Sir Ian McKellan says he is in contract negotiations for the last couple of weeks,, although no green light has been given for the movies as of yet.
The second rumor is that 70 year old Australian actor Jack Thompson is being considered for the part of Thorin Oakenshield. He is probably best known for his roles in ‘Breaker Morant’, ‘The Man from Snowy River’’, ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’, and ‘Star Wars, Episode II’.
I think he would be splendid.
Oh, I like Jack Thompson a lot! He’d be great as Thorin!