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11 articles from 2009
Rumor: Radcliffe, Tennant, McAvoy - Who’s Your Hobbit?
17 July 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
One of the big questions of Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit is who will play the main character of Bilbo Baggins? We’ve already had the casting confirmations of Ian McKellen (as Gandalf), Andy Serkis (as Gollum/Smeagol) and Hugo Weaving (as Lord Elrond), but was their return really a surprise to anyone? The truly important casting is that of the titular Hobbit - and recently there’s been a few names floating around that might be possibilities to fill the role.
Los Angeles Time’s Hero Complex picked up on the rumor of three actors possibly up for the role of Bilbo Baggins: Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, Doctor Who’s David Tennant and Wanted’s James McAvoy. If you’ve been keeping up with The Hobbit casting news, you may remember the latter was rumored a while back to be up
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Ross Miller
'Who' Could Be Bilbo In 'The Hobbit'
17 July 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
Rumor alert! You've been warned; continue reading at your own risk. The rumblings around the Internets indicate that fans who have been patiently waiting for word from Guillermo del Toro on "The Hobbit" will get their wish next week at San Diego Comic-Con. We already learned from the director during a recent interview that he is "very close" to announcing his pint-sized lead. Next week would certainly fall into the bounds of "very close."
The Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog mentions that David Tennant, James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe are all rumored to be up for the role. To me, Radcliffe seems like a longshot at best. While I'm sure the legions of "Harry Potter" fans out there would like to see The Boy Who Lived wear the One Ring, my guess is that the still-young actor may want to break away from the fantasy mold once J.K. Rowling's series is complete.
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Adam Rosenberg
Hobbit Casting Rumours!
16 July 2009 11:10 PM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news
With Peter Jackson attending next week’s San Diego Comic Con to promote District 9, speculation has begun that we’ll be treated to a casting announcement for The Hobbit. Not just Any casting announcement, but The announcement - Bilbo Baggins.
With Ian Holm sadly not able to take up the role once more, fans have been speculating as to who will be filling the famous rubber feet in the upcoming prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and as well as one familiar name popping up once more there are also a couple of surprise additions in store!
Of course James McAvoy, star of last year’s Wanted is being touted as a possible Baggins. This is a rumour that’s been rife since May 2008 at least, but along with him come David Tennent (Doctor Who) And Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince).
I’m
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Craig Sharp
Radcliffe, McAvoy, and Tennant Rumored for ‘Hobbit’
16 July 2009 10:28 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news
Update: Peter Jackson denies any sort of announcement at Comic-Con and says they’re still finishing the script. They’ve only just started to discuss casting choices. The first of two Hobbit films doesn’t hit until 2011, but already casting rumors are rampant. Fans are eager to know who will adventure through the continued world of Peter Jackson under the new direction of Guillermo del Toro. The La Times’ Hero Complex has been hearing “whispers” of possible actors for the role of Bilbo Baggins. Since the adaptation is a prequel to the epic trilogy already committed to film, Ian Holm won’t be strapping on the rubber feet again. Instead the choices include Harry Potter himself (Daniel...
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Jeff Leins
Hobbit Casting Rumor: Tennant, McAvoy and Radcliffe in Running For Bilbo Baggins?
16 July 2009 4:01 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news
When Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro get The Hobbit going before cameras soon, Ian Holm, who played Hobbit hero Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, won't be back in big rubber feet. Casting Bilbo is a big deal; any actor chosen will have to hold his own against a horde of effects while still putting across a lot of character. Now three names are increasingly being rumored as options for Jackson and del Toro: Dr. Who's David Tennant; Wanted's James McAvoy; and Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe. Musing about the options and probability of all three after the break. Peter Jackson will be at the San Diego Comic Con next week, leading to supposition that we'll get a casting announcement then. David Tennant is an interesting option; he's making his first Comic Con appearance next week, which was originally surmised to be part of a
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Russ Fischer
Tuesday Top Ten: Robots in Disguise
23 June 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news
Tuesday Top Ten Returns
My friend txt critic sent me this note yesterday: Any interest in coming with me to tues midnight Transformers 2 on IMAX? Only drawbacks:
1. It's $20
2. We'd have to get there early
3. It's Transformers 2 After I recovered from the Lol'ing following #3, I said no. No way am I giving $20 to Michael Bay. I assume Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will beat Up to steal that #2 box office hit of the year position and I weep for the (safely assumed) qualitative drop in that switcheroo. I don't understand the Transformers phenom. A lot of movies are good at blowing shit up and some of them actually have narrative and visual coherency to go with the pretty fireballs and lovely dust clouds. Why not line up for those? And as I bitched when the first Transformers picture rolled around, the only reason I ever enjoyed the robots in
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NATHANIEL R
Which Lord of the Rings Cast Members Will Return for The Hobbit?
12 June 2009 8:59 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news
Guillermo del Toro has been pretty tight-lipped thus far regarding his upcoming two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, but he's finally broken the silence this week with a welcome -- albeit fairly minor -- casting announcement. While being interviewed on BBC Radio 5 [1] this past Tuesday, del Toro confirmed that Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis would all reprise "the roles they originated in the trilogy". (That is Gandalf, Elrond and Gollum respectively.) To be honest, this was all kind of assumed anyway since these are the only characters that appear in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (as far as I know). Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they find a way to work in a few other characters as well, even though that could be kind of lame. Will they cross paths with a young Aragorn? It had been hinted previously that Viggo Mortensen might be involved,
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Sean
Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis to Return for The Hobbit
11 June 2009 7:32 AM, PDT | From thetorchonline | See recent thetorchonline news
While appearing on BBC radio this week, Guillermo Del Toro, the director of the upcoming movie The Hobbit, confirmed that several actors from The Lord of the Rings will be returning to reprise their roles -- specifically, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Hugo Weaving as Elrond, and Andy Serkis as Gollum. Other media have reported that Bilbo, the main character in The Hobbit, but a supporting character in The Lord of the Rings, will not be played by Ian Holm, as in the Rings trilogy. The Hobbit takes place many years before The Lord of the Rings, and a hobbit, unlike an elf or a wizard, would appear to be considerably younger than the Rings character.
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The Hobbit: Who will play Bilbo Baggins and how many films will there be?
7 June 2009 2:37 PM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news
We've known for a while now that director Guillermo del Toro is hard at work on a big-screen adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit, with Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson serving as executive producer .
Beyond that, there have been lots of questions about casting and how many films will be made.
At one point Del Toro said they planned to turn The Hobbit into just one movie and then create a second film that fills in the undocumented 59 years between the end of that story and the start of The Fellowship of The Ring.
In some new interviews, Del Toro addresses the questions of casting and exactly how many Hobbit-related movies will be coming to the big screen.
Firstly, Guillermo (who also directed both Hellboy movies and Pan's Labyrinth) said they were very close to announcing the name of the actor to play Bilbo Baggins.
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David Bentley
The Lead for 'The Hobbit' to Be Announced Soon
5 June 2009 2:47 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
When we return to Middle Earth, we'll need a new Bilbo Baggins. Ian Holm is great and all, but this is a prequel...and I don't think our botox effects are quite that good. Back at Sundance, director Guillermo del Toro said the list was down to a handful of possibilities, and now he tells MTV (via Filmonic) that we're zeroing in on a new Bilbo.
"I believe we're very close now to saying the one name. It's horrible, right?" Del Toro struggled with Wonder Woman's lasso of truth when pressed for more specifics (this guy would reveal government secrets, I think), but added that he hasn't officially talked to the actor in question but hopes to make an announcement in a couple of weeks.
So reading between the lines, it sounds like The Hobbit braintrust has talked to the reps for Actor X and there's interest on both sides.
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Colin Boyd
What, Another "Hamlet" Movie?
3 June 2009 12:12 AM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news
Alas! Poor William. What is it about Shakespeare that makes Hollywood want to adapt his stories over and over again? Aside from being easily proven to work, that is. Even when the interest in doing straight period adaptations of his work is scarce, modern-day movies based on Shakespeare is always convenient for screenwriters.
Inspired by the success of Hamlet 2 (no, not really), Overture Films announced that they are going to produce a Hamlet film with Emile Hirsch as the titular character and Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke at the helm.
Written by Philadelphia writer Ron Nyswaner, the story is about a young man in modern-day America burdened with the decision to kill his father's murderer, who is his uncle. It's being described as a college-age suspense thriller.
"I had a great time working with Emile on Lords of Dogtown, so when he suggested Hamlet, I was intrigued. We read the
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Arya Ponto
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