The Hobbit Confirms Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie official cast in The Hobbit
Bret McKenzie official cast in The Hobbit
Flight of the Conchords' star Bret McKenzie has officially boarded the cast of The Hobbit, which recently began shooting March 21.

Bret McKenzie is playing Lindir, an Elf of Rivendell, in The Hobbit.

Producer-director Peter Jackson is shooting the two films in New Zealand in 3D over the next 14 months at Stone Street Studios in Wellington and on location around the country.

Based on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, the story is set 60 years before The Lord of the Rings with Bilbo the unassuming Hobbit who becomes a hero by obtaining a powerful ring in the face of challenges by the wicked Gollum and a dragon named Smaug.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey comes to theaters December 14th, 2012 and stars Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee. The film is directed by Peter Jackson.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (13)

  1. hihodiddily

    Oh lovely prince of parties...

    1 year agoby @messiahbolicalFlag

  2. TheMime

    hopefully he gets more screen time in this one than what he got in the first & third LotR movies.....

    1 year agoby @themimeFlag

  3. gothamknight

    wow alot of u dont know who bret mckenzie is. i think jemaine should play one of the dwarfs

    1 year agoby @gothamknightFlag

  4. skywise

    @shuabert ok i see how that might work. I dont know who this guy is but he sure as hell has the elven look to him.

    1 year agoby @skywiseFlag

  5. CUPID

    I've got no idea who he is, but good for him.

    1 year agoby @cupidFlag

  6. Diaigma

    Excellent choice. I have no reason to be worried about this production.

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  7. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    He looks confused.

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  8. The Narrator: The Better Man

    No one here watches, or listens to Flight of the Conchords?!?

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  9. Josh

    @skywise According to imdb, he is "rumored" to be playing Thranduil, the elven king of Mirkwood and Legolas' father. But as far as I know it hasn't been confirmed.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  10. skywise

    ooh how did i miss David Tennants name until now? Martin Freeman AND David Tennant? I get more and more excited the more i read about this. Whis is Tennant playing?

    1 year agoby @skywiseFlag

  11. Fat_Jesus

    They should've stuck with Figwit.

    1 year agoby @fat-jesusFlag

  12. Josh

    I don't know who this guy is.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

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