Reports around the web today are stating that Orlando Bloom is set to return as Legolas the role which really got him noticed in The Hobbit. After the announcement of Cate Blanchett returning as Galadriel yesterday. Three more actors are in talks at reprising roles, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Hugo Weaving as Elrond and Andy Serkis as Smeagol/Gollum.
Let’s face it though they have to get the original Lord of the Rings cast members back to reprise their roles it would not be the same if someone else had to take them on. I guess this is another reason why Peter Jackson just had to do The Hobbit too. Surely he would have no problem convincing the actors to come back again.
Filming is still scheduled to start in February 2011. So lets hope the next couple of weeks or even days brings us news of more of the LOTR cast members coming back to make appearances in The Hobbit.
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I just hope they don’t change too much of the book in order to bring back old cast!
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I trust PJ, and I hope he won’t mess around with the story to give room to other LOTR characters. But, if he will try to bridge the era of LOTR and The Hobbit, a lot of things can happen.
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That’s exciting news. I might actually see “The Hobbit” for that reason. Or not … now that I think of it, ogling Orlando Bloom was the only reason I saw the three LOTR movies, and he wasn’t in them nearly long enough.
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