Probably the hottest “who will play X role” speculation out there right now is the question of who will play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit? As you all know, Ian Holm wore the fuzzy feet of the legendary in the Lord of the Rings movies, and some people insist that he should return to play the role again in “The Hobbit”. But as I’ve said repeatedly, that’s just a nonsense idea. The Hobbit calls for a younger Bilbo… not to mention Holm is now 6-8 years older than he was when they filmed the Lord of the Rings flicks. It’s not an option. We have heard that Del Toro may use Holm to narrate The Hobbit, which I think would be the perfect tie in. Anyway…
The word going around right now is that James McAvoy is first in line to play Bilbo. Contactmusic.com gives us this:
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Express, “A number of names have been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James (MCAvoy) is the one the film’s bosses really want. “They’re expected to have talks soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future.” And director del Toro adds, “I can tell you it’s down to a few names that we all agree upon. For our first choice, completely magically we all have the same name.”
I can completely see this. McAvoy is a solid actor, and he’s no stranger to the fantasy genre having played Mr. Tumnus in the first Chronicles of Narnia film. His stature is perfect for the role as well.
But hold the phone…. there are/were considering JACK BLACK for the role?!?! Dear sweet cat shit, are they completely insane??? Damn I hope that report is totally off. I also couldn’t see Daniel Radcliffe as Bilbo either… a bit TOO young if you ask me, and Harry Potter boy really should break away from the fantasy genre for a while once he’s done with Potter if he doesn’t want to get pigeon holed for the rest of his career.
But seriously… JACK BLACK???
