Orlando Bloom seems to be shying away from playing the great elf
Legolas in “The Hobbit,” that is unless his original “Lord of the Rings” helmer is behind the camera. “Who’s directing it,
Peter Jackson?” he mockingly answered when asked about the possibility. Yes, we know that
Legolas isn’t technically in “The Hobbit,” and to his eternal credit, Bloom knows this as well. But dedicated “Rings” fans know that
Legolas is an elf from the realm of Mirkwood, a kingdom
Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf companions get captured in towards the end of “The Hobbit,” imprisoned there by the Elvenking Thranduil. [
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