Orlando Bloom will return in 'The Hobbit'
Peter Jackson has confirmed that 鈥楲ord of the Rings鈥� star Orlando Bloom will be returning as elf warrior Legolas in 鈥楾he Hobbit鈥�.
Actor Orlando Bloom as elf Legolas Greenleaf in New Line Cinema's 3 episode adventure/fantasy film 'Lord of The Rings.'
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Peter Jackson is confirming that Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom will indeed be reprising his role as Legolas in Jackson鈥檚 upcoming two-part adaptation of The Hobbit.
In unrelated news, a mysterious soundwave that experts are calling 鈥渢he groan鈥� was recorded just moments ago by Nasa satellites as it permeated the globe.
We kid of course: There are just as many fans of Bloom鈥檚 portrayal of Legolas as there are detractors 鈥� and there will certainly be a lot of fans all giddy about the thought of yet another actor from Lord of the Rings coming back for The Hobbit. Jackson broke the news via :
Ten years ago, Orlando Bloom created an iconic character with his portrayal of Legolas. I鈥檓 excited to announce today that we鈥檒l be revisiting Middle Earth with him once more. I鈥檓 thrilled to be working with Orlando again. Funny thing is, I look older鈥攁nd he doesn鈥檛! I guess that鈥檚 why he makes such a wonderful elf.
On a side note, he鈥檚 totally right: Orlando Bloom does seem to age at an elf鈥檚 pace, no?
Considering how long the pointy-eared creatures in J.R.R. Tolkien鈥檚 world live, it was always assumed that 鈥� at least in a cameo role. In fact, news of Bloom being in final negotians for the film were leaking . So no real surprises here. Also joining back in the fun are as the Elf leader Elrond, as the wizard Gandalf, and as the CGI creature, Gollum.
In addition, 鈥榮 character Frodo Baggins and 鈥榮 character (and older Bilbo Baggins) are also returning for The Hobbit, hinting that the structure of the movie will be a sort of flashback, with an elder Bilbo and Frodo revisiting the tale of Bilbo鈥檚 adventure as a younger man. The story of The Hobbit is of course recorded in Bilbo鈥檚 famous yarn, 鈥淭here and Back Again鈥�.
This flashback structure leaves the door open for more Lord of the Rings alum to return, even though their characters aren鈥檛 necessarily a part of the original Hobbit novel (see: returning as Galadriel). Will we see characters like Viggo Mortensen鈥檚 Aragorn making an appearance? Stay tuned.
The Hobbit is currently filming. Part I will be in theaters December, 2012, with Par II following a year later.
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