More fuel for speculation..... Here is a doozy of a story on The Hobbit.
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here for PJ's comments on bringing back the "relatives" of the Ring characters.
OK, Gimli is not a problem. You could certainly reprise Ian as Gandalf. And I suppose they could run into a younger Arwen or Aragorn or Legalos. The latter would make some sense in Mirkwood, perhaps even helping Bilbo escape.
But what could they possibly have in mind for Pippin or Merry or someone like Boromir or Faramir? (Just how far are they going with this thing?) And how do Ian and Elijah fit in here? If all his Hobbit buds were going back for the Hobbit shooting, I can't imagine Elijah being "left out".
Any ideas? You also get the impression that some of these actors still really miss the bonds they forged in making LotR.