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John Rhys-Davies Ain't In THE HOBBIT!? At Least Not As A Dwarf...


Merrick here...


John Rhys-Davies (Gimli in the LORD OF THE RINGS films) spoke to Empire about whether or not he would be returning to the Tolkienverse for THE HOBBIT. Gimli doesn't appear in THE HOBBIT, but his dad does, as do other reps of his Dwarf race. While a little disappointing, Rhys-Davies' answer is also understandable.

"I've already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn't. I have already completely ruled it out. There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more."
[EDIT]
But the production did ask if he'd be interested in returning.

"It was just a gentle "What would you feel about putting it on again?" But no. I'd be interested in trying to create a different type of persona within... the thing. That is challenging as an actor. I'd really prefer to play something quite different. Maybe an Elf. They've got a different set of problems with The Hobbit because you've got 13 dwarves, a whole band of them... You're trying to represent a whole race... You're trying to do for dwarves what The Lord of the Rings did for hobbits. "

...says Rhys-Davies HERE.

So, just because he won't be a Dwarf doesn't mean they couldn't squeeze him into a different role, no? Would be kinda cool to see as many of the old gang back as possible, even through re-purposed casting.



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by Blade_Runner
Oct 30th, 2009
10:53:15 AM
Steven Speilberg's Lord of the Rings Babies
by Baron Karza
Oct 30th, 2009
10:54:59 AM
We miss you, Professor.
by Jayemel
Oct 30th, 2009
10:56:16 AM
Hey, you know who'd make a great dwarf?
by HarryCalder
Oct 30th, 2009
10:56:48 AM
13 dwarves? What is this- a night at George Lucas' house?
by YackBacker
Oct 30th, 2009
10:58:02 AM
Damn, I wish they would cast this fucker . . .
by Nice Marmot
Oct 30th, 2009
10:58:22 AM
The makeup bothered him and gave him a rash
by JettL93
Oct 30th, 2009
11:04:01 AM
Waiting for this film
by SuperLoserFish
Oct 30th, 2009
11:05:55 AM
JettL93
by Sadako
Oct 30th, 2009
11:06:27 AM
Oh well,
by Mel Garga
Oct 30th, 2009
11:07:12 AM
Cast him as...
by SimpleSandwiches
Oct 30th, 2009
11:07:42 AM
I don't blame him not wanting to put on the dwarf make-up again.
by Tom_Bombadil
Oct 30th, 2009
11:08:06 AM
damn we need an edit button
by JettL93
Oct 30th, 2009
11:14:09 AM
Why is this an issue?
by MrPoop
Oct 30th, 2009
11:17:29 AM
Casting him would be lazy.
by jimbojones123
Oct 30th, 2009
11:20:22 AM
Well, he wouldn't be.
by rev_skarekroe
Oct 30th, 2009
11:21:05 AM
Harry Knowles could play...
by BatVomit
Oct 30th, 2009
11:24:07 AM
Rhys-Davis
by lochkray
Oct 30th, 2009
11:24:26 AM
Nice Marmot
by GavinVanDraven
Oct 30th, 2009
11:25:56 AM
MrPoop
by Nice Marmot
Oct 30th, 2009
11:29:10 AM
Let The Hobbit stand on its own.
by Royston Lodge
Oct 30th, 2009
11:30:07 AM
I wouldn't argue w/ Owen OR Neeson.
by Nice Marmot
Oct 30th, 2009
11:30:57 AM
JettL's slip up...
by ebonic_plague
Oct 30th, 2009
11:42:12 AM
How about Shane Victorino?
by Anything But Tangerines
Oct 30th, 2009
11:43:42 AM
Rhys-Davies does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
Oct 30th, 2009
11:45:32 AM
It would kind of take you out of the moment though.
by TheNorthlander
Oct 30th, 2009
11:46:04 AM
John Rhys-Davies had bad allergic reactions, did he not?
by D.Vader
Oct 30th, 2009
11:46:46 AM
Well
by Anything But Tangerines
Oct 30th, 2009
11:47:36 AM
Leave him out then
by IAmLegolas
Oct 30th, 2009
11:56:24 AM
Dear god, no more Elijah!
by Manatee
Oct 30th, 2009
12:02:44 PM
His allergic reactions to the make-up were really bizarre.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
12:05:33 PM
I'm not surprised
by tomimt
Oct 30th, 2009
12:07:11 PM
Manatee - Elijah was great.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
12:07:27 PM
Bjorn?
by mrm1138
Oct 30th, 2009
12:12:08 PM
His Role
by malcolm_mccallum
Oct 30th, 2009
12:14:15 PM
JettL, don't be silly...
by just pillow talk
Oct 30th, 2009
12:17:30 PM

by Cobra--Kai
Oct 30th, 2009
12:18:34 PM
Troll, Beorn, Smaug...
by smaugchow
Oct 30th, 2009
12:20:13 PM
er, "Beorn"
by mrm1138
Oct 30th, 2009
12:25:33 PM
He personally told me on the set of Waxwork...
by vin_diggler
Oct 30th, 2009
12:28:30 PM
Rhys-Davis as the cowardly Lord of Laketown!
by expert_40
Oct 30th, 2009
12:28:47 PM
Maybe Devito and his "whoooore wife" can be dwarves?
by HoboCode
Oct 30th, 2009
12:29:03 PM
Couldnt we just change the dwarfs into say... robots
by StarchildAD
Oct 30th, 2009
12:29:26 PM
I think a Voice Over roll will suit him just fine
by mattforce7
Oct 30th, 2009
12:31:23 PM

by StarchildAD
Oct 30th, 2009
12:33:12 PM
Got your Dwarfs Thirteen right here bitch
by StarchildAD
Oct 30th, 2009
12:36:52 PM
John Rhys-Davies
by David Cloverfield
Oct 30th, 2009
12:39:57 PM
GOOD! Don't bring people back for the sake of it!
by ThunderPeel2001
Oct 30th, 2009
12:40:46 PM
CGI troll is great idea...
by NoHubris
Oct 30th, 2009
12:47:16 PM
Have him as Sallah on THE HOBBIT. Don't explain to the audience.
by ricarleite2
Oct 30th, 2009
12:48:11 PM
Wait...CGI voice over??
by Dreamwriter
Oct 30th, 2009
12:59:01 PM
Brian Cox for Thorin, Brendan Gleeson for Balin
by performingmonkey
Oct 30th, 2009
01:03:37 PM
No Suprise
by jedihillis
Oct 30th, 2009
01:05:32 PM
JRD
by micturatingbenjamin
Oct 30th, 2009
01:12:04 PM
Given that his face got melted off on a daily basis for 18 month
by _V_
Oct 30th, 2009
01:12:50 PM
good call
by Colin62
Oct 30th, 2009
01:13:33 PM
Good job John, rarther do more shitty scifi channel movies?
by BillboeFett
Oct 30th, 2009
01:18:19 PM
Cobra--Kai
by Mockingbird Girl
Oct 30th, 2009
01:20:56 PM
RE: Beorn
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
01:24:18 PM
Don't really need him anyway...
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Oct 30th, 2009
01:24:27 PM
He wants to play an elf?
by Ingeld
Oct 30th, 2009
01:35:15 PM
Can we please not stunt cast The Hobbit...
by Stegman84
Oct 30th, 2009
01:38:48 PM
Brendan Gleeson sure
by grinnin_monkey
Oct 30th, 2009
01:39:52 PM
RON PERLMAN WOULD TOTALLY RUIN THIS FOR ME
by BringingSexyBack
Oct 30th, 2009
01:45:21 PM

by Cobra--Kai
Oct 30th, 2009
01:58:19 PM
As for Ron Perlman...
by Stegman84
Oct 30th, 2009
01:59:14 PM
Don't forget the black light saber!!!
by Nice Marmot
Oct 30th, 2009
02:14:56 PM
RE: As for Ron Perlman...
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
02:17:59 PM
Fett
by PantherMatt
Oct 30th, 2009
02:18:09 PM
That's "in stone". Excuse the typo.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
02:18:55 PM
Treebeard's voice
by WillardGreensThunderballs
Oct 30th, 2009
02:23:13 PM
hang on....
by Obscura
Oct 30th, 2009
02:31:55 PM
THORIN SHOULD BE PLAYED BY...
by THE TRUE PINBACK
Oct 30th, 2009
02:33:57 PM
ANDY SERKIS TO PLAY ALL THE PARTS
by lockesbrokenleg
Oct 30th, 2009
02:47:17 PM
TRUE PINBACK
by Nice Marmot
Oct 30th, 2009
02:49:07 PM
BRIAN BLESSED?!
by Y282
Oct 30th, 2009
02:52:59 PM

by grinnin_monkey
Oct 30th, 2009
02:56:45 PM
Who is JettL93 ?
by Mel Gibsteinberg
Oct 30th, 2009
03:01:03 PM
And Jett
by Mel Gibsteinberg
Oct 30th, 2009
03:03:43 PM
Tom Bombadil?
by venvariants
Oct 30th, 2009
03:09:47 PM
Ron Perlman will voice Smaug
by JettL93
Oct 30th, 2009
03:20:44 PM
Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery as...
by tatoosh
Oct 30th, 2009
03:23:47 PM
Mel
by damned-dirty-ape
Oct 30th, 2009
03:27:46 PM
What up, Mel?
by finky089
Oct 30th, 2009
03:30:29 PM
"Ron Perlman will voice Smaug"
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
03:30:58 PM
you've all been reading that write up at batman onfilm, haven't
by JettL93
Oct 30th, 2009
03:32:58 PM
Congrags JettL93
by Manos
Oct 30th, 2009
03:35:00 PM
"...claims i'm a false profit"
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Oct 30th, 2009
03:35:16 PM
I'm still amazed how many pple think JettL is real
by D.Vader
Oct 30th, 2009
03:37:45 PM
3 things...
by Stegman84
Oct 30th, 2009
03:51:18 PM
Hell no to Ron Perlman...
by TheWaqman
Oct 30th, 2009
03:53:19 PM
Jett just spews out random shit
by vin_diggler
Oct 30th, 2009
03:53:41 PM
Jetts worst post by far..
by damned-dirty-ape
Oct 30th, 2009
03:57:24 PM
Back on subject
by damned-dirty-ape
Oct 30th, 2009
04:01:29 PM
Why would Rhys-Davies be in this...
by LastOfTheV8Interceptors
Oct 30th, 2009
04:06:07 PM
Sorry but he seems like a big baby
by CherryValance
Oct 30th, 2009
04:14:03 PM
Elf?
by beelkay
Oct 30th, 2009
04:14:23 PM
NO RECASTING!!
by Lornsorrow
Oct 30th, 2009
04:19:26 PM
Lornsorrow
by LastOfTheV8Interceptors
Oct 30th, 2009
04:25:26 PM
So True, LastOfTheV8..
by mattforce7
Oct 30th, 2009
04:32:28 PM
So True, LastOfTheV8..
by mattforce7
Oct 30th, 2009
04:32:30 PM
Gimli *could* have been in the movie...
by Dreamwriter
Oct 30th, 2009
04:38:00 PM
Am I the only one who thinks that John Rhys-Davies was awful as
by Ironhelix
Oct 30th, 2009
04:44:39 PM
The gay guy from Velvet Goldmine was the dwarf
by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer
Oct 30th, 2009
04:57:19 PM
Smaug voiced by lovechild of James Earl Jones and William Conrad
by Darth_Inedible
Oct 30th, 2009
04:58:57 PM
Obscura: Re: Scooby-Doo
by TheNorthlander
Oct 30th, 2009
05:03:09 PM
No biggie...
by GeorgieBoy
Oct 30th, 2009
05:21:20 PM
Let's forget about the dwarfs for a second.
by TheNorthlander
Oct 30th, 2009
05:21:39 PM
Ironhelix
by TheNorthlander
Oct 30th, 2009
05:24:33 PM
As far as I'm concerned...
by Dollar Bird
Oct 30th, 2009
05:24:47 PM
JettL93 is best satirist to hit AICN in a long time
by Xiphos_2
Oct 30th, 2009
05:52:25 PM
THIS ONLY MATTERS IF...
by Mullah Omar
Oct 30th, 2009
05:58:54 PM
"... a false profit"
by The Spud
Oct 30th, 2009
06:18:58 PM
The voice of Smaug will be ...
by The Spud
Oct 30th, 2009
06:22:14 PM
Yeah, Jett is in on the joke
by BadMrWonka
Oct 30th, 2009
06:24:52 PM
Good for JRD!
by Logan_1973
Oct 30th, 2009
06:41:27 PM
I did not know Jett is recognizing his own work
by Xiphos_2
Oct 30th, 2009
06:53:51 PM
Brian Blessed as Smaugs voice
by Semen Stains
Oct 30th, 2009
06:56:33 PM
Another great decision by JRD.
by Sagart1994
Oct 30th, 2009
07:10:01 PM
They should cast him as Beorn
by Sal_Bando
Oct 30th, 2009
07:25:29 PM
This might be unpopular, but...
by pelhamsim
Oct 30th, 2009
07:33:38 PM
He's my least favorite casting in the movies...
by FlickaPoo
Oct 30th, 2009
08:00:51 PM
...I thought Gimli had too much crap on his face anyway...
by FlickaPoo
Oct 30th, 2009
08:07:15 PM
Just do a better job than LOTR
by HerbSewell
Oct 30th, 2009
08:20:02 PM
Gimli was in The Hobbit, anyway!
by Astral_Projector
Oct 30th, 2009
08:38:50 PM
Oops, that was meant to say: Gimli WAS NOT in The Hobbit!
by Astral_Projector
Oct 30th, 2009
08:39:50 PM
Jett is an ass but I look for him in every TB
by MacReady452
Oct 30th, 2009
10:32:10 PM
Are people excited about The Hobbit?
by lockesbrokenleg
Oct 31st, 2009
01:52:55 AM
It's all about Smaug for me Lockes…
by blakindigo
Oct 31st, 2009
05:02:58 AM
What, there´s been no advancements in make-up in 10 years?
by ZombieHeathLedger
Oct 31st, 2009
06:43:52 AM
"Maybe an Elf" Is he fucking serious?
by chronicallydepressedlemming
Oct 31st, 2009
06:51:04 AM
NO FUCKING PETER JACKSON CAMEOS IN HOBBIT!!
by ZombieHeathLedger
Oct 31st, 2009
06:54:00 AM

by Cobra--Kai
Oct 31st, 2009
07:13:49 AM
cobra - professional
by ZombieHeathLedger
Oct 31st, 2009
07:57:24 AM
No GdT please
by runfoodrun
Oct 31st, 2009
08:21:09 AM

by Cobra--Kai
Oct 31st, 2009
08:23:23 AM
If they recast LOTR people in this THEY ARE LAZY. End of story.
by ScaryWaitress
Oct 31st, 2009
09:23:51 AM
Brian Blessed
by pumaman
Oct 31st, 2009
09:24:41 AM
I also nominate Brian Blessed for Thorin.
by ScaryWaitress
Oct 31st, 2009
09:28:18 AM
Flickapoo...
by ScaryWaitress
Oct 31st, 2009
09:30:58 AM
I'd LOVE it if they got the elves right this time, too...
by ScaryWaitress
Oct 31st, 2009
09:34:47 AM
He could be mayor of Laketown?
by Sepulchrave
Oct 31st, 2009
09:45:20 AM
at least PJ is not like Night Shamalayan
by ominus
Oct 31st, 2009
09:45:37 AM
NO Ian Mc SHANE!
by Sepulchrave
Oct 31st, 2009
09:47:17 AM
SLIDERS
by kbarber29
Oct 31st, 2009
10:31:19 AM
Has Anyone Heard...
by THE TRUE PINBACK
Oct 31st, 2009
11:11:05 AM
Ron Perlman as Beorn
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Oct 31st, 2009
11:45:03 AM
I don't get the JettL joke
by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e
Oct 31st, 2009
12:13:00 PM

by Sal_Bando
Oct 31st, 2009
03:04:06 PM
Eddie Deezen as Beorn.
by Sal_Bando
Oct 31st, 2009
03:04:35 PM
Think of the poor man!
by AsimovLives
Oct 31st, 2009
03:46:55 PM
Bando
by DocPazuzu
Oct 31st, 2009
05:06:30 PM
John Rhys-Davies is HEADING FOR ISENGARD!
by Orionsangels
Oct 31st, 2009
11:59:24 PM
He should stay out of it....
by Legend67
Nov 1st, 2009
01:16:07 AM
Legend67
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 1st, 2009
01:28:25 AM
British Actors Please
by Mr Gorilla
Nov 1st, 2009
04:51:41 AM
Clancey Brown as Smaug = WIN
by Xian042
Nov 1st, 2009
01:42:10 PM
just seen Fellowship...
by emeraldboy
Nov 1st, 2009
03:44:09 PM
I'm thinking
by dilbynuggets
Nov 1st, 2009
05:25:49 PM
Smaug
by Jotham
Nov 1st, 2009
08:21:54 PM
Smaug should be played by
by Dingbatty
Nov 2nd, 2009
02:35:09 AM
fellowship in high def...
by emeraldboy
Nov 2nd, 2009
03:18:21 AM
Aragorn wasn't in the Hobbit
by Damned if I can login
Nov 2nd, 2009
07:25:51 AM
today I was watching..
by emeraldboy
Nov 2nd, 2009
08:15:36 AM
oh and if he does die...
by emeraldboy
Nov 2nd, 2009
08:58:12 AM
Why on earth would they cut Beorn?
by morGoth
Nov 2nd, 2009
07:00:36 PM
FART OF THE RINGS!!!
by MainMan2001
Nov 2nd, 2009
11:29:11 PM
Mr Gorilla
by Kaitain
Nov 3rd, 2009
01:29:17 PM

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