James McAvoy in “pole position” to land Hobbit Bilbo Baggins role
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Hot Momma
The new Lord of the Rings prequel movie The Hobbit, has a director but is still searching for it’s star.
Scottish actor James McAvoy is rumored to be the lead candidate to play the role of hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
The J.R.R. Tolkien novel is hoping to be the next blockbuster hit and will be directed by Guillermo del Toro. Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf is already on board for the prequel.
But the big speculation is who will play the starring role of Bilbo Baggins. During the previous Lord Of The Rings film, Bilbo was played by Ian Holm, but the studio is looking for a new star for the prequel.
An industry insider tells the Daily Express,
“A number of names have been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James [McAvoy] is the one the film’s bosses really want. They’re expected to have talks soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future.”
Director del Toro, hasn’t revealed his choice but indicates there is a favorite: “I can tell you it’s down to a few names that we all agree upon. For our first choice, completely magically we all have the same name.”
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