And YES, Bilbo! When they first started talking about this film, I thought of him. He was so perfect in Hitchhiker's Guide, where he spent the whole movie basically being confused and desperate, which is pretty much the state Bilbo's in through most of The Hobbit - who else could be so great in the role? I was so excited when I read that he'd been the first choice and they eventually managed to get him. It looks like they've managed to pull off the same casting magic here that they did with LOTR.

This is gonna be SO GREAT!!!