From the MTV Movies Blog: The fantastic performance by Elijah Wood in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Lord Of The Rings” trilogy has set the bar for hobbit roles everywhere. Well before Frodo there was Bilbo, star of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of “The Hobbit”. ” When MTV’s Josh Horowitz spoke to Wood at Sundance this week, he asked the “Rings” star who his pick would be for the as-yet-uncast role.
“I honestly love the initial rumor from way back when, which was James McAvoy,” he said.
He’s not alone. As anyone who saw and enjoyed “Wanted” knows, McAvoy is able to capture the right blend of bumbling goofiness and reflexive courage that is so necessary to capturing the Bilbo Baggins character.
“I think he would be fantastic,” Wood said. “I’m a fan of his work and I think he’s the right age and I think that he has a quality to him that could fit quite nicely with what Ian Holm did in the first movie.”
You can read the article here: MTV Movies Blog
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Robert writes: I saw this on Fox News today. It was an article about different actors before they were famous. One of the slides was an old Pizza Hut commercial with Elijah Wood in it. More..
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Looking for ultimate gift for the LOTR-loving artist in your life? Red Carpet Tours director Vic James has announced another sketching tour of New Zealand led by LOTR artist and calligrapher Daniel Reeve. Tour dates are set for April 5 to 17, 2010; you can read a report of the last sketching tour here.
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Episode 3 of our radio show on BlogTalk Radio is online and available for listening. Sam Roads from Microcosm Games Limited stops by to chat about the hottest Facebook Game ‘The One Ring Game’, Calisuri pops in for me to abuse, and I show my true video game geekiness by playing the Super Mario Bros. theme ad nauseam, take a listen!
Be sure to book your calendar for January 3rd for our first episode of 2010!
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If instead of having 10 Best Picture nominees for 2009, the folks running the Oscars had decided to do a Ten Best list for the decade about to end, I doubt that many ’09 movies would be on it. And last year didn’t offer many legitimate contenders, either. It’s not just the economy that’s been in a recession lately. Continue reading “LOTR Tops Moviefone’s Movies of the Decade”
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TheOneRing.net is going talky! Talk radio to be specific! We’ve joined forces with BlogTalkRadio.com to produce TheOneRing.net Talk Radio Show. A show dedicated to all things Tolkien, and then some! Check out our profile page here.
We will have alternating hosts and a ton of interesting guests for you to listen to. You can participate to! Callers are welcome to chime in during the show and ask questions, make comments and more.
The first show, aptly named ‘TheOneRing.net on BlogTalk Radio Episode 1’ will air on sunday, November 22nd, at 2pm Eastern. Follow this link for more details..tell one, tell all! See you then!
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From the MTV Movies Blog: The fantastic performance by Elijah Wood in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Lord Of The Rings” trilogy has set the bar for hobbit roles everywhere. Well before Frodo there was Bilbo, star of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of “The Hobbit”. ” When MTV’s Josh Horowitz spoke to Wood at Sundance this week, he asked the “Rings” star who his pick would be for the as-yet-uncast role.