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Peter Jackson and New Line Announce 'Hobbit' Casting
The Hollywood Reporter ^
| 10/21/2010
| Borys Kit
Posted on 10/22/2010 7:08:58 AM PDT by ExGeeEye
Martin Freeman is set to star as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's two-movie adaptation of The Hobbit...
Thorin Oakenshield...Richard Armitage
Fili...Aidan Turner
Kili...Rob Kazinsky
etc...
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies; The Hobbit Hole
KEYWORDS: cast; hobbit; itsonlyamovie; lotr; movie; official; peterjackson
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Freeman was Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy a couple of years ago. Rumour had it that he was considered for BB but turned it down. Either false rumor, or they talked him into it. Either way, good call IMHO.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:09:08 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
To: ExGeeEye
I don’t really care too much who plays the dwarves. The actors are going to be buried under makeup and their true physical stature is going to be heavily altered. I agree that Freeman is a good choice for Bilbo. I’ll be curious to see if Beorn will be in the movie and who will play him.
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:16:26 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: ExGeeEye
I still hold that LOTR sucked. This guy was just too cool to die! How could it happen?! >=(
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:25:15 AM PDT
by
Celtic Cross
(I AM the Impeccable Hat.)
To: Celtic Cross
Pissed off the wrong chick - been the bane to lesser men than him throughout history....
To: Puppage
You should put up Barabara Mikulski’s picture too.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:31:45 AM PDT
by
DarthVader
(That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
To: ExGeeEye; Revolting cat!; JoeProBono
Whew. At first I read that as Morgan Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.
Now when is somebody going to bring this to the screen?
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:40:15 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The establishment clause isn't just against my OWN government establishing state religion in America)
To: ExGeeEye
With this movie they won’t have to worry about someone spilling the beans about how the story ends.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:47:35 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: DManA
i.e. No spoiler alerts necessary.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:48:07 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: ExGeeEye
The voice of Smaug is an important casting consideration.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:50:20 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: ExGeeEye
FR could easily spare ‘em a couple of trolls...
And then we could all cheer when the sun comes up and turns ‘em to stone.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:51:05 AM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(There were fourteen victims at Fort Hood.)
To: DManA
The voice of Smaug is an important casting consideration. If they didn't mind a Cajun accent, they could use James Carville.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:52:18 AM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(There were fourteen victims at Fort Hood.)
To: DManA
In fact I don’t think any human voice will do. I’d suggest some electronic manipulation to make it more inhuman.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:52:26 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: ExGeeEye
Richard Boone (Have Gun Will Travel) was the voice actor for Smaug for the old Rankin-Bass version of "The Hobbit". Outstanding voice work ...
Bilbo Meets Smaug
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:52:53 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(I'm getting a fine tootsy-frootsying right here...)
To: EternalVigilance
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:53:11 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: ExGeeEye
Freeman is a good call for Bilbo, I think.
So far, so good. I trust Ian McKellen is back for Gandalf... He simply ~owns~ that role.
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posted on
10/22/2010 8:04:22 AM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: DManA
The voice of Smaug is an important casting consideration.I heard it was Danny DeVito.
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posted on
10/22/2010 8:16:51 AM PDT
by
frithguild
(Joe Wilson was wrong when he shouted "You lie!" Obama doesn't just lie - he lies all the time.)
To: DarthVader
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posted on
10/22/2010 8:18:45 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Puppage
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posted on
10/22/2010 8:21:01 AM PDT
by
DarthVader
(That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
To: Celtic Cross
A sword from a barrow [not in the movie], forged by Elvish smiths and bespelled against the Witch King of Angmar [in reality the Lord of the Nazgul], and wielded by “no man” - a hobbit. [I’ve never bought into the Eowyn thing].
Still my favorite fictional character!
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posted on
10/22/2010 8:31:40 AM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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