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'.
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.”
Jó színész szerintem is, csakhogy ami neked úgy tetszik, azaz a kék szem, engem bizonyos mértékben éppen hogy "idegesít" vagy inkább talán zavar valamennyire benne. Talán az, hogy dülledtek a szemei? Furcsává teszik az arcát.
Elijah "muveszfilmekben" jatszik. Jol teszi. Jo szinesz. Mondjuk volt a Sin City-ben is, mint gonosz mano. Ott nehezen tudtam elvonatkoztatni a szepseges kek szemeitol. Kirazott a hideg, egyebkent.
Ezt már szinte nem hiszem el. Tényleg igaz lehet, amit valahol olvastam, hogy mivel tuti aranybánya lesz a film (ha egyszer végre elkészül), minden potenciális érintett ezen próbál meggazdagodni.
Na,most olvastam el a hírt és hát ők is a ugye, a más lehetőségről írnak. Lehet, hogy nekem nem látszik olyan nagy ügynek, hogy egy újabb Sherlock mellett ő lenne Watson, de az ügynöke meg ő biztosan jobban tudják, mennyit jelenthet - illetve, láthatóan ők maguk sem túl biztosak még. Viszont a cikk utolsó mondata nagyon aranyos: Whose feet will be hairier? :-)))
Lehet, attól félnek a színészek, hogy fölöslegesen elkötelezik magukat, mert nincsen rendező és közben elveszítenek más szerepet. Az öreg Sir meg nyugdíjas, ő már ráér... ;-))) Illetve az is belefér, hogy a film _után_ beskatulyázzák őket. Ettől is tarthatnak. Ott van pl. Elijah. A trilógia előtt elég sokat volt filmekben, azóta viszont (legalább is én) nem nagyon látom sehol.
Martin Freeman has reportedly been forced to turn down a role in the eagerly awaited 'Lord of the Rings' prequel because he already signed up for the 'Sherlock Holmes' TV series.
The ‘Office' star was offered a seven-figure sum to play Bilbo Baggins in 'The Hobbit' - the lead character in the two part epic. However, Freeman is committed to playing Dr Watson in the modern reboot of the classic characters, reports The Sun. Aired recently on the BBC, it was a huge hit and Freeman is currently spending 20 weeks filming new episodes.
A source told the newspaper, "It was one of the most difficult decisions of his career. MGM, who are making the film, only got a formal offer over in the last couple of weeks.
"It was too late for Martin because he had already signed up for another series of 'Sherlock'. It was agonising but he had no other choice."
It's still unclear who is directing the film, following Guillermo del Toro's exit from the franchise because of the financial uncertainty surrounding MGM studios. According to media speculation, Peter Jackson, who helmed the Oscar-winning 'LOTR' trilogy, is expected to head back to the director's chair.
It's believed that even without a director, casting has begun. Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis will reprise their roles of Gandalf and Gollum respectively once (if) filming finally begins.
Másrészt meg ez: http://mandiner.hu/cikk/20100706_gandalf_is_lelep http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/3886729/Movie-jobs-head-north-as-Hobbit-delays-continue
Jo. Csak a vegen nehogy Tim Burton legyen belole, mert akkor kosztumos lesz, az fix, de egy jo kis horror hobbit, es Helena Bonham Carter lesz benne a... a.... az egyik pok, na. Es ilyenek. Hehe. Es Johnny Depp a Beorn. Jujjj.
nemcsak film, barmilyen befektetes. Mondj meg egy termeket, amit garantaltan megvesz 100 millio ember, es ebbol 30 millio repeat buyer... hm? (es most ultrakonzervativ voltam.)
