Connolly Joins The Hobbit

Billy Connolly has joined  Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey/The Hobbit: There and Back Again says THR.

Connolly will play the key role of dwarf warrior Dain Ironfoot in the story--It's expected that the character will see more action in the films than he did in the book

The prequel sees Bilbo (Martin Freeman) travel on his journey with dwarves Thorin Oakshield (Richard Armitage) Bofur (Stephen Hunter), Bombur (James Nesbitt), and Bifur (William Kircher). Oin and Gloin (John Callen and Peter Hambleton) Jed Brophy as Nori, Adam Brown as Ori Mark Hadlow as Dori Balin (Ken Stott) and Dwalin (Graham McTavish)

Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage Benedict Cumberbatch Luke Evans Conan Stevens Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving Dean O'Gorman, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm, David Tennant, Barry Humphries., Lee Pace Bret McKenzie Orlando Bloom Ian McKellen, former "Lost" actress Evangeline Lilly and Christopher Lee also star in the Hobbit 2-fer...Production takes place through July.

Journey will bow on December 14th 2012 while Again reaches cinemas on December 13th 2013