'Hobbit' Gains Its Final Cast Member: Billy Connolly

Better late than never! Even though Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson as well as the relaxation in the cast of "The Hobbit" are actually busy filming the arrival two films in Nz, there has been still apparently figures left being cast. But forget about. Deadline is verifying that Billy Connolly originates aboard to do something as Dain Ironfoot. The dwarf warrior might be the 2nd cousin of mind dwarf Thorin Oakenshield. Why Connolly could register so late in the sport is really because the level of smoothness of Dain only has just a little role in "The Hobbit," and likely will simply are available in the second "Hobbit" film, "There and Again,Inch which comes to 2013. Though Dain features a bigger role inside the "Master in the Rings" mythology, in "The Hobbit" he only appears after Thorin asks him to help the dwarves by themselves pursuit to reclaim Erebor. After he receives Thorin's request, Dain sets by helping cover their an military of numerous hundred dwarves and arrives just with time to help his second cousin inside the Fight of 5 Armies, a meeting that occurs within the finish of "There and Again.Inch To keep this relatively spoiler free, let's just condition that Dain steps in to a bigger role once the fight concludes. "We are in a position to not consider an even more fitting actor to see Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and many difficult of Dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the big Yin themselves," Jackson mentioned in the statement to Deadline. "With Billy walking into this role, the cast of 'The Hobbit' is becoming complete. We cant wait to find out him round the Battleground!" Connolley joins a star-studded cast including Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner and James Nesbitt. "The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey" hits theaters on December 14, while "The Hobbit: There And AgainInch will premiere on December 13, 2013. You think Connolly can produce a great Dain Ironfoot? Reveal inside the comments section below or on Twitter!