Elijah Wood's participation in "The Hobbit" might come as a surprise to some of you, but here at MTV, this was a long time coming. We spoke with the "Lord of the Rings" star in 2008 about the possibility of Frodo Baggins having a role to play in Uncle Bilbo's youthful journey through Middle-Earth. Even back then, Wood was more than open to the idea.
"I would imagine that if he does exist [in 'The Hobbit'], it'll make some sort of sense. Otherwise, I don't think they would do it," he told us more than two years ago. "I certainly wouldn't want to do it. I don't want to have a whole character piece that doesn't really exist that they're cobbling together."
Even though Frodo doesn't appear in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic "The Hobbit" novel, Wood had an idea for how the deeply burdened hero could factor into the two-part prequel. Read More...
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'The Dark Tower' Rumors Draw Naomie Harris For Female Lead
Posted 1/7/11 2:45 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary, News
But Roland isn't the only major role that Howard needs to fill. There are other integral players from the nefarious Man in Black to recovering drug addict Eddie Dean. Then, of course, there's Susannah Dean.
King has said before that he always envisioned Angela Bassett as an ideal actress for Susannah, but given Bassett's current age, her casting doesn't seem likely. It seems especially unlikely given a new rumor that the part of Susannah is Naomie Harris' for the taking. Read More...
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