Bofur, Bombur, and Bifur – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Reveals More Dwarves!

Dwarves are taking over Boomtron today as we reveal the identities of more characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. As you know, Peter Jackson’s upcoming return to Middle Earth, prequel style, will come in the form of two new films, titled An Unexpected Journey and There and Back Again. We have already made introductions of Nori, Ori, and Dori, as well as Gloin and Oin. That name, Gloin, should be familiar to even casual fans of Lord of the Rings. You have even reacquainted with Bilbo and Gandalf.

Now meet Bofur, Bombur, and Bifur, thanks to IGN. They may be short, but they are weapons ready! These hearty fellows, “born and bred in the West, descendants of coal miners and iron workers…have joined the Quest for the Lonely Mountain partly to seek their fortune and partly because they were told the beer was free.” My kind of chaps!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has an anticipated release date into theaters of December 2012. The cast, large enough to invade a small country, is comprised of Martin Freeman, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Luke Evans, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lily, Christopher Lee, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Stephen Fry, Lee Pace and Ian Holm, just to name a few.