Evangeline Lilly Signs On To 'The Hobbit'

Lost alum Evangeline Lilly may have just given birth to her son a few months ago but the actress is getting back to work as she's just joined the cast of Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit'.

Jackson took to his Facebook page to announce the good news and wrote:

“Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character — the Woodland Elf, Tauriel,” Peter wrote. “Her name means ‘daughter of Mirkwood’ and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.) What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life.”

The movie, which is prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy will be released in 2 parts in December 2012 and December 2013.

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'Hobbit' Movie Get Official Tittle & Released Date!

Fans of the 'Lord of the Rings' movies can officially start getting excited because the prequel movies now have titles & release dates! Yes, you read that right, I said movies because there will be 2.

There will not be any Part 1 or Part 2 nonsense, each installment has it's own title. The first movie will be called 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' which is due to be released on December 14, 2012.

The second of the films will be called 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' and will be released a year after the first film, December 13, 2013.

The films are an adaptation of JRR Tolkiens' book The Hobbit.

The prequels are currently filming in New Zealand, with frequent set updates from Director Peter Jackson via his facebook page.  The Director most recently posted the news that Orlando Bloom will be joining the cast of 'The Hobbit' movies, reprising his role as Legolas.

Bloom will join a cast which includes Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis.

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'The Hobbit' Begins Filming In New Zealand

Director Peter Jackson posted a some photos of himself on the set of 'The Hobbit' as evidence that filming has begun. The movie is a prequel to both the 'Lord of the Rings' movies which Peter Jackson also directed.

Filming of the film was put on hold last year due to Director Peter Jackson being treated for a perforated ulcer.

For those who are not familiar with the book, The Hobbit follows “the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug.  Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild.  Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.”

Ian McKellen will return to his role as Galdalf the Grey and British actro Martin Freeman will star as Bilbo Baggins. Also reprising her role in 'The Lord of the Rings' will be the beautiful Cate Blanchet as Galadriel, Andy Serkis as Gollum and Elijah Wood as Frodo. The movie is set to be released in 2012.

My husband has read all of these books and is really excited about the movies, lets hope Peter Jackson doesn't let down the hard core fans with his interpretation. However, based on these photos, I think we're all going to be pleased with it.

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