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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: First Look at The Hobbit‘s Goblin King

by Rebecca Pahle | 5:00 pm, September 28th, 2012


We’ve had two Goblin King posts in two days, and we’re not stopping now. Admittedly, those were of Labyrinth‘s Goblin King and this is of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘s Goblin King. But still. (Toy Reveals What The Hobbit‘s Goblin King Looks Like, Nerd Approved)

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    • http://twitter.com/XandraDust Alexis the Unicorn

      Hmmm…Yeah. I think I’ll stick to Jareth.

    • http://twitter.com/mythreedollars My Three Dollars

      Then the Goblin King is the creature in the last second or so of the latest Hobbit trailer, falling (dead?) on the company. On closer inspection, that creature IS wearing a crown, so seems to be him.

    • Anonymous

      I never knew the Goblin King was actually a Ballchinian.

    • http://wrongsirwrong.blogspot.com/ Magic Xylophone

      How would they make Ben Kingsley into a Chinese stereotype? Unless they do yellowface, it seems like the worst he could end up as is a Middle Eastern stereotype.

    • forensicfanatic

      I’m SO glad I’m not the only one who saw that.

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