{"id":44565,"date":"2011-05-22T17:11:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T22:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=44565"},"modified":"2011-05-22T17:11:28","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T22:11:28","slug":"breaking-benedict-cumberbatch-in-the-hobbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/05\/22\/44565-breaking-benedict-cumberbatch-in-the-hobbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-44567 no-lazyload\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border: 0px !important solid !important #ffffff !important;\" title=\"Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpg 446\u00d7251 pixels\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpg-446\u00d7251-pixels-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Tweeted first by BBC Entertainment Reporter Lizo (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/lizo_mzimba\/status\/72368016981110784\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), apparently Bilbo Baggins, aka Martin Freeman, has let slip that fellow &#8216;Sherlock&#8217; actor Benedict Cumberbatch has a role in <em>The Hobbit<\/em>. Seems like a good pick for casting, but what role will he play? Share your thoughts in our comments, discussion board and on facebook! <em>(Personally, I think he looks rather Elven. 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