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by **DaveC** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:50 pm

Stephen Fry and others announced for The Hobbit

he'll be playing the Master of Laketown

Any comments on the character Jan, I don't remember it.

Love the picture of the new actor playing an orc, HE'S HUGE! :shock:

by **pip** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:27 pm

One of the guys arguing for a split of the money with the dwarfs anyway and looks after the dwarfs and Bilbo when they turn up.
Saw that guy Conan in Game of Thrones and felt very sorry for the horse he was jousting on. Seems a good actor and bloody strong.

by **DaveC** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:56 pm

The last major past of the Hobbit films has been cast. Luke Evans, last seen in Tamara Drewe and soon to be seen the the new 3 Musketeers and Immortals, will star as Grim the Bard.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni11812695/

by **Jan Van Quirm** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:42 pm

Sorry haven't been keeping too much of an eye on this forum recently. Yeah the Master of Laketown is a fairly prominent character in The Hobbit but the Alfrid part for his servant's barely there if at all (although plausible enough for a role). Stephen Fry'll make the most of the character's smarmy devious ways though so I think it's a great piece of casting.

I heard about that Barnes Wallis screenplay too - that sounds quite interesting in fact

I'm glad they've got Conan to do Azog - he's that rarity in Tolkien's world a fairly well-defined baddie although he's not in it for too long as a speaking part as such. No doubt there'll be a beefed up part for him at the end of the second film though :twisted:

by **DaveC** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:35 pm

Benedict Cumberbatch is the voice of the Necromancer (you know who:)) and Smaug!

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31261

by **DaveC** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:47 am

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/50088

Evangeline Lilly from Lost and Dame Edna's manager Carry Humphries join.

They play a woodland elf and the Goblin King respectively.

by **chris.ph** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:45 pm

bloody hell how big is that mush :shock:

and i love that his perants called him conan there was no way he could grow up into a wimp with a name like that :lol:

by **DaveC** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:28 pm

JED BROPHY as Nori, ADAM BROWN as Ori and MARK HADLOW as Dori

Can't wait to see the rest!

by **pip** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:31 pm

Not the most famous Trio which is good

by **DaveC** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:29 pm

I love the look, glad they're not all Gimli clones.

by **pip** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:36 pm

Very True.

Even the trees looked like Gimli :lol:

by **DaveC** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:37 pm

pip wrote:Very True. Even the trees looked like Gimli

Even sounded like Gimli, :wink:

by **fids** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:56 pm

caber tossing :lol:

by **DaveC** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:46 pm

Oin and Gloin! Gimli's pop.

A bit more traditional this time.

I'm at work at the moment so can't paste the picture, will do i later unless someone fancies doing it for me just this once...

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3491/#photo0

by **Jan Van Quirm** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:52 pm

My gods doesn't Peter Hambledon look like John Rhys-Davies? :lol:

And doesn't Oin look like a dead (literally) ringer for Hugh Griffith? :shock:

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