John Rhys-Davies says no to being a dwarf again
According to an exclusive at Empire Online when he was asked if he would again put on Dwarf makeup and appear in ‘The Hobbit”, part of John Rhys Davies reply was; “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.”
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I can actually say I understand him perfectly!
I definitely don’t blame him. (: Hahah, I wouldn’t want to, either. But I have to say he does make a fantastic dwarf.
As much as it stinks him not being a dwarf again, I understand where he’s coming from. I’ve seen the behind the scenes about how much it irritated his skin and I definitely wouldn’t want to go through that again either.
Lily
To bad he won’t be a Dwarf. He made a darn good one. But having practically memorized the EE Appendices, I can understand why he doesn’t want to. I wouldn’t want to go through that makeup torture again and I certainly don’t want him to! Oh, well…. Maybe he can be Beorn. He seems to fit the character and he wouldn’t have to wear the makeup again!
i remember hearing he was offered the gimli prosthetic to keep but he burnt it
I understand where he is coming from, I wouldn’t want to go through that again either
Also, although he played the part of Gimli brilliantly, I wouldn’t want him back as a different dwarf in the Hobbit, as I would only be able to see him as Gimli
It’s a pity he won’t be returning, and yet you can’t help but feel sorry for him with what happeped last time. I cringe everytime I think about what the Prosthetics did to his face. Wouldn’t you think that there would be a special kind for Allergic people? I mean you’re bound to come across someone else who has allergies to that stuff…