Deadline reports that Peter Jackson has cast Billy Connolly in the role of Dain Ironfoot, ... Casting, Hobbit, Hype, Movie News. 16 Comments. 1. epic. Xerxexx on Feb 8, 2012. 2. took the word out ...

Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter: "We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of Dwarves, than Billy Connelly, the Big Yin himself. "With ...

In general, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was a much smaller-scale story than its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, but there are still aspects of it that are curious, including the Five Armies. Part ...

We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of Dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Big Yin himself. With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of ...

One of the few joys of the final Hobbit movie was the inclusion of Billy Connolly as Dáin Ironfoot. The Scottish actor had the perfect cadence to portray a hotheaded and feisty old dwarf, with ...

Scottish actor Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.. In the films, Connolly will play Dain Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior ...

In a statement given to the Hollywood Reporter, Peter Jackson, who is directing The Hobbit, said of Connolly’s casting: “We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the ...

"We could not think of a more fitting actor to play Dain Ironfoot, the staunchest and toughest of the Dwarves, than Billy Connolly, the Big Yin himself," Jackson said in a written statement.

Scottish actor-comedian Billy Connolly has been added to the ensemble cast of The Hobbit. The Boondock Saints and Lemony Snicket actor will play dwarf warrior Dain Ironfoot, who is Thorin ...

Dain (Billy Connolly): Ironfoot and his Dwarven army collide with the Elven forces. Dori (Mark Hadlow): Flute playing part of the Company of Dwarves. Dwalin (Graham McTavish): Company of Dwarves ...