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Director Peter Jackson has announced that Scottish comedian, presenter and actor Billy Connolly (Fido, Brave) has joined the cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again as Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield, being portrayed by Richard Armitage.
Press Release:
Billy Connolly Joins The Hobbit Cast
Los Angeles, CA—February 8, 2012—Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Hobbit.” The announcement was made today by Jackson, who directed all three “The Lord of the Rings” films and is currently in production on “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” with the films shooting back-to-back in New Zealand.
In the films, Connolly (“The Last Samurai,” “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin Oakenshield. »
- Jason Moore
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