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Ghanima
 2010-10-23 01:52:16
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Martin Freeman lands 'Hobbit' role
British actor Martin Freeman has landed the role of Bilbo Baggins in 'The Hobbit', producer Peter Jackson has announced.
Jackson issued an official statement in which he explained why he believes the actor, best known for his role in 'The Office', is perfect for the part.
"He is intelligent, funny, surprising and brave, exactly like Bilbo, and I feel incredibly proud to be able to announce that he is our Hobbit," Jackson said.
Fellow British actor Ian Holm played the older Bilbo Baggins in the first and third 'Lord of the Rings' movies. Another Brit, Richard Armitage, from the TV series 'MI-5', will play Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves.
The timely casting news may go some way towards lifting the gloom surrounding the production after it was revealed that it could be moved out of New Zealand.
The move would be in response to the union dispute over claims that the film's producers refused to accept organisational contributions from the New Zealand unit of Australia's Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) union. Actors' unions around the world subsequently issued "do not work" orders against the production in solidarity.
The boycott has since been lifted, but Jackson believes irreparable damage has been done and his company, Wingnut Films, said the end of the strike will not stop Warner Bros. moving the production.
It will be Freeman's biggest and most dramatic movie role to date, having previously appeared in British comedies 'Hot Fuzz, 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Nativity'.
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hedge_hog
 2010-10-22 11:45:18
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Deadline: Peter Jackson Sets First Names For ‘The Hobbit’
October 21st, 2010 by xoanon | Discuss | 7 Comments and 0 Reactions
By Mike Fleming at Deadline.com: BREAKING: While Peter Jackson and Warner Bros are figuring out where they’ll shoot back-to-back installments of The Hobbit, Jackson has begun to set his cast for the ambitious projects that will begin shooting in February for release in December 2012, and 2013. As Deadline told you last week, Martin Freeman is set to play Bilbo Baggins, the adventurous Hobbit whose adventures and discovery of the One Ring leads the story up to The Lord of the Rings. Freeman has appeared in films ranging from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Hot Fuzz to Love Actually.
Jackson has cast several other significant Dwarf characters.
Richard Armitage (MI-5 and Captain America: The First Avenger) will play Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the Company of Dwarves which sets off to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from a thieving dragon. Aidan Turner (Being Human) and Rob Kazinsky (EastEnders) will play Kili and Fili, members of the Company of Dwarves. Graham McTavish (Secretariat) will play Dwalin, John Callen (Power Rangers Jungle Fury) will play Oin; Stephen Hunter (All Saints) will play Bombur, and Mark Hadlow (King Kong) plays Dori, while Peter Hambleton (The Strip) will play Gloin.
That casting has just beginning, and there will be much more. Word is that Jimmy Nesbitt and David Tennant are up for roles, and that Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis are expected to reprise Gandalf and Gollum. Stephen Fry, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Nighy is a possible participant as the voice of Smaug the Dragon, and Aiden Turner is in contention for the Elf King.
“Despite the various rumours and speculation surround this role, there has only ever been one Bilbo Baggins for us,” Peter Jackson said. There are a few times in your career when you come across an actor who you know was born to play a role, but that was the case as soon as I met Martin. He is intelligent, funny, surprising and brave–exactly like Bilbo and I feel incredibly proud to be able to announce that he is our Hobbit.” |
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