Friday, February 10, 2012

Billy Connolly to play dwarf warrior in Hobbit

Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly will join the world of Middle-earth to play a dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson's Hobbit films, the director said, completing the casting of the two long-awaited movies. The gruff Connolly, nicknamed the "Big Yin" or "big one" in his hometown of Glasgow and known for his dishevelled silver hair and bushy beard, will take on the role of Dain Ironfoot. "We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of the

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