| LEE PACE has been cast in 'THE HOBBIT'! |
| Written by Shahlin Graves |
| Sunday, 01 May 2011 13:29 |
 Who wants to stalk LEE PACE with me? Sir Peter Jackson has announced that Pace will be playing the Elven King Thrandruil in 'THE HOBBIT'... which means that Lee will have to come to New Zealand for filming, right? Last night, I was all about starting a 'Buffy' club. Forget that. Who wants to start a club with me where we do nothing except watch 'Pushing Daisies' and eat dessert-pies? I AM OFFICIALLY EXCITED FOR 'THE HOBBIT' NOW. Here's the official announcement below: "I'm very pleased to be welcoming two new cast members to our team. Dean O'Gorman will be playing Fili. Dean's a terrific Kiwi actor, who I am thrilled to be working with. He's recently been in an excellent TV series down here called "The Almighty Johnsons", and I should let fans of that show know that our shooting schedule allows Dean to continue with a second series next year. Dean will be joining us next week. I'm also pleased to announce that Lee Pace will be playing the Elven King Thrandruil. Casting these Tolkien stories is very difficult, especially the Elven characters, and Lee has always been our first choice for Thrandruil. He's going to be great. We loved his performance in a movie called "The Fall" a few years ago, and have been hoping to work with him since. When we were first discussing who would be right for Thrandruil, Lee came into mind almost immediately. It's been a great week, and I'm looking forward to the next few. It's going to be interesting ... More soon. Cheers, Peter J" |
