A supposed Hobbit trailer

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Saitaina" wrote:
> Iggy wrote:
> 
> > 2:  It looks like Orlando Bloom will be playing the
> > King of the Wood Elves in the Hobbit.  (Apparently,
> > they want him type cast as an Elf... any Elf...)
> 
> Interesting considering Orlando is not making movies
> anymore after he finishes his current one.  Or at
> least not for a while.
> 
> This is also odder considering just early last month
> I heard Peter Jackson was trying to get the rights to
> make Hobbit, not that it was in production, or
> anywhere near pre-production.

If it had been acquired by Peter Jackon/New Line Cinema and entered 
pre-production, we would have heard about it - the announcement would 
have created lots of excitement and commentary in the fandom.  I 
believe Ian McKellen has indicated interest in returning as Gandalf 
for such a movie.  According to AFP, Peter Jackson said in early 
December that he would be interested if New Line Cinema is interested 
and sorts out the issue of production-rights, but that he will be 
busy making King Kong the next couple of years.

That said, it is not strange that they would like Orlando to play 
Thranduil, the king of the elves of Northern Mirkwood, if they are 
going to make a movie out of The Hobbit - Legolas was after all the 
son of same Thranduil.

Best regards
Christian Stubø