James McAvoy as Bilbo Baggins?

[ArathornJax]

Jack Black has denied that he is the Riddle Maker ie Biblo. See http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/05/31...ot-play-bilbo/


Also over in one of the threads at OneRing.Net GDT stated the following:

“We will not choose casting until after we finish the scripts. Period. So, no- No talks are bound to take place with any actor to play Bilbo in the near future. Pages come first.” And, in another comment: “When its a fact- You’ll hear it from me first- and, very likely, right here.”
http://newboards.theonering.net/foru...102740;#102740

Also:
casting is not closed... at all- we will not choose casting until after we finish the scripts. Period.
So, no- No talks are bound to take place with any actor to play Bilbo in the near future. Pages come first.
Some of the stuff reported there is just a tad too insane...

Best
GDT

http://newboards.theonering.net/foru...102704;#102704

everything we shared yesterday is "What we know..." while PJ and the gang finish LOVELY BONES and Your Truly finishes this insane enterprise that is HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY. Im in London until late June and won't go to NZ until Late July.

So much can change. But so much is being done to assure the best we can do...

Yr Obt Svt

GDT

http://newboards.theonering.net/foru...101653;#101653

Anyway, if I remember correctly from somewhere script writing won't start until after GDT is in NZ and settled. I think that means end of the year or most likely next year before the script is done. Thus though they may know who they want for Bilbo, I'm not sure that means they are in negotiations or will be until after the script is done or close to being done. We'll see, but I think outside of knowing Gandalf (Sir Ian M.), Gollum (Andy S.) and Aragorn (Viggo M.) the rest will have to wait until the script is done. So it is fun to speculate but that it is what it is until speculation is ended with the official announcement.