Lord of the Rings casting director reveals they wanted David Bowie to play Gandalf

Lord of the Rings casting director reveals they wanted David Bowie to play Gandalf Lord of the Rings casting director reveals they wanted David Bowie to play Gandalf Once you've seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies it's difficult to consider Gandalf without imagining Sir Ian McKellen. The Shakespearean performer made the part his own throughout the arrangement, yet it could all have been altogether different if chief Peter Jackson's underlying decision the play the character had taken up the wizard's staff. Throwing chief Amy Hubbard has uncovered that Jackson initially needed David Bowie to take the part, however says the Thin White Duke was excessively occupied with, making it impossible to try and try out for the film. She told the Huffington Post: "He was inaccessible. It was a speedy discussion with the amazing Chris Andrews at CAA. I do trust that [Bowie] went over and played for everyone at the Millennium party. That would've been New Year's Eve in the year 1999, which was the point at which the movies were being shot. He went over and engaged everyone, except he never tried out. That is without a doubt." She included: "We moved toward him. I'm almost certain it was Peter Jackson's thought in the initial couple of weeks that we went ahead. It was one that he'd generally pondered about, and we rang Chris, and [Bowie] was very occupied." Maybe Jackson was seeking after a more Labyrinth feel to the set of three... Maybe it's best Bowie was excessively occupied all things considered.