Billy Connolly is going from Big Yin (his Scottish nickname) to badass dwarf as he completes the cast of Peter Jackson's big-screen version of The Hobbit.
The comedian and actor will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior, in the two-part prequel to Jrr Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings.
Jackson won huge acclaim and massive box office success for the original Rings trilogy.
He confirmed the casting for Ironfoot - a cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, to be played by Richard Armitage - in an interview.
Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter: "We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Big Yin himself.
"With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of The Hobbit is now complete. We can't wait to see him on the battlefield."
Martin Freeman is starring in the lead role of hobbit Bilbo Baggins,...
The comedian and actor will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior, in the two-part prequel to Jrr Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings.
Jackson won huge acclaim and massive box office success for the original Rings trilogy.
He confirmed the casting for Ironfoot - a cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, to be played by Richard Armitage - in an interview.
Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter: "We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Big Yin himself.
"With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of The Hobbit is now complete. We can't wait to see him on the battlefield."
Martin Freeman is starring in the lead role of hobbit Bilbo Baggins,...
- 2/9/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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