There's a spate of
Hobbit casting announcements, including the return of Cate Blanchett as Galadriel and actors for Balin, Beorn, and Drogo Baggins (!). Of course it's no surprise to anyone that we'll be delving into off-screen action involving the White Council, but as far as I can remember this is the first indication we've had that we'll be getting at least a glimpse of Baggins family history too.
http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/cate...or-the-hobbit/
McKellen and Serkis are
still not confirmed. Cue *raised eyebrow*.