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Fourth 'Hobbit' First Look: Dwarves Bombur, Bofur & Bifur Are Next!

by Alex Billington
July 13, 2011
Source: IGN

More Middle-Earth dwarves! Up next from The Hobbit following Fili & Kili is our first look at Stephen Hunter as Bombur, James Nesbitt as Bofur and William Kircher as Bifur. While most of the Company of Thorin Oakensheild is related to the royal and noble line of Durin, Bofur, his brother Bombur and their cousin Bifur most definitely are... not. Born and bred in the West, descendants of coal miners and iron workers, they have joined the Quest for the Lonely Mountain partly to seek their fortune and partly because they were told the beer was free. Awesome! Alas, these three look the most doctored out of any, but oh well.

A higher res version is now available, thanks to the update on IGN, which you can view by clicking below.

In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit... The Hobbit, being directed by Peter Jackson in two separate parts, is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in a trilogy ten years ago. The Hobbit films, with screenplays by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson, will be shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. The Hobbit follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, played by Martin Freeman, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. The first part of The Hobbit hits theaters December 2012.

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From around the web:

Xerxexx

so much character in their outfits! Hopefully it will be east to keep up with the Dwarves, it was rather difficult to keep up with them in the book.
- JL
  
  I think the costume designers for all of these Tolkien based movies are just excellent.
  - Xerxexx
    
    indeed.
  - redguy
    
    i think the costume designers have put a lot of work in this, it's going to be something special, the movie, the costumes, the plot. i ..can't...wait to see it.
Sjioh

Bombur is WAY too thin :/
- Anonymous
  
  Really? I mean the guy looks like Fat Bastard.
Jericho

and where is Pilfer?....8D
JT

These are WAY better than the other ones shown. They actually look Dwarfish.
Anonymous

Hillbilly dwarves... Love it!!!
happy camper

These are great but... lemme see Blanchett and Ronan!
stfugtfo

sweet!!!!!
John

Here's the high resolution version. http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/118/1181874/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-20110713111341600.jpg
Jez

Blimey! How many dwarves is Jackson planning on using? Go easy on the dwarves, Jackson save some advertising for the other races.
- Anne
  
  Maybe if you read the book you would know; nothing new so far.
- People Are Stupid
  
  Really? Someone liked that comment. What fucking ignorance. Read the books, as said by Anne this is nothing new. Jesus...
Anonymous

Love the fat one, he looks fun!
Dom

Is it just me, or do these look extremely cheesy? The characters look like something straight out of Asterix.
- JL
  
  They will look better when in the proper settings and dirtied up a little bit.
ScarlettDevil

Guillermo del Toro's designs have definitely influenced this movie for the better AND BROUGHT NEW LIFE. His design style is obvious from Hellboy, Pans Labyrinth and etc. The dwarves in this version would have probably looked more like the one from TLOTR if it weren't for him. Now there is more variety and considering it being a different point in time then it makes sense. I hope that he gets more than just writing credit. Read more: Bombur, Bofur and Bifur Revealed in The Hobbit - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=79806&offset=10#ixzz1S53k0fvu
You think you know.

Herp derp too skinny! Too fat! Too cartoony! These are the dwarves I imagined in my head, therefore they suck. Jackson has no idea what he's doing. Graaaaaa!!! Nerd rage! Fucking fools, you think you can do better, or know better? Then go get a job with Mr. Jackson and put your "expert" opinion on display.
- JL
  
  Seconded.
Maverick Pete

Doctored? So what? These pictures have been awesome to see so far.
Cody W.

Si far to me all the pictures look like there action figures, some weird photoshoppy thingy going on it seems. Otherwise besides that minor complaint these look fantastic just like the rest.