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David Bowie erbjöds rollen som Gandalf i Sagan om ringen

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Milda Matilda, vilken sjuk tanke. Popikonen David Bowie erbjöds tydligen rollen som Tolkiens jämngrå trollpacka, en roll han tackade nej till innan han provspelat eftersom han helt enkelt inte hade tid att bo på Nya Zeeland, i en barack, i 16 månader. Istället gick rollen till Ian McKellan efter det att Sean Connery tackat nej, och vi vet ju alla hur bra det blev, hur självskriven McKellan idag känns som Gandalf The Gray.

Peter Jacksons casting-boss Amy Hubbard:
"He was unavailable. It was a very quick conversation with the legendary Chris Andrews at CAA. I do believe that David Bowie went over and played for everybody at the Millennium party. That would've been New Year's Eve in the year 1999, which was when the films were being shot. He went over and entertained everybody, but he never auditioned. That's for sure. We approached him. I'm pretty sure it was Peter Jackson's idea in the first few weeks that we got going. It was one that he'd always wondered about, and we rang Chris, and Bowie was far too busy." Klicka här för att komma till källan.

Vad tror folket, hade filmerna fortfarande fungerat med Bowie som trollgubbe?

David Bowie erbjöds rollen som Gandalf i Sagan om ringen


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