Bret McKenzie to Play an Elf in THE HOBBIT
Bret McKenzie from the HBO comedy series Flight of the Concords has been cast in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. Hey will play a character named Lindir, an Elf of Rivendell. McKenzie actually was an extra in the first Fellowship of the Ring and in Return of the King. The online fan community ended up giving him his character a nickname... Figwit. There's no word on how big the role will be, but I'm sure it's bigger than the extra work he did in the previous Lord of the Rings films.
Jackson is currently shooting the two Hobbit films in 3D in New Zealand. The plan is to finish shooting both films in in the next 14 months. The films will then be released in late 2012 and 2013.
The cast includes Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett who will all reprise their roles from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is set 60 years before Lord of the Rings with Bilbo the unassuming Hobbit who becomes a hero by obtaining a powerful ring in the face of challenges by the wicked Gollum and a dragon named Smaug.
What do you all think about McKenzie joining The Hobbit?
