Peter Jackson announced yesterday on his Facebook Page that Orlando Bloom has officially joined the cast of The Hobbit (the prequel to JRR Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings).  That means the ladies will get to see more of Legolas and his willowy, long blond hair.  Hey, who cares that Legolas wasn’t in the original book?  His elfish presence brightened up the cast of brooding marauders with his light-hearted zeal for killing orc and his loyal, male-bonding ways.  I thought Legolas provided a nice refuge from all the seriousness of the first three films.

The cast list so far, according to IMDB, is pretty extensive, bearing such names as Ian McKellan, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood and Cate Blanchett.

[Source:  Deadline]

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