'Sherlock Holmes's Stephen Fry: 'I ate testicles for The Hobbit'
Published Dec 16 2011, 11:44 GMT | By Stella Papamichael and Mayer Nissim
Stephen Fry has said that he plays a "very gross figure" in Peter Jackson's upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit.The actor told Digital Spy that his Master of Laketown in the two-part film recalls Jackson's earlier work in movies like Bad Taste and Brain Dead.
"He was a shlock, gore director of the highest quality and wit," Fry said of Jackson. "My character is an opportunity for sheer grossness.
"He had me eating testicles... gross appetites. I mustn't give too much away but I've got a bald cap and then on top of that a really bad combover wig and this wispy moustache and wispy beard and horrible blotchy skin and disgusting fingernails.
"And generally speaking a really unappetising piece of work. And a coward to boot and very, very greedy."
The Hobbit will be divided into two parts and released as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on December 14, 2012, and The Hobbit: There and Back Again on December 13, 2013.
Andy Serkis has said that the first trailer for The Hobbit will be released before the end of this month.
> 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' begins one-year countdown to release
Move through our gallery of pictures from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey below:
Cate Blanchett returns to Middle-earth as royal Elf Galadriel.
It's cute that DS think they need to explain to us in the headline who Stephen Fry is, and also that they imply Sherlock Holmes is what he's best known for...
December 18th 2011 at 10:46pm
Stephen Fry is a very gross man.
December 18th 2011 at 10:20pm
This movie trailer is OK I guess… but check out this one it is way more EPIC and has a hilarious fart! http://youtu.be/3qiwg3owpRk
December 16th 2011 at 8:01pm
Eating testicles, huh? Isn't that just an ordinary nite for him?
December 16th 2011 at 7:57pm
Eating Testicles, That explains why he still has what appears to be pubes on his top lip!
December 16th 2011 at 1:52pm