Andy Serkis Officially Signed on to play Gollum in THE HOBBIT
It should come as no surprise to any of us that Andy Serkis would return to the role Gollum in Peter Jackson's two-part Hobbit film series. But, he wasn't officially signed on to it until today.
So far we have Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Elijah Wood from the original Lord of the Rings trilogy signed on to The Hobbit. We're still waiting on Ian McKellen, to see if he will officially come back as Gandalf. It was also revealed that Christopher Lee is in talks to reprise his role as Saruman, and Ian Holm to return as an older version of Bilbo Baggins. Martin Freeman is already set to play Bilbo is both films.
As for the rest of the cast, Richard Armitatge (MI-5 and Captain America: The First Avenger) will play Thorin Oakenshield, the leader Company of Dwarves that sets off to fight the dragon and reclaim the Lonely Mountain. Kili and Fili, members of the Company of Dwarves will be played by Aidan Turner (Being Human) and Rob Kazinsky (Eastenders) respectively.
Graham McTavish who starred in Secretariat will play Dawlin. John Callen who starred in Power Rangers Jungle Fury will catch a major break as Oin. Stephen Hunter of All Saints will play Bombur. Mark Hadlow who starred in King Kong will play Dori. Rounding out the cast is Peter Hambleton, who starred in The Strip will play Gloin.
What are your thoughts of this casting news for The Hobbit?