John Rhys-Davies Says, "No Thank You!" To The Hobbit

There have been rumors (don’t know how legit they are or where they started) that members of the Fellowship of the Ring could make appearances in The Hobbit and its sequel. Well, the ones who were alive during the events of the Lord of the Rings prequel (which would be future-King Aragorn and Legolas, I believe). That’s, of course, in addition to Sir Ian McKellan’s Gandalf the Grey.

Being that he has a role in the forthcoming adaptation, its logical to wonder if John Rhys-Davis (the actor who played Gimli in the Rings trilogy) might portray his character’s own father Gloin – not unlike Roddy McDowall in the original Planet of the Apes film series. Sorry, fans. But the actor tells Empire that you won’t be seeing him come back in any capacity.

It’s not like Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson and the gang didn’t ask him. As Davis stated:

"I've already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn't. I have already completely ruled it out. There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more."

Granted, we're still waiting to hear who will replace Sir Ian Holm as our hero Bilbo. Maybe we'll get word from the studio and/or filmmakers just in time for Christmas.