6Dec/060
The Name is Grey, Gandalf the Grey
I'm glad it was Ian McKellan:
When Peter Jackson and New Line set out to make the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, they wanted a big name star to play Gandalf. They looked no further than Sean Connery, but they didn't have the cash to pay him up front. Instead, they offered a backend deal like the one Jack Nicholson got to play The Joker....
Had Connery taken the part and signed on for the backend deal, he would have made upwards of $297 million! The single biggest payday for an actor.
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