'The Hobbit' Dwarves Bofur, Bombur and Bifur Revealed

Bippity, Boppity, Boo

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Wednesday, July 13th 2011 at 8:23 PM

IGN is the latest to reveal an image featured the dwarves from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit and this time they have a look at Stephen Hunter as Bombur, James Nesbitt as Bofur and William Kircher as Bifur along with the following description.

While most of the Company of Thorin Oakensheild is related to the royal and noble line of Durin, Bofur, his brother Bombur and their cousin Bifur most definitely are … not. Born and bred in the West, descendants of coal miners and iron workers, they have joined the Quest for the Lonely Mountain partly to seek their fortune and partly because they were told the beer was free.

Previously we got a look at dwarves Fili and Kili (click here), Oin and Gloin (click here) and before that Dori, Nori and Ori (click here).

The first Hobbit film, referred to as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will hit theaters on December 14, 2012 and the second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release on December 13, 2013. You can check out all of my coverage of the films right here.

(left to right) Stephen Hunter as Bombur, James Nesbitt as Bofur and William Kircher as Bifur in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Photo: Warner Bros.

The Hobbit follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild (Richard Armitage). Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum (Andy Serkis).

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.