{"id":12437,"date":"2008-05-03T10:48:04","date_gmt":"2008-05-03T17:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/05\/03\/go-gandalf-go.html"},"modified":"2014-06-13T17:43:54","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T23:43:54","slug":"go_gandalf_go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/03\/go_gandalf_go.html","title":{"rendered":"Go, Gandalf, go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-shadow-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ian McKellen as Galdalf\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/gandalf.jpg\" width=\"179\" \/>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Ian McKellen has confirmed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifi.com\/scifiwire\/index.php?id=53230\" target=\"_blank\">he&#8217;s back on board for <em>The Hobbit<\/em>.<\/a> Huzzah!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping he&#8217;s up for the filming through 2009-10.<\/p>\n<p><small><\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogula-rasa.com\/2008\/05\/01\/the-return-of-the-wizard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ginny<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Ian McKellen has confirmed he&#8217;s back on board for The Hobbit. Huzzah!&nbsp; Here&#8217;s hoping he&#8217;s up for the filming through 2009-10. 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