Gandalf: Lord of the Seas

Sir Ian McKellen takes a break on Auckland Harbour from playing the wise wizard Gandalf in the 16 month long shoot of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.  He is immersing himself in the NZ/Middle Earth edge experience, “… this is the biggest film ever made, in terms of logistics and technology … and they’re happening in New Zealand, away from any sense that there’s a world outside Middle Earth”.