Lord of the Rings TV series issues New Zealand casting call for 'funky-looking' people

Talent agency job ad lists long skinny limbs, acne scars, facial lines, missing bones and large eyes as desirable features

Have an overbite, ears that stick out, small eyes, or a bulbous or interesting" nose? Hollywood has finally come calling.

A New Zealand talent agency is looking for actors to appear in the big-budget Lord of the Rings television adaptation, due to resume filming in the country shortly, and is seeking urgent applications from people they have euphemistically deemed funky looking" in an unusual job advertisement.