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Reflections on ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’

It’s the second half of February now. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has all but disappeared from cinemas in the USA and many other places. Why has it taken so long for […]

Billy Connolly Reveals Dain II Ironfoot Details

Billy Connolly will be appearing as Dáin, Thorin Oakenshield’s cousin, in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. UK Yahoo Movies reported that the actor recently spilled some more details about what fans can […]

Billy Connolly: Big Yin or Big Mouth?

From a “Got News Precious” contributor. Billy Connolly, the 69 year old musician, comedian, actor, and professional scot who has been cast in the role of Dain Ironfoot, has caused something of a furore among Tolkien […]

Connolly Plays Dain in a Fat Suit

Billy Connolly is to wear a fat suit to make him look shorter for his role in The Hobbit reports The New Zealand Herald.  Connolly, who plays the warrior dwarf Dain Ironfoot,  also has a suit of armour for the […]

Billy Connolly Will Play Dain Ironfoot in “The Hobbit”

Peter Jackson has just announced that Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joined the cast of “The Hobbit” to play Dain Ironfoot. Jackson said, “We could not think of a more fitting actor to […]