Orlando Bloom: 'The Hobbit' Release Dates Announced!

Orlando Bloom gives his son Flynn a sweet kiss while eating lunch at the Chaya Cafe on Melrose on Wednesday (June 1) in Los Angeles.

The 34-year-old actor was just confirmed to reprise his role as Legolas in The Hobbit, the upcoming prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The film will be split into two parts.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is slated to open on December 14, 2012, while the second film, titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will open almost a year later, on December 13, 2013.