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Thomas Robins confirmed he'll be in The Hobbit!

TheHutt Gondor Oct 6 2012, 10:08am Views: 5494 Thomas Robins confirmed he'll be in The Hobbit! At the Ring*Con 2012 (which is happening right now in Bonn, Germany) Thomas Robins confirmed at the press-conference that he plays a tiny little role on "The Hobbit". He wouldn't tell anything about the role, though. In LOTR, Robins played Déagol in the prologue of "Return of the King". Also, he played the main role in PJs mockumentary "Forgotten Silver". Source: henneth-annun.ru - we saw it first! Russian LotR/Hobbit Site: Henneth-annun.ru - the Russian LOTR site

DanielLB Immortal Oct 6 2012, 10:13am Views: 3903 And we've had hints that Gollum has an extended role ... what if ... We are getting a flashback to Smeagol's younger days with his Grandmother. Eggses remind him of his Grandmother .... cue flashback! Want Hobbit Movie News? Hobbit Headlines of the Week! (This post was edited by DanielLB on Oct 6 2012, 10:16am)

Carne Tol Eressea Oct 6 2012, 11:16am Views: 3695 Might be but I somehow doubt it Looking at some more recent photos of him he could easily pass as a Laketowner: http://trakt.us/images/people/14716.jpg

burgahobbit Rohan Oct 6 2012, 11:19am Views: 3648 That would be good. In fact, that's exactly what we get in the book. We're taken away from the riddles and brought to Gollum's younger days for just a moment until he answers the riddle. Good thought!

DanielLB Immortal Oct 6 2012, 11:20am Views: 3633 I don't know ... This is him at the time of filming. He looks like he's lost weight, but he could still get away with it. He's probably not returning as Deagol anyway. Want Hobbit Movie News? Hobbit Headlines of the Week!

Voronwë_the_Faithful Valinor Oct 6 2012, 2:39pm Views: 3551 As far as I am concerned, those hints have been debunked I don't believe that there has been any reputable source that has made that assertion, just the bogus Reddit guy. Serkis himself has consistently indicated that he filmed one very intense scene (Riddles in the Dark) at the very beginning of filming, and then transitioned completely to his role as second unit director. I don't put any credence at all to the lingering suggestions that Gollum has an expanded role. 'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.' The Hall of Fire

totoro Lorien Oct 6 2012, 5:47pm Views: 3386 Me neither Mostly because there is no good reason to expand his role. However, a flashback during the riddling is not really an expanded role. It is more of a visual window into his thoughts, as opposed to a textual one that the book provided.

Ziggy Stardust Gondor Oct 7 2012, 12:38am Views: 3300 That would be interesting Considering that as he is thinking of the answer, when he remembers his grandmother. By the way, what did Gollum mean when he said he had been teaching his grandmother to suck eggs? What does that mean. Anybody know? I've been wondering that for the longest time.

pettytyrant101 Lorien Oct 7 2012, 12:50am Views: 3288 it can have a double meaning Taking literally it is the act of removing the contents of an egg by making two holes in it, without damaging the shell- so it can be painted or decorated. It was quite a popular activity of school boys during the period Tolkien grew up in and was writting in. However the phrase- 'teaching grandmother to suck eggs'- can also mean somone who is going on about something the person being addressed already knows about. I suppose its not disimilar in meaning to the more common phrase 'preaching to the choir'. So it depends how you want to take it- either the rather sweet image of a young Smeagol sitting with his grandmother teaching her how to suck eggs- or he was sitting with her full of himself going on at her about stuff she already knew. More likely Tolkien meant it the first way but with the meaning of the second as a sort of joke double meaning. (This post was edited by pettytyrant101 on Oct 7 2012, 12:51am)

Ring-Bearer Rivendell Oct 7 2012, 4:07am Views: 3235 Is there any way That he could be returning as Deagol in a very small way and yet be seen just a bit as an extra? 'What are we holding on to, Sam?' 'There's good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for!' 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!'

Ziggy Stardust Gondor Oct 8 2012, 1:00am Views: 3120 I see. I almost took it literally, but knew it couldn't possibly be literally sucking eggs.

Patty Immortal Oct 9 2012, 1:23pm Views: 3016 That would be awesome. Really, I want to see as much Middle-earth as possible, even if only in the EEs . I still have hopes of seeing Brandybuck Hall, the "ancient home of the Brandybucks", although I don't know how they could fit it in. Permanent address: Into the West

Valandil ed Imladris Lorien Oct 11 2012, 11:46pm Views: 3191 if they do the Brandybuck hall they can also give us 3 seconds of Tom Bombadil, even if it is only a whistling and the glimpse of yellow boots and a big hat :P (PJ cameo??? :P )