# The Hobbit movie(s) anticipation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969 "2010-10-22T02:44:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/61 "2011-01-12T20:42:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Rhys-Davies will _never_ put that makeup on again, I guarantee it. They would have to find a way to make it less irritating. That poor man was a trojan for those films. I can’t even imagine the pain and suffering. I agree - there’s no way in hell he’s going to volunteer to do that again. He honestly deserves an award for putting up with awful complications and remaining graceful under pressure. He was a wonderful addition to the trilogy, and I’m so glad he stayed it out, but damn. That had to have been a hellish time for him. ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/62 "2011-01-12T21:09:36Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I am curious about Beorn The Swedish actor [Mikael Persbrandt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_Persbrandt) is unexpectedly [going to play Beorn](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/12/03/40907-sweedish-actor-mikael-persbrant-cast-in-the-hobbit/). He is a very dedicated actor most known for his macho type of characters in Scandinavian movies, but he is also a “[Dramaten](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dramatic_Theatre) actor”, which is perhaps the most credibly background a Swedish actor can have. Since he most likely sees this as a once in a lifetime chance to break it internationally he’ll probably do anything to make Beorn justice. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/63 "2011-01-12T21:48:30Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Rhys-Davies will _never_ put that makeup on again, I guarantee it. They would have to find a way to make it less irritating. For some reason his rendition of Dwarf reminded me entirely too much of the Orko stand-in, in the He-Man live action flick. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/64 "2011-04-15T01:27:16Z")
Loved the video update from Peter. Glad to see that production has actually begun and I can not believe that it has begun with Jackson directing. Cool to see the sets again. Can’t believe it is really happening. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/65 "2011-04-23T02:20:36Z")
[Ian Holm will play old Bilbo in the new movie as well. Cool.](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/04/22/43736-pj-confirms-ian-holm-in-the-hobbit/) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/66 "2011-04-25T02:18:54Z")
Looks like they have to find a new Fili. I wonder what happened. Perhaps he didn’t want to stay out there for so long. [Robert “Fili” Kazinsky leaving the Hobbit.](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/04/24/43819-robert-fili-kazinsky-leaving-the-hobbit-due-to-personal-reasons/) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/67 "2011-05-10T19:47:44Z")
[Hugo Weaving and Cat Blanchett will appear as Elrond and Galadriel again.](http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/hobbit-movie/110510.htm) Don’t be frightened when you see “Martin Freeman has left the Hobbit.” He just means that he is going to make more Sherlock Holmes. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/68 "2011-05-19T17:41:11Z")
And [Stephen Fry](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/category/hobbit/hobbit-movie/) is now onboard to play the Master of Laketown. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/69 "2011-05-19T18:08:55Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > And [Stephen Fry](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/category/hobbit/hobbit-movie/) is now onboard to play the Master of Laketown. Yay! I saw that. Very cool and I’m glad he’s involved. Have they cast Bard yet? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/70 "2011-05-19T18:20:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > . . . Have they cast Bard yet? Lemme look. [It doesn’t look like it](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/the-hobbit/cast/). Hmm. Would Kenneth Branagh make a good Bard? Nor do I see Voice of Smaug cast yet. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/71 "2011-05-19T19:35:48Z")
Oh, wow, I hadn’t been keeping up with the casting lately but am very pleased with Ken Stott (little known outside the UK I suspect, but a fine, fine actor) as Balin, and Sylvester McCoy as Radagast. Even with David Tennant no longer attached, there’s still a former Doctor in the cast. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/72 "2011-05-19T19:45:01Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Nor do I see Voice of Smaug cast yet. Based on his work as “House” in last week’s _Doctor Who_, the astonishingly talented [Michael Sheen](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790688/) could do a wonderful job of it. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/73 "2011-05-19T19:46:31Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Even with David Tennant no longer attached, there’s still a former Doctor in the cast. Tom Baker could be an excellent Smaug as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/74 "2011-05-20T00:56:24Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Oh, wow, I hadn’t been keeping up with the casting lately but am very pleased with Ken Stott (little known outside the UK I suspect, but a fine, fine actor) as Balin, and Sylvester McCoy as Radagast. Even with David Tennant no longer attached, there’s still a former Doctor in the cast. Wow, I did not realze McCoy was playing Radagast. That is cool that a Doctor is in it. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/75 "2011-05-22T21:24:44Z")
Martin (Bilbo) Freeman just revealed that his _Sherlock_ co-star [Benedict Cumberbatch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Cumberbatch) has been cast in the Hobbit. He did this while Benedict was standing next to him at a UK awards show, and apparently it was supposed to still be confidential. There aren’t that many unfilled slots, so I wonder who he’s playing? He looks a bit like he should be playing an Elf. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/76 "2011-05-23T00:12:33Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Martin (Bilbo) Freeman just revealed that his _Sherlock_ co-star [Benedict Cumberbatch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Cumberbatch) has been cast in the Hobbit. He did this while Benedict was standing next to him at a UK awards show, and apparently it was supposed to still be confidential. There aren’t that many unfilled slots, so I wonder who he’s playing? He looks a bit like he should be playing an Elf. Wow, that is cool. I wonder if he is Bard, then. Hmmmm… I love him in Sherlock. My wife and I are just re watching them right now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/77 "2011-05-23T14:05:42Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Wow, that is cool. I wonder if he is Bard, then. Hmmmm… > > I love him in Sherlock. My wife and I are just re watching them right now. 🙂 Yes, I just noticed _Sherlock_ pop up on Netflix Streaming. Only 3 episodes–how many times will I end up watching them? (And I’ve used Netflix search on “Benedict Cumberbatch.” A couple of Streaming options popped up.) The Hobbit news is great! (And Doctor Watson will make an _excellent_ Young Bilbo.) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/78 "2011-05-30T20:19:56Z")
Titles and release dates confirmed: \*\*The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey \*\*comes out December 14, 2012 **The Hobbit: There and Back Again comes** out December 13, 2013 [Read about it here.](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/05/30/44800-official-film-titles-announced-march-2nd-titles-confirmed/) ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/79 "2011-05-31T02:00:26Z")
[Peter Jackson answers a question or two](http://www.slashfilm.com/peter-jackson-begins-answering-fan-questions-hobbit/). ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/80 "2011-05-31T04:37:43Z")
> [@drm](#): > > [Peter Jackson answers a question or two](http://www.slashfilm.com/peter-jackson-begins-answering-fan-questions-hobbit/). That sneak peek into “Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel brandishing an array of fearsome Elvish weapons” was pretty awesome. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969.md?page=5)