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Ian McKellen crashes a Hobbit screening, fans go wild

By Rob Bricken Published December 17, 2013, 9:40 am ET

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Whatever you think of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, something tells me you would have enjoyed it more had Gandalf stopped by. That’s what happened to fans who saw the midnight opening of the movie in New York City’s AMC Theater in Lincoln Square.

Breaking news: IAN MCKELLEN STILL TOTALLY AWESOME.

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