The Hobbit has celebrated Richard Armitage’s 41st birthday today by Tweeting a picture of the actor in warrior regalia as Thorin Oakenshield.
Featuring a shaggy ‘do that would put Pat Sharp to shame, and fully attired in his warrior get-up, it’s an impressive, striking image that is unmistakably Middle-earthian.
Check it out below…
[Click the image for a hi-def version]
Thorin Oakenshield appears in The Hobbit as the leader of a company of thirteen travelling dwarves.
A legendary champion, Thorin helps Bilbo (Martin Freeman) along on his quest to the Smoky Mountains.
With that stern to-camera stare, Armitage definitely seems to have captured the authority and menace of the company’s leader.
We can’t wait to see him in action when The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens in cinemas on 14 December 2012.
And happy birthday Mr Armitage from Total Film!
Source: Twitter
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Hadouken76
Aug 23rd 2012, 11:28
McReady!
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scotthillier
Aug 23rd 2012, 13:45
Interesting - in the first pics we saw of him, holding his sword horizontally in front his face (think theres a link just above) he appeared to have a prosthetic nose and didn't look quite like himself, however in the picture above he has his own nose. I wonder if PJ changed his mind ?
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Ali1748
Aug 23rd 2012, 14:05
I like Richard and I do think he looks badass but does anyone else feel he's not very Dwarf like ? I mean Thorin looks an Adonis compared to Gimli.
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tinadee
Aug 23rd 2012, 14:16
yeah richard!
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McSerious
Aug 23rd 2012, 16:30
I'm pretty sure with no Aragorn (and thusly no hot men) they're trying to make dwarfs sexy haha!
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FBRMilhem
Aug 23rd 2012, 17:52
Unmistakably Klingon
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Ali1748
Aug 24th 2012, 15:56
He does have dreamy eyes though.
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