Sean Connery turned down Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he ‘just didn’t get it’ ‘We did make an offer to Connery but he said no. We never got an answer until years later,’ claims ...

While Sean Connery may have had many memorable role, the actor also rejected more than a handful of now-iconic parts. Perhaps most famously, Connery – who died at the age of 90 – turned down ...

SEAN CONNERY sensationally turned down the iconic Hollywood role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings as he 'didn't understand' the book, script or film, unearthed accounts show.

Sean Connery turned down a number of iconic roles during his career, including one which won the actor who took on the role an Oscar, as he found it 'disgusting' ...

JAMES BOND star Sir Sean Connery turned down Lord of the Rings’ Gandalf before it was offered to Sir Ian McKellen, missing out on almost $450 million (£352 million) from a share of the box office.

Sean Connery courted for Gandalf role by movie studio. When Peter Jackson set out to direct Lord of the Rings, he knew it’d be an immense undertaking.In fact, it required the main cast to be ...

James Bond legend, and Oscar-winner, Sean Connery turned down the role of Morpheus because he didn't quite understand the script. And then right afterward he said no to playing Gandalf in The Lord ...

Sean Connery will forever be synonymous with his take on James Bond, ... Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise, and even Gandalf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

‘We did make an offer to Connery but he said no. We never got an answer until years later,’ claims one of the film’s producers . Jump to content. US Edition Change.

A producer of Lord of the Rings has said that Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf because he “just didn’t get it”.. The role in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning fantasy trilogy ultimately went ...

A producer of Lord of the Rings has said that Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf because he “just didn’t get it”. The role in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning fantasy trilogy ultimately went to ...