Well, it’s not an official confirmation, but there’s no doubt about it: Hugo Weaving, the last Lord of the Rings cast “holdout” for The Hobbit films, will be in The Hobbit. The Elf Lord Elrond, who Weaving played in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has a smaller role in The Hobbit book than he did in the trilogy, but it is a key role in the quest of Bilbo Baggins.
It would have been very unfortunate had Weaving not appeared in the film, so it was a welcome sight when director Peter Jackson posted the photo of Weaving on the Hobbit set two weeks ago on his Facebook page. However, it wasn’t confirmed that Weaving was on set to reprise his role until today, when Ian “Gandalf” McKellen confirmed it in his blog. He also confirms that Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) has left the film briefly to appear as Dr. Watson in the BBC Sherlock series, which was planned from the get-go. Freeman will rejoin the film once he finishes his commitments to the show.
The Hobbit films — which are reportedly individually titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There And Back Again — are set for a two-part release in December 2012 and 2013. Along with Bloom, many actors from the Lord of the Rings trilogy are returning to reprise their roles in the Hobbit project, including Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, and Andy Serkis.
Actors new to Middle-Earth include Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, along with Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, James Nesbitt, Graham McTavish, Jed Brophy, Ken Scott, Stephen Hunter, John Callen, Adam Brown, William Kircher, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton and now Dean O’Gorman, who will all be playing Bilbo’s thirteen dwarf companions.
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