Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy set to play a wizard in 'The Hobbit'!

First off – fear not! Ian McKellen is still Gandalf, but Sylvester McCoy (who was the seventh Doctor on Doctor Who) is in contention to play a huge role in The Hobbit, and the role McCoy is set to play is that of another important wizard in the Lord of the Rings lore.

Doctor Who Magazine #425 Cover Features Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy!

"It was only afterwards that I realised I wasn't given a fair crack of the whip. I wish I had been ..."

Upcoming issue #425 of Doctor Who Magazine (DWM) features both a cover and story with actor Sylvester McCoy who played the Seventh incarnation of the beloved Time Lord.