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The cast for the long-gestating 'The Hobbit'](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-hobbit/28832/main) is firming up with the announcement Monday that [Andy Serkis](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/andy-serkis/1955597/main) and [Ian McKellan](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/ian-mckellen/1814449/main) will reprise their roles of Gollum and Gandalf, respectively, in [Peter Jackson's](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/peter-jackson/1500653/main) take on the J.R.R. Tolkien classic.
According to a report at Deadline, Christopher Lee is in talks to reprise the wizard Saruman and Ian Holm may return as an older version of Bilbo Baggins.