Last night saw a special marathon screening of the extended editions of all three Lord of the Rings films at London’s BFI IMAX cinema. Ian McKellen was present and spoke for a short time about "The Hobbit"
This from Slashfilm...
"(McKellen)confirmed that he’ll be coming back as Gandalf, and is expecting to start work on set in March of next year, he also dropped a bit of a casting bombshell. According to McKellen, the starring role of Bilbo Baggins has been successfully cast already. Not only that, but he knows who has the role and he’s sure that the fans will be very, very pleased."
Apparently this got the crowd into a very James McCavoy frame of mind! But Slashfilm are also reporting that the "Wanted" actor has signed on for "I’m With Cancer" and is negotiating for a role in Robert Redford’s Lincoln drama "The Conspirator", so it wouldn't seem likely that the little fella would have the time to get into the furry slippers!
It shouldn't be long before we hear who the actor is now anyway so watch this space!
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