Of course, not all fantasy films have made the wrong choices.
Along with Butler, pretty much every other actor knocked it out of the park.
The word that best describes the choices for the cast is “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
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Another reason, though, is its impeccable casting.
Sir Ian McKellenas Gandalf?
Spot-on.Sir Christopher Leeas Saruman?
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Even better, considering he was the only member of the cast to actually meetJ.
R. R. Tolkien, the author of the books that the films are based on.
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