With the start of production drawing closer on his cinematic adaptations of “The Hobbit,” Peter Jackson has begun reuniting his old gang from his Academy Award-winning “Lord of the Rings” movies. On Tuesday, Mr. Jackson announced that Cate Blanchett, who played the elf Galadriel in his film versions of J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King,” will reprise that role in his two-part “Hobbit” series. In a statement reported at comingsoon.net, Mr. Jackson said Ms. Blanchett was “one of my favorite actors to work with and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have her reprise the role she so beautifully brought to life in the earlier films.” Also joining the “Hobbit” movies are Sylvester McCoy, a star of the British fantasy series “Doctor Who,” as the wizard Radagast the Brown, and Ken Stott (“Charlie Wilson’s War”) as Balin, a dwarf leader.
Martin Freeman (of BBC’s “Sherlock” and “The Office”) was previously announced to star in the film as Bilbo Baggins, the title character. Still, no official casting for “The Hobbit” has been given on the role of Gandalf, who was portrayed in the “Lord of the Rings” movies by Ian McKellen. This shall not pass!
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