Finally, some good news from The Hobbit. The first volley of casting has been announced and while most of the parts are given over to UK TV actors the film has landed the Bilbo everybody wanted. Martin Freeman - Arthur Dent in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - is now officially Bilbo Baggins. Here's the rest of the casting announced at The One Ring:
Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins
Richard Armitage - Thorin Oakenshield
Aidan Turner - Kili
Rob Kazinsky - Fili
Graham McTavish - Dwalin
John Callen - Oin
Stephen Hunter - Bombur
Mark Hadlow - Dori
Peter Hambleton - Gloin
More to come, obviously, but that's a bunch of dwarves.
Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins
Richard Armitage - Thorin Oakenshield
Aidan Turner - Kili
Rob Kazinsky - Fili
Graham McTavish - Dwalin
John Callen - Oin
Stephen Hunter - Bombur
Mark Hadlow - Dori
Peter Hambleton - Gloin
More to come, obviously, but that's a bunch of dwarves.
More from The Hobbit
- News: Bilbo, Meet Dwarves. Dwarves, Meet Bilbo.
- News: Bilbo Stabs Himself A Spider In New Shot From THE HOBBIT
- News: THE HOBBIT Trailer Arrives!
- News: New Shot Of Martin Freeman As Bilbo Baggins In THE HOBBIT
- News: Bifur, Bofur And Bombur! More Dwarves From THE HOBBIT Revealed!
- News: Meet Oin And Gloin From Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT
- News: First Look At Dori, Ori and Nori. Three Dwarves From THE HOBBIT!
- News: Hobbits And Wizards And Dwarves, Oh My! First Images From Jackson's THE HOBBIT.
- News: Evangeline Lilly To Play New Character Created For Peter Jackson's HOBBIT Films
- News: THE HOBBIT Films Get Full Titles And Release Dates
- News: Stephen Fry Joins THE HOBBIT
- News: Peter Jackson Undergoes Emergency Surgery For Perforated Ulcer, THE HOBBIT Delayed Slightly.
- News: Legolas To Be Second Non-HOBBIT Character Added To THE HOBBIT
- News: Cate Blanchett Cast As Galadriel In THE HOBBIT
- News: Jonathan King And Jason Stutter Comment On THE HOBBIT Deal.
- News: What Cost To Keep THE HOBBIT In New Zealand?
- News: HOBBIT Boycott Lifted But It's Probably Moving Anyway
- News: THE HOBBIT Has A Green Light And A Start Date. Now It Just Needs A Location.
- News: Peter Jackson's Miniature Effects Studio Burns To The Ground.
- News: Screen Actors' Guild Boycotting THE HOBBIT
- News: Ian McKellen On THE HOBBIT: Not Under Contract And Getting Impatient.
- News: Peter Jackson Probably Heading Back To Middle Earth ...
- News: Guillermo Del Toro Quits THE HOBBIT


and best of all, Bill Nighy might be Smaug!
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Martin freeman as bilbo baggins FUCKING PERFECT