So this is pretty cool: Stephen Colbert will make a cameo in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, a knowledgeable insider confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.

As fans of The Colbert Report are well aware, the Comedy Central TV host is a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings, and has been known to occasionally read Elvish on the show. No word on who Colbert will play, although his cameo will reportedly not come in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The personality teased his appearance in the November issue of Playboy: "Peter Jackson invited me to the set last year," he said. "I flew out and watched them shoot some scenes and went to some locations. I saw a 25-minute cut, and it was amazing. Jackson knows I'm a big fan of the films." When asked if he would appear in one of the movies, Colbert coyly responded, "Could be."

The Hobbit: An Unexpected journey arrives in theaters on December 14.

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