"The Hobbit" - Dwarves ready for the unexpected journey

And one more "The Hobbit" update - now we know how the dwarves look in Peter Jackson's imagination.

More about "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"! (news, pictures, Peter Jackson's statements)

Nori (ex-Orc Jed Brophy), Ori (Adam Brown) and Dori (Mark Hadlow) (picture source - Empire magazine)
These three brothers, all sons of the same mother, could not be more different from each other. Dori, the oldest, spends much of his time watching out for Ori, the youngest; making sure hes not caught a chill or got himself killed by Wargs or Goblins. Nobody quite knows what Nori gets up to most of the time, except that its guaranteed to be dodgy and quite probably, illegal. Dori, Nori and Ori are intensely loyal to each other and whilst they are perfectly happy fighting amongst themselves, woe-betide anyone who means harm to one of these brothers. (Yahoo! movies)

Эти три брата, сыновья одной матери, не смогли бы быть более непохожими друг на друга. Старший Дори большинство времени присматривает за младшим Ори, проверяя не подхватил ли он простуду или не убили ли его гоблины или варги. Никто точно не знает что же делает Нори в свое свободное время, только его занятие является рискованным и наверняка нелегальным. Дори, Нори и Ори хорошо ладят между собой и очень рады побороться друг с другом, но горе тому, кто захочет обидеть одного из этих братьев.

Oin (John Callen) and Gloin (Peter Hambleton) (picture source - Yahoo! movies)
Distant cousins of Thorin Oakenshield, these two doughty Northern Dwarves join the Company out of a sense of loyalty to their kin, and also because they have a substantial sum of money invested in the venture. Along with Bombur, Gloin is the only other married Dwarf in the Company (there being a shortage of female dwarves in general). His wife is an acclaimed beauty with a particularly fine beard. Gloin is the proud father of a young son, Gimli, who will go on to become part of the famous Fellowship of the Ring. (Yahoo! movies)

Дальние родственники Торина Дубощита, эти два отважных северных гнома присоединяются к компании из уважения к своей родне, ну и потому что они инвестировали в это рискованное предприятие кругленькую сумму денег. После Бомбура, Глоин - второй и последний женатый гном в компании (ведь женщин-гномов осталось не так уж и много). Его жена является настоящей красавицей с превосходной бородой. Глоин также приходится гордым отцом своему младшему сыну Гимли, который в будущем станет одним из знаменитого Братства кольца.

"The Hobbit" - Evangeline Lilly, Barry Humphries joined the cast

The director Peter Jackson announced that some new actors joined the cast of his upcoming epic movie "The Hobbit". Actress Evangeline Lilly, who is famous because of her role in TV show "Lost", will be playing a woodland elf named Tauriel. She will have some romantic story with elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom). Actor Barry Humphries will portray the Goblin King. More information you can discover from the official Jackson's statement (below photos), which he published on his Facebook page.

Evangeline Lilly

Barry Humphries

The official letter from Peter Jackson about cast additions: 

"Yikes! I can finally get back to some postings! We've finished our first block of shooting and moved straight into location scouting. More on that soon... But today, I'm thrilled to announce two new cast members who will be joining us for our second block of shooting.

Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character—the Woodland Elf, Tauriel. Her name means 'daughter of Mirkwood' and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.) What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life.

I'm also highly excited that Barry Humphries will be portraying the Goblin King, in much the way Andy Serkis created Gollum. Barry is perhaps best known for his business and social connections as the long-time manager of Dame Edna Everage. He has also been an ardent supporter of the rather misunderstood and unfairly maligned Australian politician, Sir Les Patterson. However, in his spare time, Barry is also a fine actor, and we're looking forward to seeing him invest the Goblin King with the delicate sensitivity and emotional depth this character deserves.

Evangeline and Barry, along with Welsh actor Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug, just about rounds out the major casting. I cannot wait to get stuck into these new scenes!
More soon, including a flurry of answers to your questions. Sorry for the delay!

Cheers,
Peter J"

"The Hobbit" (2012) - the cast

The filming began yesterday and this is some information about upcoming movie (2012) - firstly, The Cast.

The Cast:
Bilbo Baggins - Martin Freeman 

Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen (he is great in this role!)

Gollum - Andy Serkis (we'll see more than just his voice and eyes)

Galadriel - Cate Blanchett (so beautiful and powerful)

 

Saruman - Sir Cristopher Lee (not so evil)

 

Frodo Baggins - Elijah Wood (10 years after he will be handsome hobbit again)

 

Legolas - Orlando Bloom (i'm gonna miss his duo with John Rhys-Davies!)

 

Thorin - Richard Armitage
Kili - Aidan Turner
Fili - Dean O'Gorman
Dwalin - Graham McTavish
Oin - John Callen
Bombur - Steven Hunter
Dori - Mark Hadlow
Gloin - Peter Hambleton
Bofur - James Nesbitt
Ori - Adam Brown
Beorn - Mikael Persbrandt
Radagast -Sylvester McCoy
Lord Balin - Ken Stott
Drogo Baggins - Ryan Cage
Nori - Jed Brophy
Bifur - William Kircher
Thor - Jeffrey Thomas (TBC)
Thrain - Mike Mizrahi (TBC)