very exciting. I hope corporate execs don’t screw it up like they did for the hobbit.
I'm crying. This man is such a treasure. I'm so sad that he has to have that memory and trauma. Fucking badass. This man has inspired so many people in so many ways.
YEESSS!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 no soul can replace him as Gandalf!
Bring everybody back! Legolas should also be there! He was looking for aragorn on the hobbit's last movie.
Somebody already said it better than I could ever say it but... if he wants to do it let him do it look at Harrison Ford
Good news, as long as they stay true to source material and don't want to "fix it".
You just made my day!!! I can't wait to see it!!! ❤❤❤❤
Bro, I've been watching your battlefront channel for years now. Also, I've been a fan of LOTR since I was really little, and only recently I discovered you have this middle-earth channel too. I get the best of both worlds watching your content.
Awesome, welcome to the channel 😀
I think a story on the Mines of Moria and the battles and subsequent defeat off the dwarves together with the story of the Balrog, would be an epic tale to tell....
DUDE THIS IS SO EXCITING
Well wishes to Ian to get well soon ! God bless him and his family :))
Great actor! He has to do it.
There IS no other Gandalf!
Sméagol: We must Ian McKellen back, precious!!!!!!!!!
Gollum: *NO, MY LOVE!!!!!!! HE’S TOO OLD TO PLAY THE OLD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!*
Sméagol: But he was perfect, Precious!!!!!!!
I hope it's gold.
6:44 No. Just no. Why?
Just bring back the whole cast. Hell make it a trilogy. We go again.
God, I LOVE Ian as Gandalf! The only real choice. Please let it be so! 🙏❤
This is fantastic news 😊
They could make animated CGI movie like Beowulf (2007) with same LOTR cast.
Same cast doing the voice-overs in an animated 'Beowulf"? Interesting.
Which actors would you pair up with the main characters (e.g., Beowulf, Hrothgar, Unferth, Grendle & his mother, Wiglaf, etc.)?
People talk about letting other actors play “young versions”
People need to understand that the Gandalf in this story is the exact same Gandalf as we see in Fellowship.
This story happens between Gandalf telling to keep the ring safe in baggend and him coming back later.
I could only see a younger actor playing Aragorn becausewe see Aragorn way later in the film. So it wouldn’t be that weird
Yes exactly and I think we explain that quite clearly in the video too, right?
@@MiddleEarthUpdates Yeah for sure! It just boggles my mind that some people think we’re talking about a 10 year old Aragorn or something lol.
Always love the content you make ❤️🤘🏻
HE STILL LOOKS GREAT!!! HES GOOD...
Hopefully it's a single movie rather than a stretched out 3-part series
I'd be fine with another 3 1/2 hour long movie as long dif its not a trilogy. This one should be brief I hope.
If they made it 10 hours I'd still watch it, the more LOTR world the better for me 😂
For 85 years old. he is a beast
Gandalf is 3,000 years old anyway. What’s the issue?
if i see one "diverse" character in this i will tap out and go rewatch the extended edition, again...
Praying they don't bring in their stupid woke propaganda shit
rayzist
@@kaycampbell364 No, he's right. This is a fantasy setting with it's own set of rules on it's inhabitants. Rings of Power break those rules left and right, so don't consider it LoTR, it's a poor immitation of it.
I'm already tapped out. The Hobbit movies sucked, Rings of Power ruined anything new. I'll watch the LOTR trilogy, brilliant movies, and just memory hole everything else.
They're beating a dead horse.
@@kamixakadio2441 Rings of Power doesnt have acces to ''the history of middle earth''..... Only to ''The lord of the Rings'' Therefor they arnt allowed to be accurate about the history and can only use what is said/written about LOTR :(
(They should'nt have made it at all.........)
It be weird if they chose different actors to play Aragorn and Gandalf like in the fan-made movie
I hope we get to see some more of Aragorn and Arwen's love story as well in this movie🤞
What more could a LOTR want.... waiting excitedly
The thing with the character of Gandalf and Ian Mckellen is not only that the actor is really old, unfortunately...
its also that what fan in his right mind can ever think of any other actor to reprise this mighty performance.
Its like trying to rewrite a religious book...
We do not care if Gandalf has a longer beard and Aragorn more white hair ... we loved them anyways! However, LOTR closes leaving for Valinor, so when it's that hapenning? Christopher Lee was 90 years old... 🧐What a man !
Finally, we can have CANON!!!
"He's over there!" Que end music...The End.
Ian we love you!!! 🙏🏻
Espero que ele esteja vivo até lá...e o mais importante,que esteja com saude tambem pra aguentar o ritmo das gravações.
Pre-e-e-e-e-e-ecious!!!!
Ian McKellen is not good currently, so I really hope he could do it, but I really want him to be in good health, first.
I could live in PJ’s Lord of the Rings forever and be just fine with that.
Going to be a lot of work for make-up and special effects to make most of them look as young as they did in FoTR, given the hunt happened during the 17 years Gandalf left the ring with Frodo - and the actors are now all 20+ years older.
Ian McKellen IS Gandalf. 👍
There can only be 1 Gandalf. Sure he is now very old but when he is still healthy he should take the role. Same with Viggo and Orlando. Let us have one last time this legendary trio before they are indeed to old or dead.
I wish they show the full story of gollum, since he was hobbit called smeagol then the killed his cousin for the ring and they show the process of how he was vanished, etc. it would be more interesting in my opinion than the story of aragorn chasing gollum that we already watched in a fanfilm
He wasn't a hobbit. He was similar to a hobbit, but it's not the same thing.
@@theclumsyprepper he was a hobbit from the Stoor breed that lived close to the Anduin river
@@ulfkarl I've read the books many times and all that's said about him is that he was similar to a hobbit. It was never stated he was a hobbit.
Ian is Gandalf. You can’t call Gandalf to old to be Gandalf.
If I was him I wouldn't do it
It's a movie based on basically a few words in the appendices and it's on GOLLUM. who is going to watch that
Well, there is more in the lotr universe than just the main story. I will watch this and I will love it.
Millions of people have already watched the UA-cam fan film about this story. Millions more will watch the big budget version. Plenty of people are going to watch it
I agree the Tolkien universe has such an incredible amount of amazing lore
And they decide to go with GOLLUM
They could of gone with the early years of the elves or dwarves or gone with morgoth the big bad before sauron literally anything would be way better than GOLLUM
Buzzing we get Mckellen as gandalf again, but more gollum? Feels like we've had our fill of gollum
Not really
Agree. Cash cow being milked at this point
Tricksy, we hates him, precious!!
I'm assuming you played that shitty Gollum game that came out? Haven't watched any LOTR content since the first Hobbit movie and honestly I'm pretty hyped.
@@gushpur I would never play that garbage 🤣 but it's still probably more tolerable than rings of power
Hope Cate does as Galadriel also.
Morfydd Clark will play her.
I don’t know. Every interview I’ve seen of Lord of the Rings, I never saw her in any of them. I hope I’m wrong, but I think she might be the only person from the movies to hate them!!! If that’s the case, then we’ll never see her as Galadriel again. Plus I heard she was never paid for her work.
@@davidmcaninch4714 Eh? She has spoken rather fondly about the filming process of both, The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit. I think the comment about no-one getting paid wasn't anything super serious. However, given that Galadriel doesn't play that huge of a part in the hunt for Gollum story evet, it remains to be seen whether the character is even considered for the project. Thranduil, however, might very well be!
Fortunately the older a wizard looks, the more convincing he is!
"85 years old and I'm schlepping around Mordor for that wretched creature. Oy, why did I ever let them talk me into coming to Middle Earth?"
Depending on what it's exactly about. Gandalf isn't going to be in it quite that much. It's probably mostly Aragon and Gollum.
So many greats together again!
I wish it would be animated with the original actors voicing
As much as I want our Gandalf back on screen I want our Aragorn back even more. 😊❤😊
Edit: if we don't get our Gandalf and Aragorn I don't think that I could bear to watch it. It's too soon.
Use the original filming crew, Weta the original cast if they are needed, and filmed in New Zealand. 🤞🙏🤞
awesome
this is giving me vibes of that Gollum game that came out a few months ago.
I mean, out of all stories that could be told from Tolkien's universe, why choose on Gollum?