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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well, maybe not wizard typecast, but typecast to play much older than he was. He was only 63 when he first played Gandalf. To put it in perspective, that's only one year older than Tom Cruise is right now.

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

typecast to play much older than he was. He was only 63 when he first played Gandalf

Isn't Gandalf a multi-thousand-year-old immortal angel of sorts? Seems like a bit of a strange concern in that context...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, but he's described as having the form of a wizened old man.