HOBBIT CASTING

[TordelBack]

Well, there was some mild irritation elsewhere, but I got some ointment for it.

What you need is some kingsfoil, mate - a nice athelas poultice will clear that right up.

[NSFTM]

imagine my disappointment when  i opened this thread hoping to find information on how to get my self a bronze hobbit..

I'll get my coat

[Goaty]

How coolest is that??

Gandalf's back! on set of The Hobbit




from this; http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77477

[radiator]

Barry Humphries has been cast as the Goblin King. How cool is that? Just hope the scripts are good - I've got a sinking feeling that the two Hobbit films, despite the amazing cast involved and the amount of money being thrown at them, will only ever be poor cousins of the LOtR trilogy.

[Spaceghost]

Benedict Cumberbatch (what a name!) who plays Sherlock in the recent BBC series has been cast as the voice of Smaug the Dragon.

This will reunite him, of course, with Martin 'Watson' Freeman.

Anyone know if Hugo Weaving will be returning as Elrond?

[Richmond Clements]

Barry Humphries has been cast as the Goblin King. How cool is that? Just hope the scripts are good - I've got a sinking feeling that the two Hobbit films, despite the amazing cast involved and the amount of money being thrown at them, will only ever be poor cousins of the LOtR trilogy.

That's a brilliant bit of casting.

[Goaty]

So far as in imdb...

Cast
Cate Blanchett     ...    Galadriel
Ian McKellen           ...    Gandalf
Hugo Weaving           ...    Elrond
Orlando Bloom           ...    Legolas
Elijah Wood         ...    Frodo
Martin Freeman    ...    Bilbo Baggins
Benedict Cumberbatch   ...    Smaug / Necromancer
Lee Pace             ...    King Thranduil
Stephen Fry         ...    Master of Laketown
Andy Serkis         ...    Gollum
Christopher Lee   ...    Saruman
Richard Armitage   ...    Thorin Oakenshield
Ian Holm             ...    Old Bilbo
Luke Evans         ...    Bard
Mikael Persbrandt   ...    Beorn
Conan Stevens   ...    Azog
Brian Blessed      ...    King Dain
Graham McTavish   ...    Dwalin
Aidan Turner       ...    Kili
James Nesbitt       ...    Bofur
Barry Humphries   ...    Great Goblin
Dominic Keating   ...    Galion
Sylvester McCoy   ...    Radagast
Jed Brophy           ...    Nori
Jeffrey Thomas     ...    King Thror
Ken Stott                   ...    Balin
Stephen Hunter   ...    Bombur
Dean O'Gorman   ...    Fili
John Callen         ...    Oin
Adam Brown         ...    Ori
William Kircher       ...    Bifur
Peter Hambleton   ...    Gloin
Ryan Gage          ...    Alfrid
Mark Hadlow        ...    Dori
Michael Mizrahi      ...    King Thrain

[James Stacey]

Didn't Viggo confirm he would be in it? Aragorn would be just as easy to shoe horn in as Legolas is, albeit hopefully as cameos for both

[Richmond Clements]

Brian Blessed      ...    King Dain

Wha-?? I don't even know who this character is, but this makes me happy!

[Dunk!]

So the Necromancer gets to talk which is basically [spoiler]Sauron[/spoiler] talking, IIRC.

Interesting.

Part of me now wants Smaug to speak in a posh English drawl. "Oh Heh-lowww"

[Goaty]

Brian Blessed      ...    King Dain

Wha-?? I don't even know who this character is, but this makes me happy!

Not sure which King Dain is;

In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium:

    * Dáin I, last King of the Dwarves in the Grey Mountains
    * Dáin II Ironfoot, Dwarven King under the Lonely Mountain

[TordelBack]

Dain Ironfoot is the one in the book anyway - shows up at the Battle of the Five Armies, takes over from Thorin.  Pretty tiddly part for Blessed, but probably in line with the 'famous actor in final reel regal cameo' tradition established by Sean Connery as Richard Lionheart in Robin Hood:  Prince of Thieves.  Also, he's the only known British actor not to appear in either Harry Potter or LotR, so it's his turn.  Personally I'd have cast him as Gwahir the giant eagle, so he could shout 'Diiiiive!" as he swoops in...

[klute]

Evangeline Lilly will be playing :- a new character—The Woodland Elf, Tauriel. Beyond the name, Jackson is remiss to reveal any other information about the role.

hmmm

[klute]

Barry Humphries has been cast as the Goblin King. How cool is that? Just hope the scripts are good - I've got a sinking feeling that the two Hobbit films, despite the amazing cast involved and the amount of money being thrown at them, will only ever be poor cousins of the LOtR trilogy.

That's a brilliant bit of casting.

Indeed it is, im going to put my neck on the line and say that i feel safe in the knowledge both hobbit films will be as good as the lotr trilogy.

I was worried about the projects right up till the point PJ was back as director not to take anything away from Guillermo del Toro of course.

[radiator]

Hmm. I'm the other way - I felt more hopeful when Del Toro was in the director's chair. Jackson seems to have lost his way somewhat since LotR - I mean, King Kong, The Lovely Bones...? Hardly fills me with confidence. Hope he can pull it out the bag for The Hobbit.