Evangeline Lilly

Actress Evangeline Lilly had been a fan of the books since she was 13 years old, and was fearful that fans of J.R.R. Tolkien would react negatively towards the decision to add a new character not originally from any work by Tolkien.  She assured fans, however, that the character feels authentic because it comes from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. “They’re not going to create a character that is not true to Tolkien’s world,” she told Access Hollywood.