The Road Goes Ever On . . .

[Mark CMG]

Peter Jackson posts Facebook video from the Hobbit set -

Videos Posted by Peter Jackson: THE HOBBIT Start of Production [HD] | Facebook

 

[Keith Robinson]

Looking at the cast, it could be that the tale will be told retrospectively - you know, with old Bilbo and Frodo sitting around a table at Bag End or Rivendale (or wherever), looking over the Red Book, probably with Legolas and Galadriel, then fade to The Hobbit... it would certainly help to explain the presence of some of the cast!

As for the actors, I think that Martin Freeman will make an excellent Bilbo. He even looks like a younger version of Ian Holm! I also think that Leonard Nimoy would make a good Smaug. I can already hear him now.

 

[Klaus]

Looking at the cast, it could be that the tale will be told retrospectively - you know, with old Bilbo and Frodo sitting around a table at Bag End or Rivendale (or wherever), looking over the Red Book, probably with Legolas and Galadriel, then fade to The Hobbit... it would certainly help to explain the presence of some of the cast!

As for the actors, I think that Martin Freeman will make an excellent Bilbo. He even looks like a younger version of Ian Holm! I also think that Leonard Nimoy would make a good Smaug. I can already hear him now.

I think Frodo might be shown reading from the Red Book. But Legolas should be present at Mirkwood, and who knows what PJ will throw at us in the second movie?

 

[Raven Crowking]

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[Rhun]

Peter Jackson posts Facebook video from the Hobbit set -

Videos Posted by Peter Jackson: THE HOBBIT Start of Production [HD] | Facebook

Sweet! Thanks for posting that.

 

[Klaus]

Tom Baker would be a great Voice of Smaug.

Bill Nighy (Underworld, Pirates of the Caribbean) has been cast as Smaug.

 

[Phaezen]

Bill Nighy (Underworld, Pirates of the Caribbean) has been cast as Smaug.

I have seen Leonard Nimoy mentioned as Smaug The Hobbit: Part 1 (2012) - IMDb

 

[Mark CMG]

I saw some sheets with the dwarf names and actor names in the costume room portion of the video and they seemed to match those on IMDb, FWIW.

 

[Mark CMG]

Some points worth discussing in this article though most of it seems to come from a writer who is less than fully knowledgeable regarding the source material (though I'd imagine the headline wasn't from the actual article writer but rather from an editor who knows even less) -

7 Things The Hobbit needs to do in order to be a success - Shadowlocked

 

[RangerWickett]

That article was pointless. It boils down to, "Don't sell out."