Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie Talks About His Role in The Hobbit

Bret had a small cameo in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, but this time he'll have a new and bigger role in The Hobbit. Click the jump for details.

Mckenzie, who starred in HBO's Flight of the Conchords with Jemaine Clement, will be making an appearance in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. If you blinked during 2001's Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring you might've missed Bret's cameo. He played the role of Figwit (Frodo is great ... who is that?). You can check out the cameo in the video below, which has Bret without his trademark beard. When asked by Empire if he was shaving for The Hobbit, he said, "Oh yeah. I look like I’m 12. I look much more like a girl in The Hobbit. I look like a hot girl."

"It was in Wellington so I could pretty much walk to work. It’s still a small part — I did a couple of days earlier this year — but it was great to get my pointy ears back on. It’s in 3D, so the ears will be extra pointy. You’ll be able to touch the ears."

"I’ve got a proper name this time: Lindir. In the book he was a musical elf. This time, if I make the edit, I'll speak in Elvish. But I don’t sing. They haven’t asked me to do the theme song yet! Maybe this time it’s me and Annie Lennox."

"Ian McKellen, it turns out, is a big fan of Flight Of The Conchords. He and I had a good time on set, coming up with ideas for Hobbit: The Musical. We’re still developing it..."

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is due out on December 14, 2012, with The Hobbit: There and Back Again arriving a year later, on December 13, 2013.

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