Orlando Bloom Hints at a New Legolas Costume for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit |
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Wednesday, 05 October 2011 19:25 |
Collider recently caught up with the actor as a press junket for The Three Musketeers. He is playing the villain, Buckingham in the swashbuckling affair. But he is also returning to the role of Legolas in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.
Now of course there is a bit of controversy behind Orlando Bloom's return to Middle Earth since his character Legolas was never actually in the J. R. R. Tolkien story. Legolas's father was in the story briefly, but that is really the only connection that he has to the events that are sixty years before The Fellowship of the Ring.
Also revealed in the interview is that the actor has already shot some scenes for the movie and will be headed back to film more after he is done promoting his latest flick. This will surprise many as well since many people figured Legolas was merely a cameo, but his statements point Read more: |