Cate Blanchett has revealed she requested a secret role playing a “hairy dwarf” in The Hobbit.
She revealed that, while working on The Hobbit, she petitioned Jackson and Fran Walsh, his wife and co-screenwriter on the films, to allow her to play a different character in secret.
In 2019, it was revealed that Blanchett has form with secret roles in films.
She then said that she ended up unable to play the role because of scheduling.