The (little) Big Yin
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:40 pm
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Sir Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Hobbit.
Connolly will play the part of Dain Ironfoot, an dwarf warrior and cousin of one of the central characters Thorin Oakenshield.
"We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of Dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Big Yin himself. With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of The Hobbit is now complete. We can't wait to see him on the Battlefield," Sir Peter told theonering.net, the JRR Tolkien fan website.
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