Saoirse Ronan will not be heading to Middle Earth for 'The Hobbit'

Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan will not be starring in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Hobbit."

The actress, who most recently starred in "Hanna," told Deadline in an interview published today that she will instead concentrate on other projects. It was announced last week Ronan will play the lead in the upcoming adaptation of author Stephenie Meyer's "The Host."

 "I would have been tied up for quite a long period of time and there's a lot of projects in the meantime that are also really interesting and I'd like to be a part of," Ronan said in the interview.

Filming on the two-part "Hobbit" adaptation is currently underway in New Zealand.