6-03-01 Latest News

Gandalf's Notes from Middle Earth
sam @ 12:33 pm EST

Sir Ian McKellen has been keeping a journal of his experiences on the set of LOTR on his official website at www.mckellen.com.

He started the journal in August 1999, just as LOTR was going into production, and continues through right up until the current entry, which describes the extra work that has been done on the opening recently, and the problems experienced with the sound.

Sir Ian speaks very highly of PJ, as this snippet from his first entry from 20 August 1999 proves:

"If it weren't the director of "Heavenly Creatures" in control, with a strong vision of all those precise, quirky, majestic locations, I should not much look forward to a full year away from my home in London. But Peter Jackson's designs, script and his unshowy dedication to the task are irresistible. Had I been unable to play Gandalf (because of an encroaching "X-Men" schedule), I should have hoped for another less time-consuming part later in the trilogy."

For more of Sir Ian's journal, click here.