THE HOBBIT NEWS
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.
Reader Feedback - 23 Comments
1
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.
Xerxexx on Jul 13, 2011
2
I think the costume designers for all of these Tolkien based movies are just excellent.
JL on Jul 13, 2011
3
indeed.
Xerxexx on Jul 13, 2011
4
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.
redguy on Jul 14, 2011
5
Bombur is WAY too thin :/
Sjioh on Jul 13, 2011
6
Really? I mean the guy looks like Fat Bastard.
Anonymous on Jul 14, 2011
7
and where is Pilfer?....8D
Jericho on Jul 14, 2011
8
These are WAY better than the other ones shown. They actually look Dwarfish.
JT on Jul 14, 2011
9
Hillbilly dwarves... Love it!!!
Anonymous on Jul 14, 2011
10
These are great but... lemme see Blanchett and Ronan!
happy camper on Jul 14, 2011
11
sweet!!!!!
stfugtfo on Jul 14, 2011
12
Here's the high resolution version. http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/118/1181874/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-20110713111341600.jpg
John on Jul 14, 2011
13
Blimey! How many dwarves is Jackson planning on using? Go easy on the dwarves, Jackson save some advertising for the other races.
Jez on Jul 14, 2011
14
Maybe if you read the book you would know; nothing new so far.
Anne on Jul 14, 2011
15
Really? Someone liked that comment. What fucking ignorance. Read the books, as said by Anne this is nothing new. Jesus...
People Are Stupid on Jul 14, 2011
16
Love the fat one, he looks fun!
Anonymous on Jul 14, 2011
17
Is it just me, or do these look extremely cheesy? The characters look like something straight out of Asterix.
Dom on Jul 14, 2011
18
They will look better when in the proper settings and dirtied up a little bit.
JL on Jul 14, 2011
19
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
ScarlettDevil on Jul 14, 2011
20
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.
You think you know. on Jul 14, 2011
21
Seconded.
JL on Jul 14, 2011
22
Doctored? So what? These pictures have been awesome to see so far.
Maverick Pete on Jul 15, 2011
23
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.
Cody W. on Jul 15, 2011
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