The Actor Who Turned Down the Role of Gandalf

Christopher Plummer was on Conan Wednesday and talked about how he passed on playing the iconic role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film franchise. Joked Plummer, “I don’t know why I turned it down…I thought maybe three or four years in New Zealand, I didn’t, I thought that there are other countries I’d like to visit also before I croak.”