The filming of The Hobbit was not at all what the actor had expected it to be.

Ian McKellen is best known for his role as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings. The trilogy not only became a cult classic, but also provided its creators and cast with several years of great friendship and fun on set.

So it comes as no surprise that when Peter Jackson invited Ian McKellen to return to the iconic role, he accepted without hesitation. Little did McKellen know that instead of seeing his friends on the set, he would only see their photographs.

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Unlike The Lord of the Rings, which was filmed in New Zealand, The Hobbit was shot mostly in a studio with green screens. Short dwarfs and a tall wizard could not be in the frame at the same time, because in real life the difference in height between actors is not so significant.

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