BLOOM WANTS HOBBIT ROLE
ORLANDO BLOOM is desperate to reprise his role as an elf-prince in upcomi= ng LORD OF THE RINGS prequel THE HOBBIT - he’s already asked PETER JACKSO= N for a part in the new movie.
The British actor landed his breakthrough role playing Legolas in Jacks= on’s 2001 epic The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and he = went on to star in the two sequels.
Work has now begin on a prequel, based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit= - the book which began the fantasy story franchise - and Bloom wants to = be involved.
He admits he has already emailed Lord of the Rings director Jackson, wh= o will write the screenplay for the film, to inquire about the casting.
He tells MTV.com, "I shot an email to Pete and I said, ‘You know, if yo= u want me to don the blond wig and pointy ears again, I’d be honoured to = do it.’ He said - funnily enough - ‘Well, we’ll see’. They’re very, very = hush-hush." But Bloom admits the decision may rest with Guillermo del Toro, who wil= l direct the blockbuster.
He adds, "It’s Guillermo’s movie and I’m a huge fan of that man. He’s o= bviously going to take his own idea of it, but I’m excited for that movie= .. I think it’s going to be great." The film will be released in two parts, with the first picture expected= in 2012.
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