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12 Actors Who Almost Played Gandalf In The Lord Of The Rings Movies

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It's unthinkable, but Sir Ian McKellen almost didn't play Middle-earth's most famous wizard, but these huge names could have been Gandalf instead.
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12 Actors Who Almost Played Gandalf In The Lord Of The Rings Movies

It's unthinkable, but Sir Ian McKellen almost didn't play Middle-earth's most famous wizard, but these huge names could have been Gandalf instead.

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ScreenRant broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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