David Bowie was once considered for the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, but could not commit because of his hectic schedule.
"He was unavailable," LOTR casting director Amy Hubbard told The Huffington Post. "It was a very quick conversation with the legendary Chris Andrews at CAA. I do believe that [Bowie] went over and played for everybody at the Millennium party. That would've been New Year's Eve in the year 1999, which was when the films were being shot. He went over and entertained everybody, but he never auditioned. That's for sure."
"We approached him. I'm pretty sure it was Peter Jackson's idea in the first few weeks that we got going. It was one that he'd always wondered about, and we rang Chris, and [Bowie] was far too busy."
The role of Gandalf ultimately went to Sir Ian McKellen.
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