OlderEvangeline Lilly Joins 'The Hobbit'
Evangeline Lilly has officially joined the cast of Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit, Deadline reports.
The 31-year-old Lost actress and new mama will be playing a woodland elf named Tauriel.
Peter wrote on his Facebook page, “Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character…Her name means ‘daughter of Mirkwood’ and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing!”
“What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life,” he added.
Peter also made note that there would not be a romantic connection between Evangeline‘s character and Legolas, the character made famous by Orlando Bloom.
The Hobbit is set to be released in 2012.
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actually, it only means daughter of the wood… (i’m such a geek, i know :D)
@me me me:
I was just going to make the same comment. Geeks of the world unite!
so she will play “Arienta”…a good choice ;)
This is the first and last time I am ever going to say this….I WOULD TOTALLY WRECK THAT ELF!!!!
It’s a great and unexpected news!!
A TWO HOUR KATE EPISODE? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Here’s hoping Dom Monaghan joins too but I love it that she will be in The Hobbit.
Hmmmmm… I would love to see Evangeline in Star Trek sequel… a love interest for Captain Kirk, perhaps … but it seems that Peter Jackson was faster than JJ Abrams… anyway I ‘m going to see The Hobbit, too….
:-) :-)
@Dee or Deemebr:
I wanted to say everyone is faster than Abrams. But then again, “The Hobbit took even longer to go into production than the next Star Trek Movie.
she’s fugly.
Evangeline is gorgeous & talented.. it’s good to see Hollywood didn’t “Lost” her… she is coming back with the bang, first in “Real Steel” with Huge Jackman (which looks terrific) & now in “The Hobbit” series . Wowww .
It’s like a dream come true. :) ) I’m so thrilled & happy that Peter Jackson noticed her talent and cast her right away after her Baby’s birth. :)
i like her. but have to say that she is one lucky effing duck for someone who has expressed that she’s not even that into acting. parts just fall on her lap!!!
She use to go out with a hobbit … cannot wait for that movie any longer !
This is great casting! And if she has a romance with Legolas, it’s gonna be totally hot! Cannot wait. It’s about time that elf gets some lovin’!
Can’t wait to see her on the big screen! She’s a natural beauty and talented.
I like her. She is sweet and gorgeous. I am hardly waiting for antoher magic movie like all LOTR movies are.
She’s not a good actress. Her “acting” was the worst part of LOST.