First look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins,

[AllenVanAllen]

on the cover of Empire magazine. He makes a great hobbit!



I knew this guy was a hobbit the first time I saw him on BBC.

[Tunkamerica]

1. last week's EW had a few pictures and a pretty long article

[AllenVanAllen]

2. I was unaware. Thank you!

I have to share: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20504849_20980350,00.html

[Still Blue in PDX]

11. Might one of those dwarves in the background be Aidan Turner?

I'm having a bit of withdrawal from Being Human!

[AllenVanAllen]

12. I know the dwarf at the head of the table is Thorin Oakenshield

played by Richard Armitage but I'm not sure if you can see Turner's Kili in that shot.

Here's the full cast list: http://www.middleearthnews.net/p/hobbit-cast.html

[a kennedy]

3. OMG.....I misread this, as Morgan Freeman.....

sorry. :blush: :blush: :blush:

[AllenVanAllen]

7. Haha I can see it.

"Never laugh at live dragons!"

[Pab Sungenis]

4. I prefer him as Watson on the new "Sherlock"

but am certain he'll be better as Bilbo than he was as Arthur Dent.

[mackerel]

5. Is he the guy from the office?

I can see it.

[JenniferJuniper]

6. To me he'll always be "Timbo. Timber. Tim Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury...

Bishop Muzorewa...Bashing the Bishop...."

[AllenVanAllen]

8. Here's a peek at the Empire magazine coverage

from Middle Earth News http://www.middleearthnews.net/2011/06/two-new-hobbit-photos.html

[lazarus]

9. he's too skinny

Bilbo was a chubby hobbit. Of course, all hobbits are supposed to be chubby, but Bilbo was chubbier than most.

[AllenVanAllen]

10. I agree. He should have put on more weight,

but I understand why they didn't go that direction with his look. They want him to resemble Ian Holme's Bilbo, as he's in both installments of the Hobbit.

[AllenVanAllen]

13. Check out some of the dwarfs.

I'm still taking it in.

Nori, Ori and Dori.



Cinema Blend http://www.cinemablend.com/new/First-Look-At-The-Hobbit-s-Dwarves-25576.html

[AllenVanAllen]

14. And more dwarves.

Oin and Gimli's father Gloin.

[keroro gunsou]

16. and ALL of the dwarves...

sorry the image is so bloody huge ^_^;

[AllenVanAllen]

19. It needed to be a big pic!

nerdgasm...

[keroro gunsou]

15. and hereeeeees...

thorin:

?1310934551

[AllenVanAllen]

17. Cool!

Thanks for sharing!

[AllenVanAllen]

18. THE HOBBIT, Production Video #3

This is really great! 13 min. http://youtu.be/t47TXEi0No0