Cate Blanchett was "desperate" to play a dwarf in 'The Hobbit' films.
The 45-year-old actress - who plays Lady Galadriel in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' trilogies - has expressed her disappointment at not being given the opportunity to dress up as one of the hairy mythical creatures.
According to ET Canada, she said: "I was so desperate to play a dwarf. The facial hair. You go into the wig room. Oh my god. The beard."
Meanwhile, Orlando Bloom - who stars as elf Legolas in the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels - was more sentimental about the iconic franchise coming to an end.
Speaking at Comic-Con the 37-year-old actor - who appears in all three LOTR films and two of three Hobbit films - explained: "It's a truly passionate event, and I feel very fortunate that I'm getting to see it on the last installment of a journey that's been so special for me."
The last film in 'The Hobbit' trilogy, 'The Battle of the Five Armies, is to be released on December 12, 2014.
Bloom is joined on the cast by Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, 'Lost' star Evangeline Lilly and Luke Evans.

Jamie Foxx will portray Mike Tyson with the help of CGI.
The 'Django Unchained' star has been in discussions with the legendary boxer for a number of years about a biopic, which is rumoured to be titled 'Champion', and Tyson has now revealed special effects will be used to transform Foxx into a 20-year-old version of him, the Daily Mirror newspaper reports.
The 48-year-old boxer - who became the youngest heavyweight champion when he was just 20-years-old - claims Foxx, 46, will be transformed using the same technology that allowed Brad Pitt to change from an old man to a baby in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.
Tyson said: "Me and Jamie Foxx are in discussion, and we gonna do it.
"Within a year to 18 months, we're going to do the Mike Tyson story and he's going to portray me, and now they have this new animation, because you know Jamie's pretty much my age so he can portray me but they have this new system."
The controversial sportsman, who claims Martin Scorsese is attached to direct, also confessed that once the project - which will tell the story of his troubled life from the age of 20 to the present day - is completed, he will only agree to watching it alone as he thinks people in a cinema would say, "Oh you d**k".
Foxx - who won the best actor Oscar in 2004 for his portrayal of jazz singer Ray Charles in 'Ray' - has reportedly asked Tyson to train him for the role.

Calvin Harris is giving songs he wrote for former girlfriend Rita Ora to Alexis Jordan.
Although Calvin was working on Rita's upcoming album while they were together, he has reportedly offered tunes he wrote for her to the 22-year-old singer who is hoping to relaunch her career three years after her debut single 'Happiness'.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Alexis has an amazing voice that works really well with house music, she's a fan of the genre and hoping to put new material out soon."
This is more bad news for Rita, 23, who recorded a number of songs with her former beau - including hit single 'I Will Never Let You Down' before Calvin, 30, insisted she cannot release any more of the tunes they made together.
A source previously said: "Rita's album has hit a bit of a road block after Calvin pulled all the songs he had worked on for the project before they split.
"He'd made a lot of songs for her but they're now likely to go to other artists."
It's been reported that the pair made at least a dozen tracks together, which were to represent the bulk of the eagerly-awaited record.
The source added: "Calvin wants a clean break, personally and professionally. He's already given her one massive hit so doesn't feel her owes her.
"He doesn't want to be linked to her, especially now she's in a new relationship with Rich Hilfiger."
Rita's first studio album, Ora, was released in 2012 and spawned a number of huge hits, including 'RIP' and 'How We Do (Party)'.

Adele has rented a villa in Ibiza for a relaxing holiday before promoting her new album.
The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer is getting ready to release her third LP but wants to take some time out before hitting the publicity trail.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Adele has chosen a lovely house to give her privacy. But it is also near the nicest beaches."
The 26-year-old singer plans to spend a month travelling back and forth between the luxurious six-bedroom villa, which has a pool, and her home in the UK.
It was previously calimed by the official Twitter account of the World Music Awards that Adele's new album will be called '25.
According to the post, Adele will also be heading out on tour in 2015.
The tweet read: "#adele confirms 2015 Tour After The Release Of Her New Album '25'! (sic)"
However, the information was later reported to be false, despite Adele previously hinting the LP would be called '25' after she turned 26 years old in May.
She made a post on her Twitter account which read: "Bye bye 25... See you again later in the year x (sic)"
The title '25' follows on from the age-related names of her last two records, '19' and '21'.
Since the phenomenal success of '21', which was originally released in 2011, Adele's only other release has been the single 'Skyfall' - the theme song of the James Bond film of the same name.

Britain's Prince Harry photobombed a picture of three New Zealand rugby coaches at the Commonwealth Games yesterday (28.07.14).
The 29-year-old royal is seen giving a cheeky thumbs-up and cheesy grin in the background of the snap as Sir Gordon Tietjens, Trevor Shailer and Gary Hermansson pose for the photo while they watch the 800m women's swimming freestyle in Glasgow.
Trevor was so impressed with the photograph that he quickly made it his Facebook profile picture with the caption: "Photo of the day.... A Royal photo bomb by Prince Harry with Titch (Sir Gordon) and Gary Hermansson at the Swimming venue tonight. Thanks to Bev Hari for taking the pic...fun times supporting our athletes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games!"
Harry's funny photobomb comes just four days after his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, 88, found herself in the background of Australian hockey player Jade Taylor and her teammate Brooke Peris' self-taken snap.
The picture - which Jade, 29, posted on her Twitter account - shows the girls smiling at the camera while the Queen, dressed head to toe in mint green, can be seen grinning at the pair in the background of the shot.
She captioned the image: "Ahhh The Queen photo-bombed our selfie!! #royalty #sheevensmiled #amazing #Glasgow2014 @Hockeyroos @AusComGames(sic)".
Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Games kicked off in Scotland last Wednesday (23.07.14) after the queen officially opened the event at the Celtic Park stadium.

Joe Manganiello found it difficult to understand Sofia Vergara's Colombian family when she introduced them over the weekend.
The 'Modern Family' actress and the 'True Blood' star, who started dating earlier this month, enjoyed a dinner date with 12 members of her family at Makoto in Bal Harbour but Joe - who doesn't speak Spanish - was left confused by what was going on.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "Everyone at the table was speaking Spanish. Joe doesn't speak a word!"
As a result the brunette beauty spent much of the meal translating her family's Spanish conversation into English for the heartthrob.
However, the couple appeared to be smitten with one another.
An eyewitness previously told E! News: "They were super lovey-dovey and affectionate. Joe had his hand around her and there were times they were holding hands. They were so cute.
"Everyone seemed so happy to be around him!"
The pair, who first met at the White House Correspondents Dinner two months ago, stayed at the St. Regis Bal Harbour and also dined at the waterfront bistro Sea Salt & Pepper on Friday (25.07.14).

Audrina Patridge has split from her boyfriend.
The reality TV star and Australian BMX rider Corey Bohan have split for good after five years of dating and though they have parted ways previously, insiders don't believe they will reconcile this time.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "She's single right now. I don't think they'll get back together this time."
The pair most recently split in March 2011, and Audrina, 29, said last summer they were stronger than ever and even "talked about" marriage.
She added: "We've been off and on for almost five years but we've been solid."
While it is unclear when the couple split, they were last seen together enjoying a vacation in Mexico in May, and seemed very close and affectionate with one another.
However, the former 'Hills' star posted a number of cryptic messages on her Twitter account over the weekend.
One, a quote by Andre Malraux, read: "Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides."
And another said: "'You can't start the next chapter in your life , if you keep re-reading the last one' #future #dreams #followyourheart (sic)"

Amy Lee has given birth to a baby boy called Jack Lion.
The Evanescence singer and her therapist husband Josh Hartzler have welcomed their first child into the world and showed off the first picture of the little boy on the 'Bring Me To Life' hitmaker's Instagram page yesterday (28.07.14).
She captioned her cute photograph: "Our little cub, Jack Lion Hartzler, is here. I have never known the depths of my heart till now. The world just exploded into technicolor,"
Jack is the first child for both Amy and her spouse after being married for seven years.
In January, the 32-year-old singer shared the happy news that she was expecting a baby with her followers on Twitter.
Amy wrote: "Ok I can't keep it a secret anymore -- I've been working on a very special new project for 2014 - A BABY! (sic)"
She then added: "Josh and I are expecting! I'm so happy!"
Since then, Amy has used her social media pages to share photos from the baby's new nursery, which features a hand-painted mural of a mother giraffe kissing her baby.

Robert Downey Jr. can't wait to go shopping for his baby daughter.
The 49-year-old actor and wife Susan Levin will welcome a little girl into the world in November and he is planning to shower the latest edition to his family with a "blizzard" of gifts.
Speaking at Comic-Con in San Diego, he said: "I haven't had much time to shop for her yet, but when I do it's going to be a blizzard."
Downey isn't the only 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' cast member- who has sons Indio, 20, with ex-wife Deborah Falconer, and Exton, two, with Susan - to be expecting a baby as his co-star Scarlett Johansson and her fiance Romain Dauriac will welcome their first child into the world in the coming months, and the actor thinks she will be a "great" mom.
Asked what sort of mother he thinks Scarlett will be, he told E! News: "She's great, I know she'll be a great mom."
The 'Iron Man' star recently admitted he is apprehensive about having a daughter having only raised sons in the past.
He said: "I've never had a daughter before, so I don't know what really prepares a dad. I'm asking around. But I did my part and now I'm just going to show up and do what I'm told.''

John Altman is to reprise his role as bad boy Nick Cotten in 'EastEnders'.
The 62-year-old actor's nasty alter-ego will cause a shock upon his return to Albert Square after it was revealed in March that he'd apparently died of a heroin overdose.
John said: "After a five-year break I'm very pleased and looking forward to returning to 'EastEnders.' With the promise of some hard-hitting and gritty storylines I'm sure the residents of Albert Square will be none too pleased to see Nick Cotton."
Nick's mother Dot Branning (June Brown) was left devastated when her long-lost grandson Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett) told her the tragic news of her son's passing four months ago.
However, viewers saw Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) discover the truth in last night's episode (28.07.14) when she answered Charlie's phone and recognised Nick's distinctive brash voice on the other end of the line.
Carol - who is battling with breast cancer - will now attempt to find out why Charlie faked Nick's death and what the villain has in store for Dot when he returns.
Executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins explained: "As we approach EastEnders' 30th anniversary, it's only fitting that our original bad boy - and soap's most iconic villain - returns to Albert Square to cause more trouble for his Ma."
Viewers last saw Nick - who appeared in the very first episode of 'EastEnders' in 1985 - in 2009 when he fled Walford after holding a number of residents hostage at the café.

Christopher Walken and Giancarlo Esposito have joined 'The Jungle Book.' The 71-year-old actor and the 'Breaking Bad' star, 56, will lend their voices to the Computer-generated imagery (CGI) representation of animals in the new live-action version of ...

George Michael has hinted at a Wham! reunion.
The 51-year-old singer, one half of 1980s pop duo, admits he's still in contact with his former bandmate Andrew Ridgeley, 51, and would like to team up with him again for a festival in the near future.
Speaking to Mojo magazine, George said: "He came round and cooked. We were talking about a Wham! reunion at Glastonbury in the fallow year."
The band went their separate ways in 1986 following five successful years together with dancefloor hits such as 'Tropicana' and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.'
However, George recently admitted that his biggest regret was parting ways with Andrew.
When asked by Q Magazine what his biggest regret was, he replied: "Splitting Wham! ... Also, not asking Kate Moss to join."
Following the split, George went on to have a successful solo career, which has seen him sell more than 100 million albums worldwide, while Andrew has stayed out of the public and now resides in Cornwall with his wife Keren Woodward.