Peter Jackson Explains Why the ‘Hobbit’ Movies Are Such a Huge Mess

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

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Holm, Lee, McKellen and Blanchett were the four "big names" in the cast (and all of them had, or since have, been knighted* for their acting careers.)

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*In Cate's case, by France. Oz doesn't do knighthoods any more.

I doubt she would have accepted a damehood anyway as she is a republican. However she has received the highest homegrown honour having been named Companion of the Order of Australian honour (still on the Queen's birthday list though!).