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 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.

It's one that has to do with none other than one of the star characters, Gandalf, th. There is a striking curiosity about 'The Lord of the Rings: ... Sean Connery, who died in 2020, ...

Ian McKellen: Anthony Hopkins and Sean Connery Turned Down Gandalf First. YOU FOOLS. The classically-trained actor says he hopes his contemporaries “feel silly” for passing on the role now.

Sean Connery, best known as the OG James Bond, rejected the offer to play Gandalf in Lord of the Rings. Peter Jackson had offered Connery $10 million per film plus 15% of the trilogy's gross for ...

Sean Connery certainly did. They're all coming out of the woodwork now, and I hope they feel silly." Patrick Stewart and Christopher Plummer were all in the running to play Gandalf.

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