Thanks to Grey Pilgrim and others for the link! From collider.com : Niall Browne, Collider’s guy in London, just emailed me from the Wanted junket in London where James McAvoy said, “it’s not true by the way, it’s all internet rumoring and nothing else I’m afraid. Sorry.” He, of course, was referring to the internet rumors that he’ll be playing Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming Hobbit movies. James McAvoy says he’s NOT Going to be a HOBBIT