McKellen (X Men) reprises his role as Gandalf as do the elves Elrond (Weaving from Matrix) and Galadriel (Blanchett from Hanna). Martin Freeman from the British The Office plays the young Bilbo. One of my favorite actors - very sexy - Richard Armitage (North & South previously blogged about) is the King of the Dwarves Thorin - good singing voice. Ken Stott from King Arthur is a dwarf. James Nesbitt the famous Irish actor who was in Millions also plays a dwarf and the funny one of course. Aiden Turner from BBC's Being Human is one of the young dwarves - not a vampire, but still a fantastical creature. Holm plays the old Bilbo again and Wood appears briefly as Frodo. Another brief appearance by the not evil Saruman still played by Lee. Serkis does the voice of Gollum again. Lee Pace from The Fall and Pushing Daisies is the Elvin King Thranduil. Cumberbatch (the BBC Sherlock!) is going to be in all 3 films!!!! A bad guy like in the upcoming Star Trek sequel, but who cares. IMDb writes, "A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug." There is a TON of action in this, but it is long. My nephew did get bored in parts and he is 9 so maybe only older kids. There is a lot of background given and a lot of names thrown around, so it can get confusing. I have never read past this part, so the other 2 films will be a surprise. I also say this in 3D which is an excellent idea. All in all, I say: SEE IT in theatres!
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