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"Brian Cox is reportedly being eyed for a role in The Hobbit. According to website Ain&amp;#039;t It Cool News, the Bourne Supremacy star is a contender to play one of the 13 dwarves who accompany Bilbo Baggins on his quest to reclaim treasure taken by the dragon Smaug. Andy Serkis and Sir Ian McKellen, who starred in the Lord Of The Rings movies, are the only confirmed actors for The Hobbit so far. Director Guillermo del Toro and producer Peter Jackson will allegedly split JRR Tolkien&amp;#039;s fantasy novel into two movies to act as prequels to the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The first movie is being targeted for release in 2012. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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