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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
What a life, accomplished all of that and lived till he was 93. I had read somewhere that Tolkien gave him his blessing to play Gandalf if a movie was ever released.. is this true or internet folk lore?
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I read somewhere that this was the case and Peter Jackson offered him the role, but he declined due to being too old for the more physical scenes involved with Gandalf. Better off to give it to the young, spry (62 at the time I believe) McKellen.