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Bill Bailey says fan campaign may have cost him The Hobbit role
In 2007, fans began campaigning online to get the musician and actor cast in the Hobbit films after Bailey revealed that he auditioned for the role of Gloin the dwarf in Peter Jackson’s franchise.
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1 Line from The Hobbit Inspired One of Thorin Oakenshield's Most Notable Features in the Films
Unlike most Dwarves, Thorin, Fíli and Kíli had short beards in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, and Richard Armitage came up with the reason.