Great news, everybody! The wonderful Stephen Fry has been cast in The Hobbit as The Master of Laketown!
Here’s another part of the announcement, wonderfully showcasing Peter Jackson‘s great sense of humor:
“The Master’s conniving civil servant, Alfrid will be played by Ryan Gage. Ryan is a great young actor who we originally cast in a small role, but we liked him so much, we promoted him to the much larger Alfrid part.
Last, and certainly not least, is Conan Stevens, who will be playing an Orc called Azog (Orcs are never called Roger or Dennis for some strange reason). And yes that’s his name├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥Conan! Isn’t that cool? Azog is played by Conan!”
LOLz, Peter Jackson is definitely the kind of guy we want directing movies. Not only does he have talent in spades, but he has the kind of demeanor that his cast and crew totally respect. He gets things done without being a total jerk. That’s rare!
But this is really great news for Fry, who we should definitely see more of. Last we heard from him he was talking about how he’s 90% gay!
Anyway, good luck Stephen! Have fun, and we can’t wait to see it!
[Image via WENN.]
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