Cate Blanchett Joins 'The Hobbit' Cast!

Cate Blanchett will reprise her role of Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the upcoming adaptation of the trilogy’s prequel, The Hobbit.

The film will be split into two parts that will be filmed back-to-back starting this February, according to Variety.

Director Peter Jackson commented on Cate‘s casting, saying “[she] is one of my favorite actors to work with and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have her reprise the role she so beautifully brought to life in the earlier films.”

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