{"id":29065,"date":"2008-06-21T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2008-06-21T18:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=29065"},"modified":"2008-06-21T13:15:16","modified_gmt":"2008-06-21T18:15:16","slug":"james-mcavoy-continues-to-deny-hobbit-rumors-plans-%e2%80%9cme-time%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/06\/21\/29065-james-mcavoy-continues-to-deny-hobbit-rumors-plans-%e2%80%9cme-time%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"James McAvoy Continues to Deny Hobbit Rumors; Plans \u201cMe-Time\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"James<\/a>James McAvoy is a popular interviewee these days thanks to his upcoming movie WANTED (Universal Studios). And, of course, the interviewers can’t resist asking him about the recent rumors that he’s a favored to play Bilbo in “The Hobbit.” In recent interviews with IESB.net<\/a> and the BBC<\/a>, McAvoy continued to deny the rumors. Plus, the ‘A-list’ actor has indicated that he intends to take some time off from acting. From the BBC interview: <\/p>\n

The 29-year-old was concerned the jobs were starting to rack up for years to come: “That was almost a possibility. “It was getting to the point where that was happening and I had to put an end to it.”<\/em><\/div>\n

At the risk of starting yet another rumor: could he be keeping his options open for a certain role?
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\nIn an excerpt from the BBC article<\/a>: “The critically acclaimed actor has said he just needs to get away. He added: “I’m going to not act for a little while and take some space and take some time – and make some ‘me’ time, you know, all that rubbish.”<\/em> Small wonder he might feel that way. The talented actor from Glasgow has been working non-stop in both film and television since the late 90s. His recent successes in films like “Atonement,” “The Last King of Scotland” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” have understandably put him in great demand in Hollywood. <\/p>\n

Could that demand translate into a role as Bilbo in the upcoming Hobbit? His fans continue to hope so even as he continues to deny it. From a recent interview with IESB.net<\/a>: <\/p>\n

IESB: Can you confirm or deny The Hobbit?<\/p>\n

JM: I can completely deny it. It just seems to have all been rumors.<\/p>\n

IESB: Nobody talked to you?<\/p>\n

JM: No, not at all. Neither Peter Jackson nor Guillermo Del Toro have got in contact.<\/p>\n

IESB: Would you want to play Bilbo?<\/p>\n

JM: I think I’d need to see the script first. From what I hear them saying, they don’t even have a script. So you’d have to see if you’re right for the part, although I’m sure if I was wrong for the part, they wouldn’t even bother asking so who knows. We’ll see.<\/p>\n

Is he right for the part? Many people think so. In his role as Wesley Gibson in WANTED, McAvoy plays a nobody who gets pulled into a world of action and adventure. While the similarities definitely end there, his ability to play Bilbo, a Hobbit living quietly in The Shire only to be propelled into countless adventures and perils isn’t exactly a stretch.<\/p>\n

However, we’ll likely have to continue to wait and see. As McAvoy pointed out, until there’s a script it’s unlikely any serious casting will get underway. Guillermo Del Toro confirmed this here on TORn in recent comments on our message boards<\/a>: “we will not choose casting until after we finish the scripts. Period.”<\/em> That said, the roles of Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Andy Serkis as Gollum have been confirmed. Would a role as important as that of Bilbo be confirmed before the scripts are done? Stay tuned here at TORn for the latest! <\/p>\n

WANTED opens in theaters on June 27. The full IESB interview can be found here<\/a> and the BBC article can be found here<\/a>. Thanks to message board member Empedocles for posting the IESB interview on the boards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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