THE HOBBIT CASTING NEWS YAY

[rj_anderson]

I have been known to rant about my dislike of certain aspects of the LotR movies (to wit: THE ENDLESS FIGHT SCENES PLEASE OH PLEASE MAKE THEM STOP WILL THEY NEVER STOP), but that being said, I am still unreasonably excited about the prospect of a cinematic version of The Hobbit, especially one starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo, the prospect of which causes me to squee at ear-piercing volume, if only in my head.

And then I saw that they've also cast Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, and can only conclude that Christmas has come two months early this year.

Now all we need is Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of Smaug (well, he said he wanted to play the role, and he and Freeman are buds, so why not?) and my triumph will be complete.

That is, at least until I see the movie and come out ranting about the ENDLESS FIGHT SCENES PLEASE OH PLEASE MAKE THEM STOP WILL THEY NEVER STOP, but I am an optimist.

Comments

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

But Freeman has already committed to another three 90-minute eps of SHERLOCK to air next August, and Moffat is already dropping sly hints like "Adler, Hound, Reichenbach," so I don't think we need to worry about that!

[infiniteviking]

Adler, Hound, Reichenbach,"

..ooooooooooooooooooooh. :D