Peter Jackson wants Bret McKenzie back for "The Hobbit"

Peter Jackson is reportedly wanting "The Flight of the Choncords" star Bret McKenzie to reprise his role as Figwit in the upcoming "The Hobbit". For those who didn't notice (like myself), McKenzie actually appeared in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" for a blink of an eye scene, and "The Lord of the Rngs: The Return of the King" for a bit. Here's how The Playlist explains McKenzie's very tiny role:

During the council meeting where Frodo says, “I will take it!” the camera pans over to a pouty elf. The story goes that a fan said, “Frodo is great ... who is that?” thus spawning the nickname of Figwit. He reappeared in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” alongside Liv Tyler and that has been his extent so far in the franchise, but perhaps not for long.

"The Hobbit" is currently filming in New Zealand, which first part is set to hit theatres on December 2012.

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First photo of the entire "Hobbit" cast

The cast of "The Hobbit" have been staying in New Zealand for the initial filming, and finally we got the snap of the whole cast from this week's press conference, thanks to MTV. These are fresh faces since they didn't star in the previous "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, and Ian McKellen all have confirmed that they will make a come back in this movie, but only in a supporting role. "The Hobbit" will start to shoot in March 21, since Peter Jackson just had a minor medical setback.

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Quickfix: Saoirse Ronan joins "The Hobbit", Judi Dench returns in "Bond 23", Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor are the new "Charlie's Angels"

Saoirse Ronan goes epic in "The Hobbit"
New cast addition for "The Hobbit"! Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan has been confirmed to join in, according to its casting director Ros Hubbard. Hubbard said that Saoirse's family will go with her to New Zealand as well, where the filming takaes place. "Working with Peter Jackson is like working with family. Everyone is very close and very loving on those sorts of jobs.  It's not like typical studio movies at all," said Hubbard. However there's no confirmation about what part she's going to play. This will be Saoirse's second movie directed by Peter Jackson, as she previously worked with him in "The Lovely Bones". In another "The Hobbit" news, this production is slightly delayed due to Jackson's medical concern post-surgery, but it's still expected to begin soon.

Judi Dench reprised her role as "M" in "Bond 23"
James Bond's fans should be cheering on the return of the legendary franchise. After Daniel Craig confirmed that he'll be back as the British secret agent, MI6, the James Bond fansite, confirmed that Judi Dench will reprise her role as Bond's 'mighty' boss M. Sam Mendes will direct this MGM production movie, and it is scheduled to release on November 9, 2012 in USA.

Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor join "Charlie's Angels" TV pilot
These two are likely to star alongside the first-selected angel, Annie Ilonzeh (from "General Hospital"), in the upcoming ABC program "Charlie's Angels". According to reports, Minka will play Marissa, a former US Marine and a high-skilled weapons expert (and a neat freak as well!), Annie will play Kate, and Rachael will play Abby, the youngest and sassiest one who's the daughter of a Wall Street crook. This television series is produced by Drew Barrymore, the actress who portrayed Dylan Sanders in "Charlie's Angels" and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" movies.

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Elijah Wood talks "The Hobbit" and will be back as Frodo Baggins

Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" will start filming next month, and people have been talking about who's returning and who's not. A few days ago, it was announced that Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf, as well as Andy Serkis as Gollum. Now it's Elijah Wood's time to talk about some tidbits about the prequel of "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elijah will also make a comeback in "The Hobbit" as his previous role Frodo, as well as other characters. "(Ian) McKellen is back, Cate Blanchett is back, Andy Serkis, and Orlando (Bloom). It's going to be like going back in time,". When asked about whether Sean Astin will make a comeback as well, he said he had no idea. "I haven't even read the script."

Elijah knows that he will only make a small appearance, since the character Frodo isn't actually appear in "The Hobbit" novel. However, his reprisal to play Frodo is to show how much he respects the work of this movie.

Martin Freeman has been casted to play Bilbo Baggins, the leading character in "The Hobbit" (which was previously played by Ian Holm in "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy). Saoirse Ronan, David Tennant, and Leonard Nimoy are rumored to play Itaril, Thranduil, and Smaug respectively. This movie will be made into two parts, with the first part to release in December 19, 2012.

I am so excited that Peter Jackson decided to film "The Hobbit", I think I need to watch more epic colossal movies as great as "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy—it's been a 'draught' of epicness in the movie industry lately! All I can say is welcome back and good luck to all cast of "The Hobbit"!

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