Sir Ian McKellen Reassures Fans THE HOBBIT is Happening

On Friday morning, Ian McKellen (aka hobbit mentor, Gandalf) posted an update on THE HOBBIT:

The “Hobbit” sets are ready, the script is ready and the movie is going to be casting this month. Fans are not to get worried. The films will get made and I suspect we’ll start shooting at the end of this year.

Collective “PHEW!”

Nominated for his portrayal of the wizard in LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, McKellen is known for talking often about the progress of the film and made this statement on his official Twitter and Facebook pages. In May, Guillermo Del Toro left the director’s chair due to “ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming.” At this time, Peter Jackson (LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY) and the studios, New Line Cinema and MGM, are still looking for a replacement.

THE HOBBIT films have scheduled release dates of December 2012 and December 2013.