New Line and Warner Bros. issued a press release today announcing Cate Blanchett would be returning to Middle Earth as Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit. Along with Blanchett, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Mikael Persbrandt, Ryan Gage, Jed Brophy and William Kircher have also joined the cast.
Blanchett will reprise her role from Lord of The Rings trilogy as Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlorien. Ken Stott will play the Dwarf Lord Balin, Sylvester McCoy will play the wizard Radagast the Brown and well-known Swedish actor, Mikael Persbrandt will play the shape-shifter Beorn. British actor Ryan Gage will play Drogo Baggins, with New Zealand actors Jed Brophy playing the role of the dwarf Nori, and William Kircher rounding out the company of Thorin Oakensheild in role of the dwarf Bifur.
Jackson was quoted in the release saying, “Cate is one of my favorite actors to work with and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have her reprise the role she so beautifully brought to life in the earlier films.”
The Hobbit and its as-yet-untitled sequel are set to hit theaters in December 2012 and 2013 respectively. Both will be filmed in Digital 3D.
