this movie (as Aragorn) because he didn't like the shooting schedule. Christopher Lee originally auditioned for the role of Gandalf. He immediately realized that Gandalf was a very physical role and he might have been able to have done it 25 years ago. Patrick Mc Goohan was one of the first choices for Gandalf but he had to turn it down due to his declining health. Tom Baker was offered "a role" according to him, not neccesarily "the role of Gandalf". He turned it down because he didn't want to be in New Zealand for months at a time. Speculation still exists on what this role may have been. Some speculate that it might have perhaps been Radagast the Brown (which eventually went to fellow Doctor Who alum Sylvester McCoy for Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit ). Wargs look nothing like wolves, because killing wolves is no longer the acceptable behavior it was when Tolkien wrote the books. They were later made more wolflike for the adaptation of The Hobbit , supposedly at Guillermo del Toro 's behest while he was still slated to direct. Of course, they are still referred to as "Wolves of Isengard" at one point. They specifically avoided having the m?makil use their trunks as "hands" as well as certain other behaviors that might make the audience identify them too closely with Real Life elephants. Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him? : Sometimes Gandalf uses his magic powers, and sometimes he doesn't. He does when