Man. Look at that guy. So British. So, so British. He obviously got the role by default.
I was reading an article about the casting of this movie, and all the actors playing the dwarves are these hunky beefcake types. There was some quote from someone involved in the production saying something about, "The character of Thorin Oakenshield, blah, blah, blah, he's a real heartthrob."
And I was all, "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT."
Of course, they want to bring out the ladies, but God damn is it ever ridiculous how they're going about it.