Rumor: Tobey Maguire in Talks For The Hobbit
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McAvoy would put me off, looks too young and I don't particularly rate him as an actor (I thought he was perfectly cast in the State of Play miniseries though). He has talent, but he usually irritates me. I also don't think he's capable of combining a hobbity good nature with Bilbo's fussy nature and underlying resilience, although few are.
It's like I'm a cake and he's going to use the spider as a spoon.
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Anyway. I'd muchly rather have a better actor, The Hobbit demands a good actor, unlike the terrible casting as of late. Plus, Tobey just does not look like Bilbo Baggins. Baggins has a wide face, a slightly snubbed nose and curious, though intelligent eyes. I don't want to stare at a screen plastered with Tobey's face for 2 hours that isn't at least Spiderman.
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Anyway. I'd muchly rather have a better actor, The Hobbit demands a good actor, unlike the terrible casting as of late. Plus, Tobey just does not look like Bilbo Baggins. Baggins has a wide face, a slightly snubbed nose and curious, though intelligent eyes. I don't want to stare at a screen plastered with Tobey's face for 2 hours that isn't at least Spiderman.
The Tobey Maguire/Hobbit rumor was reported false by many sources, including quotes from Tobey himself, well before this article was even posted here. I think a little more homework needed to be done.
http://www.collider.com/2009/12/15/tobey-maguire-busts-hobbit-casting-rumor/
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/12/14/34657-could-bilbo-have-webbed-feet/
http://www.collider.com/2009/12/15/tobey-maguire-busts-hobbit-casting-rumor/
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/12/14/34657-could-bilbo-have-webbed-feet/
That stare is terrifying. I feel like my soul just got eaten, and it further fueled the stare.
I'm not sure about Bilbo, but I think we've found a new Sauron.
I'm not sure about Bilbo, but I think we've found a new Sauron.
I really don't think Tobey Maguire would make a good Bilbo. It wouldn't keep in canon either, for several reasons.
Bilbo was 50 in The Hobbit, and how they think they can make Tobey look 50 and not be laughably bad, is beyond me. Also, he was supposed to have barely aged since he found the One Ring, so in Fellowship of The Ring he still looks 50, even though he's 111.
In other words, GET IAN HOLM. Not only is he best for the role, but his age wouldn't be an issue either, as it's keeping canon with the series.
Bilbo was 50 in The Hobbit, and how they think they can make Tobey look 50 and not be laughably bad, is beyond me. Also, he was supposed to have barely aged since he found the One Ring, so in Fellowship of The Ring he still looks 50, even though he's 111.
In other words, GET IAN HOLM. Not only is he best for the role, but his age wouldn't be an issue either, as it's keeping canon with the series.
Hmmm, that's got me thinking...how is the visual style of this film going to fit in with the LOTR trilogy? In The Hobbit, the orcs/goblins were much more comical, the trolls much more personable and a talking dragon won't work well in the same visual style of LOTR. I'm sure Del Toro will think of some suitable solution, and Jackon's involvement should help provide some visual consistency between the films, but a faithful stylistic approach would be some achievement. I'd prefer for it not to go for a very light-hearted approach (as the casting of someone like Maguire would suggest), but LOTR's style (except the tone at the beginning of FOTR in the Shire) would be detrimental imo.TsunamiWombat said:
Del Toro is fully capable of taking the film in his own direction, but I'd rather see him adapt Tolkien's direction to the screen instead. Jackson did a fantastic job of transferring the epic, sentimental side of LOTR to film, so while Del Toro may have a difficult time making the film's mood mesh with Jackson's work, there's no need for him to create a new atmosphere for the film, or mould it into his current vision explored in other works.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/news#ni1308549
Guess not. I don't think he would suit the character anyway. Also, holy fuck, Guillermo Del Toro?! This will be very interesting.
Guess not. I don't think he would suit the character anyway. Also, holy fuck, Guillermo Del Toro?! This will be very interesting.
I whole-heartedly agree.ChromeAlchemist said:James McAvoy?Susan Arendt said:
You know, if you put a curly Elijah wig on him and make him seem shorter, I think Maguire could actually pull this off. He's about the right age, and he's got that look about him that I always thought Bilbo might have; He looks like the kind of guy who could man up and stab an orc in the eye, if he really had to, but given the choice, would rather stay home and eat cake.
