Hello all. Are people aware of these quotes from Billy Connolly regarding his appearance in one (or more) of the films of The Hobbit (presumably Part 3, but who knows right now) as Dįin Ironfoot?
From
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/ent...lly-the-brave/
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"They're basically broadening me, making me wider," he explains, adding that the technology being used on the film is making for long, hard working days. "But let me say, this guy will terrify the life out of you. I have a Mohawk and tattoos on my head. You've got to see it."
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And from
http://www.news.com.au/news/family-e...-1226394550913
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I arrive riding a wild pig.
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Now I realise that this is Billy Connolly we're talking about and that everything he says must be taken with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, what would people think about this depiction of the eventual King under the Mountain?
I personally have a soft spot for some of Professor Tolkien's secondary characters. Prince Imrahil is one and Dįin Ironfoot is another. I always imagined Dįin as a rather grim character, clearly an accomplished soldier and combatant, but not as some kind of pig-riding berserker type (it sounds rather reminiscent of Warhammer Fantasy for those who are familiar with the franchise) so this has me feeling a little uneasy. On the other hand though Dįin is never really described, although the idea of Dwarves with mohawks seems a bit outlandish. Personally while I'm not a great fan of the films in general (and am rather pessimistic about The Hobbit) one of the things I appreciated was that the design seemed, most of the time, to not go down the route of the "sillier" potential of a Fantasy world. The Hobbit, with its many Dwarves, seems to not quite be adhering as closely to the same policy. So what would you think of pig-riding punk Dįin?