Lilly Talks Hobbit Role

We reckon we'd make kick-ass elves, so we're pretty jealous of Evangeline Lilly, who gets to dress up and play as Mirkwood elf, Tauriel, in Peter Jackson's upcoming LOTR prequel, The Hobbit.

So far, the actress has kept fairly quiet about her part in the movie, but in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, she let slip a few details about the all-new warrior elf.

"She is a warrior. She’s actually the head of the Elven guard," revealed the actress. 

"She’s the big shot in the army. So she knows how to wield any weapon, but the primary weapons that she uses are a bow and arrow and two daggers. And she’s lethal and deadly. You definitely wouldn’t want to be caught in a dark alley next to Tauriel.

"She’s not in the first film very much. She comes into the first film near the end, and has a very small part to play. Her role in the second film is much more involved. Although, I have to say, when I first read the scripts and took the job, she had a lot less going on in the second film. I think the role is becoming a bit more demanding than I had expected it to be. There’s a lot more for me to do now, which is a lot of fun, but it’s a little more pressure."

We're sure she's more than up to the job.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits cinemas on 14 December, 2012.