The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power could show Ian McKellen as Gandalf

It’s no secret that the new Amazon Prime Video series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, is one of the most anticipated productions of 2022, a title that will show a prequel story set thousands of years earlier. presented in films made by director Peter Jackson, yet there is a chance to see Ian McKellen as Gandalf again.

In a recent interview conducted by the BBC, Sir Ian McKellen spoke about the possibility of bringing the iconic wizard back to life. Gandalf in the new Amazon Prime Video series, The Lord of the Rings: The rings of powerand everything seems to indicate that this character will not be part of this long-awaited production, yet the actor is open to the possibility of a return.

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I suppose Gandalf will not be part of the Rings of Power… but if at some point there is the possibility, I would be willing, because he is a character for whom you are never too old, ”comments the actor.

Without a doubt, it is great news that Ian Mckellen is open to the possibility of becoming Gandalf again for this Amazon Prime Video production, however it is a fact that this will not appear in the first seasons of this series. iconic character from The Lord of the Ringssince, as we have pointed out, at the stage in which this story is set, the powerful wizard does not yet exist.

We’ll have to wait to see what the outcome The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power gets with its first season, to know if this production will have enough deliveries to show Gandalf at some point in his story, and the good news, is that this production aims to become one of the most successful in the history of the streaming world.

The premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The best thing is that the millions of fans of the story created by JRR TolkienYou won’t have to wait long to enjoy this new series of Amazon’s streaming service, because it will be out in a few weeks, as it is part of the many releases announced by the platform for next September.

It will be next September 2nd when The Lord of the Rings: The rings of power debut on Amazon Prime Video, the date on which, it is important to emphasize, will arrive only the first episode of what will be this gripping fantasy story, as the rest of the chapters will be released weekly on this service.

Although not released, this one The new Amazon Prime Video fantasy series It already has a confirmed second season, which would be filming right now, so everything seems to indicate that this production set in Tolkien’s Middle-earth will have a long run on this platform, so there’s no need to rule out the return of Ian McKellen as Gandalf.