Dumbledore/Gandalf

[katrionabowman]

> Lord, Harris is getting geezerish. I wouldn't mind if they'd chuck 
> him and get Ian McKellen to take on the role for the latter films; 
> he'll be done with the Gandalf franchise by then.  (And all the toy 
> companies could just re-issue their leftover Gandalfs in fresh 
> packaging, what a bargain!)

You know what? You've totally hit the nail on the head! Ian 
McKellen's Gandalf is *exactly* how I personally interpreted 
Dumbledore in the books. The perfect combination of power, caring, 
scariness and humour. Let's start the petition. McKellen's track 
record of actually *re-reading* (absorbing/analysing/devouring) the 
books before doing the role is well documented in FoTR publicity. He 
even based his accent on Tolkien! Now that's what I call having 
passion for your part - and it shows through in the film.

KT in Seattle