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more about #tobeymaguire Cjay79: Following on from another comment, I think I would make a lot people happy if I could get Richard Ayoade, "Moss" from the IT crowd cast as Bilbo. more » Yellowphant: In the past ten years, I've gotten really burnt out on the blank-eyed-misery-faces of Tobey MaGuire, Elijah Wood and (to a lesser extent) Daniel Radc... more » Pessimippöpötåmus: No. Unless Macguire can acquire a proper English accent then stop being Toby Macguire. more » MargaretMoony: Well, Maguire does have the googly eyes for it. more » Smeagol92055: FUCK. THAT. RUMOR. more » TemporalOutLaw: That's a relief. I was scared for a minute. While David Tennant sounds good, he doesn't fit the appearance of Bilbo. Casting should stay on the other ... more » Bill-Lee: Maybe they could look at the cast of the Lord of the Rings stage plays? They should talk to Terrence Frisch who played Bilbo. more » Purple Dave: Oh, thank God. The Hobbit would be much better if the lead was cast with someone who has already passed his puberty test. more » psychiccheese: Am I the only person who would love Stephen Fry for this? He just popped into my head when reading this article, and the more I think about it, the mo... more » qwijybo: I vote for Danny DeVito, no need for trick camera work to make him smaller. more » Whitworthian: My sources say it's going to be James MacAvoy. Disclaimer: "My sources" = "Something I made up." more » Malloc: I'd argue that he's way too young, but then again they cast the crew of LotR pretty young as well and that worked out alright. Still, it'd be nice if... more » simonbarsinister: Peter Dinklage. Excellent actor, and you wouldn't need special effects! more » Belabras: Bilbo isn't thin. more » Lassus: Wait, was Tennant ever rumored for this, or was that just the wish for our preeeeeeccccioussssssssssssss to be in this film? more » J_Frank_Parnell: I like Tobey well enough, but no thanks. For one, I think he's too young. It's been a while since I've read The Hobbit but if I remember correctly, wa... more » mattsaler: It wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me (it's a film adaption of a Tolkien work--I have to watch it), but I'd really hate it. I'll be thinking "Emo Spid... more » db4dbms: I vote for Samuel L. Jackson. "I'm sick of this motherfarking dragon and these motherfarking mountains!" more » Rumtum: Bilbo was how old when The Hobbit began? 50! Granted Hobbits live a bit longer than humans (Bilbo himself broke the old record by living to 131, sur... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Is it just me, or does Tobey Maguire's default facial expression bug anybody else? It's half way between "bemused wonder" and "vacant stare." more » -
#thehobbit
Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
The latest Hobbit rumor whirling around the internet is that Spider-Man may be hanging up his web for a bit, to star in Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit. Is Tobey Maguire heading to the shire? UPDATE! More »
