It was announced that Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in Jackson's upcoming films of The Hobbit in 2012 and 2013, filmed in New Zealand.

In addition, 42-year old Cate Blanchett also appeared on the cover of " Intelligent Life ’ s 2012 March / April " issue ; makeup free and without digital retouching for the first time.

* Big and Small, translated by Martin Crimp ( 2011 ) A Sydney Theatre Company production, co-commissioned by the Barbican Centre, London 2012 Festival, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, Vienna Festival and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen ; Cate Blanchett as Lotte.

Jerry Nelson voiced the Count until his death on August 23, 2012.

He will appear in the 2012 film Rise of the Guardians as one of the main characters being voiced by Chris Pine.

In June 2012, she voiced the main character " Juliet Starling " of Lollipop Chainsaw.

In 2012, Jean Grey and Robert Kelly ( voiced by their respective X-Men: Evolution actors ) appeared in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures episode " The X-Factor ".

Freddy Krueger later appeared as an extra playable character for Mortal Kombat ( Komplete Edition ) in 2011 / 2012, where he was voiced by Patrick Seitz.

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In 2012, Sweeney voiced the adult version of Avatar Aang in The Legend of Korra, the sequel series of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

On 2012, the Australian branch of Buddhism voiced its support for same-sex marriage in a hearing of the Australian Parliament that sought to gather views on whether to legalize same-sex marriage.

Human rights activists called for a cancellation of 2012 race due to reports of alleged human rights abuses committed by the Bahraini authorities, team personnel also voiced concerns about safety.

Mermaid Man was voiced by Ernest Borgnine until Borgnine's death in 2012.

Brown voiced the corrupt leader of the Dai Li, Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender in 2006 and returned to the Avatar franchise in 2012 with his role as the top gangster, Yakone, in The Legend of Korra.

In September 2000, Blum voiced the role of TOM, the robotic host of Toonami shown on Cartoon Network ( replacing Sonny Strait ), as the second through 4th incarnations of the character right up to the block's cancellation on September 20, 2008 delivering the final lines uttered on the block, echoing his early role of Cowboy Bebop's Spike Spiegel, to recent revival of the block on May 27, 2012.

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Douglas has also voiced a recurring role on the upcoming animated series of Green Lantern, due to air in 2012.

From Spring 2012 onwards, Skarloey is now currently voiced by Keith Wickham ( UK / US ) in the CGI version of the series in both sides of the atlantic, respectively.

From Spring 2012 onwards, Rheneas is now currently voiced by Ben Small ( UK / US ) ( who also voices Thomas and Toby ) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the atlantic, respectively.

From Spring 2012 onwards, Sir Handel is now currently voiced by Keith Wickham ( UK / US ) ( who also voices Skarloey ) in the CGI version of the series in both sides of the atlantic, respectively.

Nick in the Afternoon was a programming block on Nickelodeon that aired from 1995 to 1998 on weekday afternoons during the summer, hosted by Stick Stickly, a Mr. Bill like popsicle stick puppeteered by Rick Lyon and voiced by New Yorker Paul Christie ( who would later voice Nick Jr. mascot, Moose A. Moose until 2012 ).

There have been suggestions that Skyfall in 2012 would be adapted into a video game which would star Daniel Craig as James Bond, as he voiced the character in the previous three Bond titles.

From Spring 2012 onwards, Peter Sam is now currently voiced by Steve Kynman ( UK / US ) in the CGI version of the series in both sides of the atlantic, respectively.

From Spring 2012 onwards, Rusty is now currently voiced by Matt Wilkinson ( UK / US ) in the CGI version of the series in both sides of the atlantic, respectively.

In 2012, Somerville voiced Mala in Treasure Buddies.

Wiener Staatsoper added it to its repertoire in January 2012 in a production by Jérome Deschamps conducted by Ingo Metzmacher starring Christopher Ventris as Jimmy and Angelika Kirchschlager as Jenny, notably casting young mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman as Begbick, breaking the tradition of having a veteran soprano ( like Varnay or Jones ) or musical theater singer ( like Patti LuPone ) perform the role.

" In March 2012, the now-retired Fidel Castro met Pope Benedict XVI during the latter's visit to Cuba ; the two men discussed the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba, which has a large Catholic community.

On April 12, 2012, Bir and 30 other officers were taken in custody for their role in the 1997 military memorandum that forced the then Turkish government, led by the Islamist Welfare Party, to step down.

In September 2010, Barrymore was confirmed to play the role of Ganga in the Indian Bollywood film The Lifestyle – In Generation Next to be directed by Santosh Kumar Jain, to be released in 2012.

Brockovich has a more extensive role in the 2012 documentary Last Call at the Oasis, which focuses not only on water pollution but also on the overall state of water scarcity as it relates to water policy in the United States.

In February 2012, Fabio Capello resigned from his role as England manager, following a disagreement with the FA over their request to remove John Terry from team captaincy after accusations of racial abuse concerning the player.

In August 2012 the United States sanctioned Hezbollah for their alleged role in the Syrian civil war.

* 2012 – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

At the 2012 Golden Globe Awards Kelsey Grammer won the award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama for his role on Boss.

* 2012 – Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.

Kinnock had a cameo role in Sky1's Stella ( Episode 3, Series one ), first broadcast 19 January 2012.

In 2012, Cruz appeared in the first ever Nintendo commercial to promote New Super Mario Bros. 2 and the Nintendo 3DS XL in which she played the role of Mario in the ad.

* Red Tails ( 2012 ) is a George Lucas directed film about the Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group, featuring P-51 Mustangs in their role as escort fighters.

On February 28, 2012, SSgA entered into a consent order with the Massachusetts Securities Division " in connection to the Division's investigation into SSgA in its role as the Investment Manager of a $ 1. 65 billion hybrid collateralized debt obligation named Carina CDO, Ltd ." which resulted in a State-imposed fine of $ 5 million for the non-disclosure of certain initial investors taking a short position on portions of the Carina CDO.

A 2012 book by Marcus Ruiz Evans entitled California's Next Century details an overhauling of California's statehood via a plan to embrace its unique global role and form itself as an independent republic, uniquely poised to become the Switzerland of the 21st century, a global nerve center of international diplomacy, technology and finance.

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Jin-Yong Cai will assume the role on the first of October 2012.

On the March 19, 2012 episode, Ed Asner reprised his role as " August March ", a character he first played in a 1975 episode.

In 2012, De Mornay played the role of Finch's mom in the movie American Reunion where she portrayed an attractive MILF and a love interest of Stifler.

After appearing alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt in the 2010 television film The Client List, Shepherd became a regular on the series based on the film in 2012 and will continue this role in the show's second season in 2013.

Pinkerton's role in foiling the assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln was dramatized in the 2012 film Saving Lincoln, which tells President Lincoln's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner of Lincoln who also served as his primary bodyguard during the Civil War.

Norman Marsh, the mayor of Little Valley, will assume the role of chairman in 2012.

McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf for the upcoming three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit ( 2012 – 2013 ).

In September 2012, Lance Corporal Sean Jones of The Princess of Wales's Regiment was awarded the Military Cross for his role in a bayonet charge which took place in October 2011 .< Ref >