{"id":38948,"date":"2010-10-03T21:54:06","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T02:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=38948"},"modified":"2010-10-03T21:55:18","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T02:55:18","slug":"ian-mckellen-waiting-for-%e2%80%9chobbit%e2%80%9d-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2010\/10\/03\/38948-ian-mckellen-waiting-for-%e2%80%9chobbit%e2%80%9d-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McKellen Waiting for \u201cHobbit\u201d Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/mckellen_ian.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/mckellen_ian.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ian McKellen\" width=\"125\" height=\"159\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34202 no-lazyload\" \/><\/a>Sir Ian McKellen was one of the many celebs at the \u201cLes Miz\u201d 25th anniversary show on Sunday night at London\u2019s O2 Arena. 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