David Tennant Linked To Bilbo Baggins Again

Another day in Middle Earth, another Hobbit movie rumor. This latest one sees David Tennant yet again being linked with the part of Bilbo Baggins.

Follow the logic that’s giving rise to the rumor and see where you end up…

David Tennant made the news early yesterday for withdrawing his services from one of the leading roles in the movie Burke and Hare.

It then came to light that he was being replaced by Andy Serkis.

Simon Pegg then posts the following twitter:

“David Tennant had to drop out of B&H (Burke and Hare) but by sheer glorious serendipity a legend of Middle Earth and Skull Island has come aboard. Welcome AS (Andy Serkis)”

A bit vague I know but you can see why the rumor is probably going to gather pace through tomorrow and the weekend.

I was hanging fire with the story but then it came to light that Simon Pegg fairly quickly deleted the post from his Twitter account.

This fanned the flames rather than put out the burning embers. Was Pegg trying to be cryptic but not cryptic enough for Tennant’s liking?

TotalFilm were quick off the mark to raise the point that Tennant is at a point in his career that makes his walking away from a big movie like Burke and Hare at such a late stage a strange decision.

The point being that you really don’t want to be upsetting people in Hollywood unless of course you are walking away because you have been offered a far bigger part.

The first rumor about Tennant getting the Bilbo Baggins role surfaced back in July when it was announced he was quitting Dr. Who and also attending Comic-Con, as was Peter Jackson. An announcement was expected at the expo and then promptly failed to materialise.

Lets see how long this latest one runs for. I must admit I give more weight to this rumor than the earlier Tobey Maguire – Bilbo Baggins story. David Tennant being English British and a bit more Hobbit looking, it seems more feasible.

If its true then Simon Pegg is not going to be very popular down in New Zealand.

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