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Sir Ian McKellen Says Bilbo Role Is Taken

Published on: 24th August, 2009

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Sir Ian McKellen told the audience at the BFI IMAX all night screening of The Lord of the Rings in London last night (Sat. 23rd) that he’s pretty certain who’s got the role of Bilbo Baggins (although he calls him Frodo) and that he thinks we will be very happy with the choice.

Assuming he’s on the ball, it’s unlikely then that the part has gone to an unknown.

The video below was taken by ErgoProxy and then posted to her YouTube channel.

Thanks go to Claymore for sharing her video which you can see below. Check out her video channel by clicking here.

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Readers Comments

Digit23 says:

August 29, 2009 at 3:24 am

Mckellen also said about a March 2010 date for beginning of filming. Off-topic but curiously enough that’s when Pirates of the Caribbean 4 is supposed to begin filming. Anyhow I don’t know who to trust. It could be an unknown, consdering there are many young talents out there that would fit. Mckellen also admitted he hasn’t even been given the script yet, so I’m assuming he is basing this statement on whomever Jackson and Del Torro have been giving the heads up recently. The hype is building.

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Bowling says:

August 31, 2009 at 6:37 pm

I am getting realyl excited for this movie. Seems like forever since i saw a LotR film in the theater. I was spoiled with 3 consecutive year. i just hope Del Torro does a good job.

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MaFiAn says:

September 5, 2009 at 12:35 am

why would McKellen say Frodo istead of Bilbo? 1. he’s getting old/just didn’t thing right and with jus said wrong name?
2. or did he really mean frodo? cause between the hobbit and an tLotR Biblo adobs Frodo and I don’t think they explane it in the movies, but the 2nd movie would be perfect to have 5 min or less clip about Biblo adobps Frodo and what happend to Frodos parents(I’m not gonna spoil it for the event for those who havn’t read the LofR.(with other words McKellen is taliking about a young actor to mabye play young frodo?)

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Milo says:

September 6, 2009 at 9:10 pm

I watched the vid and he clearly says Frodo and quite a few dwarves. I think he just had LOTR on the brain. However, before that, he denfinitely says only he and Andy Serkis would be returning from the LOTR cast that he knew. I guess the real answer lies with those in casting.

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thaMC says:

September 7, 2009 at 1:26 am

I really hope they can get Christopher Lee back as Saruman. I know Saruman does not appear in the book, but, it’s not like it would be unfatihful. It would be like in LOTR, where they showed in real-time Gandalf escaping Orthanc. Anyway, I really want to see him back.

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jodo says:

October 20, 2009 at 3:59 pm

I would love to see the original cast in there respective rolls also but I know that Christopher Lee will not physically in the movie (he was complaining about his age or something like the heavy demand) but I do recall him saying he wants to be the voice of Smaug the dragon . Very cool he’s got the voice for it!

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