Comments on: Sir Ian McKellen Says Bilbo Role Is Taken

By: scott

scott — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:52:35 +0000

@thaMC,

I think the attack on Dol Guldur will be essential for the movies. It will need that dramatic hit piece to bring the movies alive in my opinion.

By: sadie

sadie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:54:50 +0000

HE does say he is reading the hobbit at the time so he isnt that familiar with it so he prob just got frodo mixed with bilbo, he did after all spend A LONG time makin lotr with frodo and is only just reading about bilbos story. and omg yea i didnt think about the mortaility thing but you are so right he is very old now and if he dies Gandalf will too. he is gandalf. end of story. I think Del torro will prob take this into account and film his scenes first. plus the second movie is not the hobbit story 2nd half its a bridge the gap story and gandalf needent be in it rele.

By: entgarden

entgarden — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:27:22 +0000

@MaFiAn, there is no such story in either lotr, a hobbit’s tale or any other tolkiens’s related story; the only talk about frodo’s parents is made by bilbo in the beggining of the books and is also in lotr movie; don’t misslead ppl that don’t know the works of tolkien; maybe you are reffering to bilbo’s parents, mentioned in the beginning of “a hobbit’s tale”

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Hobbit Movie Delay? | The Hobbit Movie — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:49:20 +0000

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By: Digit23

Digit23 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:14:07 +0000

@Lionheart, apparently Maguire IS playing Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. Just found an article on the net about it.

Jedward twins aren’t in though, which is a relief. And Maguire isn’t that bad.

By: Lionheart

Lionheart — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:10:45 +0000

I agree with bass, Sir ian is no spring chicken, so hurry up and get him in the can. Also, I heard that Toby Maguire is to be Bilbo – how awful. He is uncharismatic and downright irritating. As to Jedward being offered parts as they are twins – please don’t, this would totally spoil the film for me. they are an utter waste of time and this fanchise should only have the very best acting talent on its payroll, not ridiculous, untalented non-entities like Jedward.

By: bass

bass — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:43:11 +0000

this might sound morbid, but its been in the back of my mind since the 2 towers, they really need to hurry up with the filming of this movie, sir ian is in his mid 80′s, im afraid he might die b4 then. its awful to say but its a real life possiblity, and NO ONE could take his place as gandalf

By: jodo

jodo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:59:44 +0000

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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By: thaMC

thaMC — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:26:42 +0000

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.

By: Milo

Milo — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:10:35 +0000

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.

By: MaFiAn

MaFiAn — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:35:43 +0000

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?)

By: Bowling

Bowling — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:37:25 +0000

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.

By: Digit23

Digit23 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:24:30 +0000

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.