Hobbit Casting Finalized

Heads-up, fellow nerdlings: Martin Freeman, who you may know as Tim from The Office (UK) or as the naked stand-in from Love, Actually, has been officially cast to play Bilbo Baggins. Yay! Good casting.


Interestingly, Ian McKellen is reportedly returning as Gandalf and Andy Serkis as Gollum, but the item notes that Elrond is still being cast. Huh. I wonder if Hugo Weaving declined, or if he wasn't asked, or if that discussion hasn't even happened yet. Curious.

[TW] Now that Free Polanski signatory Guillermo del Toro is off the project and Peter Jackson back on, I'm really excited about the film(s) again.

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