The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a week away and to say fans are extremely excited is an understatement. To help with the publicity buzz the official Twitter account for the movie – @TheHobbitMovie – turned the keyboard over to Sir Ian McKellen twice this week so he could answer fan questions. All folks had to do to participate was tag their tweets with #AskGandalf; McKellen answered so many questions that yesterday’s session had to be cut short because they exceeded the maximum number of tweets for the account.
It was fantastic to see him embrace the fans and interact with them in such a way, and his replies were hilarious. He was candid and witty. Plus? It’s funny to picture Gandalf sitting behind a computer answering tweets (though as you can see from the picture above he wasn’t wearing his hat).
This tweet in reply to someone asking whether he prefers Legolas or Aragorn is my favorite:
I’d prefer to spend the evening with Aragorn, but the night with Legolas.
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
Check out some more highlights after the break.
RT @tyronej1984: #AskGandalf can I stroke your beard?
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
No, young man, you may not.
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
At least not in public.
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
RT @avhmedia: @thehobbitmovie would you ever play a wizard again in any fantasy film? #AskGandalf
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
No. Gandalf’s the main wizard.
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
RT @brandnewskies: #AskGandalf Have things ever gotten caught in your beard while filming?
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
Sometimes Rick, my makeup artist, had to remove the remains of lunch.
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 6, 2012
RT @onehottweet: @thehobbitmovie Best place to hide your pipe weed? #AskGandalf
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 5, 2012
In the fridge.
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 5, 2012
RT @gilbertlowe: @thehobbitmovie @ianmckellen I don’t have a dad. I always wanted my dad 2 b a wizard. Will u b my dad? R u my dad? #iloveu
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 5, 2012
I used to have hair like yours, so who knows…
— The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 5, 2012
He is such a class act.
