Cumberbatched.

[layne67]

I didn't really dare hope that what Martin Freeman said about Benedict Cumberbatch being cast in The Hobbit might be true ( my, that line sounds rather uhm, cumbersome, doesn't it? ) but with what Ian McKellen said in his blog here, I'm starting to feel hopeful at last.

And what he said about Benedict's screen test really made me happy - It was electrifying, vocally and facially.

::SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES::

Ahem. But of course.

Now I really must go reread The Hobbit, it's been years since I last read it, and try to guess which character he's going to play!

Unless he fails his screen test of course ( unlikely but it's possible that they might not find him suitable for whatever part they're planning for him ), in which case I'm going to be one very sad camper. Which is why I still dare not hope too much for him to be in that movie.

Comments

[kishuku.livejournal.com]

Obviously the third pair of actors who have worked with each other before but who the other two pair are... dunno?

[layne67.livejournal.com]

One is Gandalf & Frodo I guess.

[kishuku.livejournal.com]

Well, if you count it that way then tons of these actors have worked together before on the previous LotR movies.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Those two are the only familiar names to me among those confirmed to be in the movie. I don't recognize any of the actors playing the dwarfs! Though I believe Peter Jackson had said something about Legolas ...

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I've been googling around on this and there're some people who think that they might cast him as the Voice of Smaug the dragon!! While I think that'd be awesome, he has a magnificent voice, I still want him to be on screen!