And The Hobbit's Bard is... Luke Evans

Peter Jackson is wrapping up major casting on The Hobbit, and now Luke Evans, whose first movie was last year's Clash of the Titans, is set to play the character of Bard. Deadline describes Bard as "a skilled archer, the heir of King Girion of Dale," and "somewhat reminiscent of the action-hero exploits of Viggo Mortensen's Aragorn." Evans missed out on the part of Tom Buchanan in the new Great Gatsby, so hopefully this softens the blow -- or at least gives the trashy rich in the West Egg something to discuss. [Deadline]