Billy Connolly to play dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson’s "The Hobbit" February 9, 2012 - 20:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Peter Jackson has chosen Billy Connolly to play a great dwarf warrior in New Line's two "The Hobbit" movies, thus completing the casting of both films, the director said, according to The Wrap. We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of the Dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Big Yin himself," Jackson said in a written statement. "With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of 'The Hobbit is now complete. We can't wait to see him on the battlefield!" Jackson directed all three "Lord of the Rings" films and is now in production on "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" in New Zealand. Ian McKellen reprises the role of Gandalf the Grey, which he played in "The Lord of the Rings" triology. Martin Freeman is back as Bilbo Baggins. Also returning are Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo, Christopher Lee as Saruman, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Orlando Bloom as Legolas and Andy Serkis as Gollum. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"is scheduled for a Dec. 14 release. "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" is slated to be released Dec. 13, 2013. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Jackson wrote the screenplays based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic. Jackson is producing with Fran Walsh and Carolynne Cunningham.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
