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    Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?

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    Image of Yellowphant Yellowphant
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    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 Radcliffe.

    The last time this rumor went around, someone suggested Chris O'Dowd, from The It Crowd. At first I didn't much like the idea, but he really had the Hobbit look back in Season 1.

    Basically, I'd be fine with a comedian who could inject some personality into the character.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    No. Unless Macguire can acquire a proper English accent

    then stop being Toby Macguire.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    Well, Maguire does have the googly eyes for it.
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    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    FUCK. THAT. RUMOR.
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    Image of TemporalOutLaw TemporalOutLaw
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    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 side of the Atlanic and Pacific (i.e. Australia and New Zealand).
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    12/15/09

    @TemporalOutLaw: and way to put the creepiest picture of Bilbo up. Still gives me shivers.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    12/15/09

    @TemporalOutLaw: Me too. I think that was the scariest moment of the whole saga for me.
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    Maybe they could look at the cast of the Lord of the Rings stage plays? They should talk to Terrence Frisch who played Bilbo.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    Oh, thank God. The Hobbit would be much better if the lead was cast with someone who has already passed his puberty test.
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    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 more I want it to happen.
    More realistically, I'm glad Tobey probably isn't getting the role, and I wouldn't mind seeing Tennant do his thing as Bilbo.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/15/09

    @psychiccheese: The Futurama guy?

    :p
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    Image of qwijybo qwijybo
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    I vote for Danny DeVito, no need for trick camera work to make him smaller.
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    12/15/09

    @qwijybo: OHGOD you made me remember Danny DeVito in Austin Powers as Mini-me!
    I lawled.
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    Image of Whitworthian Whitworthian
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    My sources say it's going to be James MacAvoy.

    Disclaimer: "My sources" = "Something I made up."
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    Image of jbq jbq
    12/15/09

    @Whitworthian: I see what you did there.
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    Image of Whitworthian Whitworthian
    12/15/09

    @jbq: If it were up to me, it'd be Martin Freeman in a heartbeat, but I've got to go with my sources on this one.

    Disclaimer: "My sources" = "Completely made up."
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    12/15/09

    @Whitworthian: Your sources are totally onto something. I think I approve of these sources.
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    Image of Malloc Malloc
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    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 they went a more unpredictable route with casting Bilbo. Imagine the possibilities once you drift away from the late 20's-early 30's Big Name Actor types.

    Ron Pearlman as Bilbo Baggins!
    Meat Loaf as Bilbo Baggins!
    Robin Williams as Bilbo Baggins!
    Joe Pesci is Bilbo Baggins!

    ... Alright I'm having way too much fun with this.
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    Image of JRD_2 JRD_2
    12/15/09

    @Malloc: It's been a while since I read The Hobbit, but Bilbo was a relatively young hobbit at the time, wasn't he?

    I don't think McGuire would be a terrible choice, really; he can manage the sort of clueless naivete that Bilbo had in the book.
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    CSX321 promoted this comment Edited by JRD_2 at 12/15/09 11:34 AM JRD_2 was starred JRD_2 was unstarred
    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    12/15/09

    @Malloc: Ah, Perlman... How awesome would that be? Cast the latter day Andre the Giant as the halfling. Would Warwick Davis be Gandalf, and Ian McKellan recast as Beorn?

    Methinks there's an alternate universe where all this seems perfectly reasonable.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    12/15/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: keeping with the SAMCRO guys... Henry Rollins as Bilbo Baggins!
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    12/15/09

    @JRD_2: Bilbo was 50 when adventure knocked on his door. Maybe it could be considered about 40 in "human" years.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/15/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: One would think that this could be very possible in any Del Toro movie.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    12/16/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: André le Giant as Gollum!
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    Image of simonbarsinister simonbarsinister
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    Peter Dinklage. Excellent actor, and you wouldn't need special effects!
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    12/15/09

    @simonbarsinister: I will watch anything containing enough Dinklage. He transcends "little person" typecasting. Would make an awesome Bilbo or Dwarf if you wanted the role played entirely without ham. Would make an awesome almost anyone else in most movies as well.

    Even when he is playing a "little person" role it doesn't feel like it.
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    12/15/09

    @simonbarsinister: Love him. Although if HBO picks up A Game of Thrones after the pilot, he'll probably be busy. He's playing the Imp.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/15/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: He is an awesome actor. And he has beautiful eyes.
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    Bilbo isn't thin.
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    Image of i_pooped_on_ i_pooped_on_
    12/15/09

    @Belabras: Well, if Tobey's out-of-nowhere 8-pack in Spiderman is any indication of his dedication to the character, I think we can expect a nice pot belly on the man.
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    Image of Wenchette Wenchette
    12/15/09

    @i_pooped_on_: I appreciate method acting that involves a strict beer and carbonara diet.
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    12/15/09

    @Wenchette: Lol, thank you for pointing out the irony in my statement.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    Wait, was Tennant ever rumored for this, or was that just the wish for our preeeeeeccccioussssssssssssss to be in this film?
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    12/15/09

    In reply to Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?
    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, wasn't Bilbo more middle-aged? I vote for a more seasoned actor, perhaps Colin Firth. Hell, he even looks more Hobbitsey.
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    12/15/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell:
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    12/15/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell:
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/15/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell: Not Colin. I love Colin and it would just seem wrong to be attracted to Bilbo. Bilbo is supposed to be a older dude. Ok I think I can get over the wrongness. You have my full support to make them an offer they can't refuse as long as you offer them Hellboy 3 with Colin as the British special agent sent to convince Red and Liz to come back to the BPRD.
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    12/15/09

    @J_Frank_Parnell: He was 50 but then again, Frodo was supposed to be 50 also, the movie compressed the time line so that Frodo waits for months to leave instead of years.
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