London
(ANI):
Sir
Ian
Mckellen
has
said
that
the
shooting
of
the
troubled
'Lord
Of
The
Rings" prequel
"The
Hobbit"
is
expected
to
start
later
this
year
(10).
Fans
were
left
in
bewilderment
after
Guillermo
Del
Toro
quit
as
the
film"s
director
on
May
10
following
a
chain
of
delays
associated
with
the
ongoing
financial
problems
at
MGM
Studios.
The
studio
was
put
up
for
sale
in
2009
after
falling
heavily
into
debt,
reports
the
Daily
Express.
But
McKellen,
who
plays
wizard
Gandalf,
is
positive
that
the
fantasy
film
-
based
on
J.R.R.
Tolkien's
first
book
-
will
hit
the
big
screen
in
due
course
of
time.
In
a
post
on
his
Twitter.com
page,
he
wrote,
"Hobbit
sets
are
ready,
script
ready
and
movie
is
casting
this
month.
Fans
are
not
to
worry.
The
films
will
get
made.
I
suspect
we'll
start
shooting
at
end
of
this
year."