Doctor Who
- Karen Gillan to star in digital drama for teens The Well
- New companion to be Scottish and called Amy
- David Tennant to play Bilbo Baggins?
- Pics of Scarlet Johansson in Iron Man 2
- Robert de Niro, Michelle Rodriguez to star in Robert Rodriguez's Machete?
British TV
- Occupation writer developing Morecambe and Wise biopic
- LA Muscle TV to launch on Sky
- Teletext to shut down in 2010
US TV
- NBC acquires Persons Unknown about people imprisoned in a small ghost town
- John Goodman to star in The Station
- NBC drops The Listener
- TNT's Dark Blue does well
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July 17, 2009 | Reply
Hopefully Melvin Burgess' involvement in the Well will give it teeth. And depending on how controversial his storylines are, we maybe hearing a lot about it (-:
Sorry. Cannot possibly imagine David Tennant as Bilbo Baggins. Daniel Radcliffe, yes. James Mc Evoy, definitely. But David? No just can't see it...
July 17, 2009 | Reply
'The Lord Of The Rings' wasn't exactly cast for star power; Christopher Lee was probably the biggest name involved. (Of course many of those involved have gone on to become name actors.) Much as I like Tennant, I don't want to be looking at Bilbo Baggins and thinking the Doctor; I want to see Bilbo Baggins.
My Swiss cheese memory is failing me but I know I had an actor in mind who could pass for a younger version of Ian Holm in the role. Not that they'd listen to my idea if I could remember.
It's sad that they feel they have to cast younger for the role as well. I realize it'll be a marketing decision, but I would think the movies would be able to sell themselves without such pandering to the youth market...
July 17, 2009 | Reply
Got to be Mcavoy for Bilbo Baggins. He's a tiny lad and already looks like a hobbit even before you've started on the CGI. DT is surely a joke casting rumour, as Britain's most famous tall, angular actor.