Sean Bean has a Hobbit of playing the hard man.

Bad for your elf
News of the World

And he certainly has his Orc cut out in a new £120 million movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.

The Sharpe star is at battle stations as Boromir — the brave but reckless human warrior in JRR Tolkien’s classic mythical tale of good versus evil.

And Sean finds himself at the sharp end of a mystical world of elves, hobbits and trolls, as he fights the fearsome Orcs — evil goblin soldiers — for possession of the magic ring.

Sean is one of a star-studded cast including Cate Blanchett and Liv Tyler as forest queens and heart-throb Elijah Wood as ring guardian Frodo.

The Fellowship Of The Ring — the first of three movies based on the trilogy — is set to break all records on release in December. Fans have been queueing for up to 12 hours just to see a two-minute trailer.

A future Hollywood blockbuster? Now you’re tolkien.

Follow the link below to see images from the films.