Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Introduces Balin and Dwalin

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Even more dwarves revealed from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! Today we get Balin and Dwalin who get introduced via Time. We’ve previously been introduced to and caught glimpses of Bofur, Bombur, and Bifur, Fili and Kili, Nori, Ori, and Dori, and finally the tandem of Oin and Gloin (father of Gimli from the The Lord of the Rings trilogy!). Warner Brothers also included a description of the two latest dwarves to Time:

“Dwarf Lords in their own right, Balin and Dwalin are close relatives of Thorin. Beyond this, these brothers are two of his most loyal and trusted friends. An old warrior, Balin has lived through hard times and fought many battles, yet he harbors doubts about the wisdom of the Quest to retake the Lonely Mountain. Dwalin has no such forebodings – his belief in Thorin’s leadership is unshakeable. A powerful and bruising fighter, with a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf, particularly anyone who might be an Elf, Dwalin is not someone to cross lightly.”

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of two film adapting Tolkien’s The Hobbit, hits theater on in December 2012. Jackson is returning with some familiar faces with Orlando Bloom and Ian McKellan returning to continue (prequel style) their portrayals of Legolas and Gandalf. Some of new blood we will see include LOST’s Evangeline Lilly, Stephen Fry, and Martin Freeman, who will play the central character of Bilbo Baggins.