Paging Captain Obvious. In news that no doubt comes as an expected, but welcome, confirmation for fans of the series, it has been
confirmed that
Andy Serkis will be reprising his Gollum role from
The Lord of the Rings for director Peter Jackson’s two-part telling of
The Hobbit. Also confirmed is Ian McKellen, returning as Gandalf the Grey. More interesting is the news that
Christopher Lee and
Ian Holm are both in talks, to reprise their Saruman and Bilbo Baggins (an older Bilbo) roles, respectively. With Holm and
Elijah Wood both confirmed, that could mean the Jackson-created bookend scenes will unfold wherever it is the two hobbits go at the end of
Return of the King.
--Adam Rosenberg