{"id":61117,"date":"2012-08-22T18:21:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=61117"},"modified":"2012-08-22T18:21:12","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T23:21:12","slug":"hobbits-success-hinges-on-martin-freeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/08\/22\/61117-hobbits-success-hinges-on-martin-freeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbit’s success hinges on Martin Freeman"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Although “The Hobbit”<\/span> features several Lord of The Rings<\/em> returning cast members, Ian McKellen<\/em>, Cate Blanchett<\/em>, Elijah Wood<\/em> and others reprise their roles, Associated Press writes that the much of the film’s potential hinges on newcomer Martian Freeman<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The filmmakers were so set on having Martin Freeman<\/span> to play Bilbo<\/span> they halted production for three months while Freeman returned to British TV to reprise his role as Dr Watson<\/em> “Sherlock<\/em>“. Peter Jackson says “It was sort of unheard of for a big-budget movie, but because we wanted him so badly, the studio supported us, and we made that provision in our schedule,”<\/em>, “He carries the movie. You get that casting wrong and you’re in huge trouble.<\/em>” [Read More<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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