Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. More Hobbit casting is trickling in, this time for the dwarfs Bofur and Ori.
Bofur will be played by James Nesbitt of Millions and Waking Ned Divine fame and Ori will be played by a newcomer named Adam Brown.
Here's James Nesbitt:
I've included the original press release announcing Nesbitt and Brown below!
(LOS ANGELES November 1, 2010) –One of Britain’s most beloved actors, James Nesbitt (Millions and TV’s Cold Feet), is the latest actor to join the ensemble cast of The Hobbit, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros.; and Steve Cooper, co-Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Nesbitt will play Bofur, a disarmingly forthright, funny and occasionally brave Dwarf. “James’s charm, warmth and wit are legendary as is his range as an actor in both comedic and dramatic roles. We feel very lucky to be able to welcome him as one of our cast.” said director Peter Jackson.
Newcomer, Adam Brown will play Ori, another of the Dwarf Company which sets out to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the infamous dragon, Smaug. Jackson comments, “Adam is a wonderfully expressive actor and has a unique screen presence. I look forward to seeing him bring Ori to life”.
Nesbitt and Brown will join the cast announced on October 21, which includes Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage (soon to appear in Captain America: The First Avenger), Aidan Turner (TV’s Being Human), Rob Kazinsky (TVs EastEnders), Graham McTavish (Secretariat), John Callen (TV’s Power Rangers Jungle Fury), Stephen Hunter (TV’s All Saints), Mark Hadlow (King Kong) and Peter Hambleton (TV’s The Strip).
Since The Hobbit films received a green light on October 15, pre-production has been in full swing with release dates set for December, 2012 and December, 2013. The two The Hobbit films are being co-produced by New Line Cinema and MGM, with New Line managing production, Warner Bros Pictures handling domestic distribution and MGM distributing internationally.
It's an odd feeling to finally have this project in production, with Peter Jackson directing no less... and we've yet to hear some major cast announcements. Will Christopher Lee be back? Who will be Smaug? I'm sure we'll be getting answers to these questions very soon. And, god willing, maybe we'll start seeing some Weta production art. Wouldn't that be awesome? Maybe some pre-production video diaries as well? Us fanboys are greedy, like that bastard dragon!
-Quint
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