…But not to us unfortunately! Sir Ian McKellen, Master of Magnetism and member of The Council of Elrond spoke to the lucky folks at Empire recently about the roles pertaining to my two geeky references – Magneto and Gandalf (the Grey).
First talking about The Hobbit, McKellen told the online mag that scripts would be handed out very soon, leading to more casting news from the film:

“The scripts for the two films will be delivered very soon,” he revealed. “Then they’ll be budgeted, and then they’ll be cast. And they’ll be going when they’ve always said they would be, which is next spring – March or April. Guillermo even told me at one point, ‘We’re going to film for 383 days.’ He’s got that artistic autism! Jackson’s the same; they’re very, very, very alike. They also very different, but they’ve so much in common. »
- Craig Sharp

Read the full article on filmshaft.com