'Hobbit' Gains Its Final Cast Member: Billy Connolly

Better late than never! Despite the fact that Healing For Peter Jackson and also the relaxation from the cast of "The Hobbit" happen to be busy filming the approaching two films in Nz, there have been still apparently figures left to become cast. But no more. Deadline is confirming that Billy Connolly originates aboard to act as Dain Ironfoot. The dwarf warrior may be the second cousin of mind dwarf Thorin Oakenshield. Why Connolly could sign up so late in the overall game happens because the smoothness of Dain has only a little role in "The Hobbit," and likely is only going to come in the 2nd "Hobbit" film, "There and Again,Inch which arrives in 2013. Though Dain includes a bigger role within the "The almighty from the Rings" mythology, in "The Hobbit" he only seems after Thorin asks him to assist the dwarves on their own mission to reclaim Erebor. After he receives Thorin's request, Dain sets by helping cover their an military of countless hundred dwarves and arrives just over time to assist his second cousin within the Fight of 5 Armies, a celebration that happens in the finish of "There and Again.Inch To help keep this relatively spoiler free, let us just state that Dain steps right into a bigger role when the fight concludes. "We're able to not think about a far more fitting actor to experience Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and most difficult of Dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Large Yin themself," Jackson stated inside a statement to Deadline. "With Billy walking into this role, the cast of 'The Hobbit' has become complete. We cant wait to determine him around the Battleground!" Connolley joins a star-studded cast which includes Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner and James Nesbitt. "The Hobbit: An Unpredicted Journey" hits theaters on December 14, while "The Hobbit: There And AgainInch will premiere on December 13, 2013. Do you consider Connolly can make a great Dain Ironfoot? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!