John Noble Says No To The Hobbit Movies
Written by ady on August 27, 2008 – 7:32 pm -John Noble is the second actor who had a major role in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy to publicly state that
he wouldn’t return to Middle Earth should Del Toro make the call.
His character Denethor doesn’t make an appearance in The Hobbit but Del Toro has hinted the second movie could feature the story of Aragorn and so Denethor the Steward of Gondor would feature prominently.
John told MTV Movies:
“If they said, ‘Would you come and play Denethor again,’ I would have to say, ‘No, I’m doing [new J.J. Abrams television series] ‘Fringe’! And I certainly couldn’t play a younger Denethor or even Echelion now that I’m an older John. Not even with makeup.”
“I do wish them the best of luck, however. There’s tremendous fan interest in ‘The Hobbit.’ But ‘Lord of the Rings’ was so special, you could tell even when you were working on it, that it was just so good, and sometimes, you just want to leave that in a special place somehow.”
That “special place” may well hold back yet more cast from making a return to Middle Earth and could end up being a major challenge for Del Toro although it’s going to be a major help having Peter Jackson in his corner.
Tags: denethor, john noble, lord of the rings, the hobbit movies
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August 28th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
John Noble did a grea job with his character. Denethor was so hideous and so rude with Faramir I felt like I wanted to choke him and give him a piece of my mind. Still, good job John!
October 21st, 2008 at 12:27 am
John Noble was indeed really great as Denethor, but he’s being a bit of a tool here… Can’t he see this is much bigger than him? He shouldn’t be so selfish to deprive us audience members of continuance, and the suspension of disbelief. He is Denethor, and by God, if he is alive, then he has a duty to play him again, should Denethor be written into the movie…
November 18th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Who is the other actor that turned down a role? anybody know?