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London - Stephen Fry has joined the cast of The Hobbit.
The British star - who is best known as an actor for his role as Victorian writer Oscar Wilde in 1997's Wilde - will play The Master of Laketown in the Peter Jackson-directed project.
Also confirmed to join the cast are Ryan Gage as The Master's civil servant and Conan Stevens as the Orc Azgog.
Terrific actor
Peter wrote on Facebook: "We are thrilled to confirm that Stephen Fry will be playing The Master of Laketown.
"I've known Stephen for several years, and we're developing a Dambusters movie together. In addition to his writing skills, he's a terrific actor and will create a very memorable Master for us."
The first shooting block of the film, which is being made in New Zealand, is now nearly complete, with Peter adding some time will now be spent on visual effects for the project - stars Martin Freeman as the titular character.
He wrote: "We have a break in less than three weeks to get some editing and visual effects work done, plus prepare for very big scenes coming up."
False starts
The Hobbit suffered a number of false starts before production began earlier this year.
First choice director Guillermo del Toro pulled out of his position, and extras were told not to take part because of a pay deal which was later resolved.
As the film was about to begin shooting, director Peter was taken ill, forcing the schedule back by a further three weeks.
The Hobbit Part 1 - a prequel to The Lord of the Rings franchise - is due to hit cinemas in 2012.
The British star - who is best known as an actor for his role as Victorian writer Oscar Wilde in 1997's Wilde - will play The Master of Laketown in the Peter Jackson-directed project.
Also confirmed to join the cast are Ryan Gage as The Master's civil servant and Conan Stevens as the Orc Azgog.
Terrific actor
Peter wrote on Facebook: "We are thrilled to confirm that Stephen Fry will be playing The Master of Laketown.
"I've known Stephen for several years, and we're developing a Dambusters movie together. In addition to his writing skills, he's a terrific actor and will create a very memorable Master for us."
The first shooting block of the film, which is being made in New Zealand, is now nearly complete, with Peter adding some time will now be spent on visual effects for the project - stars Martin Freeman as the titular character.
He wrote: "We have a break in less than three weeks to get some editing and visual effects work done, plus prepare for very big scenes coming up."
False starts
The Hobbit suffered a number of false starts before production began earlier this year.
First choice director Guillermo del Toro pulled out of his position, and extras were told not to take part because of a pay deal which was later resolved.
As the film was about to begin shooting, director Peter was taken ill, forcing the schedule back by a further three weeks.
The Hobbit Part 1 - a prequel to The Lord of the Rings franchise - is due to hit cinemas in 2012.
