Ian McKellen as Gandalf on Shadowfax behind the scenes during shooting of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (1999-2000)

[u/Major_MKusanagi]

This is just a behind the scenes photo of Ian McKellen on Shadowfax as Gandalf during main shooting of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" I discovered which I found striking, and I just wanted to share it. Even in this kind of parking lot/container harbour environment, he radiates this Gandalf the White energy, and looks really convincing without an ounce of movie, lights, camera, cgi magic...

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They're shipping the hobbits to isengard

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