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The search for Bilbo Baggins has begun. Casting on \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d begins this week, with wide auditions expected for each part except Gandalf, which is being reserved for Ian McKellen, who played the wizard in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d trilogy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re auditioning for every role,\u201d Jackson said in an interview, adding he is a big believer in casting a wide net to better match actors with the roles.\u00a0\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done over the years is discover a lot of interesting actors, like Orlando Bloom (in ‘Rings’), Kate Winslet (in ‘Heavenly Creatures’), Saoirse Ronan (in ‘The Lovely Bones’). So if you start looking and auditioning seriously, it\u2019s amazing what incredible talent you\u2019ll find out there.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Jackson denied that he had settled on any actors besides McKellen and pooh-poohed Web chatter that he has approached James McAvoy for a key role.\u00a0 \u201cApart from Ian McKellen, who we obviously want to return as Gandalf, we are not really offering any roles to anybody until we\u2019ve done a casting sweep,\u201d Jackson said. Notable\u00a0that Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving were not mentioned\u00a0with McKellen as actors\u00a0reserved for their previous roles.\u00a0 Was that on purpose or a simple oversight?\u00a0 We are sure TORN posters will have some comments on this!\u00a0 Read the entire article at The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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