What Will We Do When We’re Left With Lindsay Lohan and Ashton Kutcher?
I just noticed the birthday box on the left… how can Harvey Keitel be 69 and Bea Arthur be 86?? Doesn’t that somehow seem excessive, or is it just me?
It dawned on me that at some point in the not so distant future, we will be subject to losing some greats due to age. Look out lifetime achievement awards. Judi Dench, Jack Nicholson, Sean Connery, Ian McKellan… these guys aren’t getting any younger are they? I’m not suggesting that they’re all going to just drop dead, but I imagine they aren’t going to go on acting forever.
Gosh, those were just the first few I thought of… the next ten years can expect some big hits I’m thinking.
Without falling too deeply into morbidity, who am I forgetting?
Will Ian McKellen return as Gandalf in The Hobbit?
On Ian McKellan’s website, a fan asked him if he was going to return as Gandalf in the 2 upcoming Hobbit movies. The wizard had to say this - “Encouragingly, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have told me they couldn’t imagine The Hobbit without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn’t yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo Del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!”
I personally cannot imagine anyone taking his place in the movies. Ian McKellan would be the familiar face in the Hobbit movies that the film makers would love to have and ensure box office success.
Update: It is confirmed that Ian McKellan is returning as Gandalf.