Tobey Maguire: 'Hobbit' reports 'not accurate at all'

Tobey Maguire says he is not in discussions to play Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit.” But he wouldn’t mind a part in it.

Maguire is responding to Monday’s Web chatter, first published on Latino Review, that he, or at least his reps, are talking to director Guillermo del Toro and producer Peter Jackson about playing the iconic Middle Earth dweller with the oversized feet. 

“I have not met with del Toro. We don’t have any near future plans,” Maguire said. “I don’t know if something got misconstrued or miscommunicated but the source was not accurate at all.”

Maguire said he heard the rumor that James McAvoy was cast in the movie and had believed that to be a fact, so wasn’t even considering the lead role. (Jackson denied that McAvoy has been cast and told Heat Vision/THR last week that casting was just beginning.)

But Maguire does like the idea of playing some role in “The Hobbit.”

“I love Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson, and I certainly wouldn’t take myself out of the conversation ... if I was part of it. But I haven’t read a script or talked to anybody about it.”

Comments

[Frodo]

Nope! After that embarrassing strut down the street in Spidey 3 .... No visit to The Shire for you.

[valentines day gifts]

I like Tobey Maguire, but I don't think he'd be a good fit for Bilbo at all. It's bad enough that I'll have to suffer through Anthony Hopkins as he mumbles his way through Thor as Odin. Here's hoping this one stays a rumor...

[AV]

^ are you insane, how does Anthony Hopkins become a bad casting? You wanted adam sadler?

[Missileman]

Simon Pegg! :)

[Tarek]

The best casting for Bilbo will be Sir Ian Holm of course. Who else?...

[histeachn]

It seems like the first two comments didn't even read the article. You DO REALIZE he dispelled the rumor himself? No need to make it an excuse to take a jab at him.

[Eric Dale Eubanks]

Simon Pegg. Kenneth Branagh, even [there's enough resemblance there to Mr. Holm]. There's no crime in having a real British actor do this part, ya know.

[JaySin420]

I really didn't like Tobey at all until I saw the movie Brothers last week. He was just incredible.

[Jes Wodds]

Thats some pretty cool stuff when you think about it.

jess
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[kroon78]

Hahahaha, this just makes me laugh.

[Todd Friedman]

COULDN'T there be SOME kind of "computer-generated" casting? -----THAT; would be PERFECT!(AND; the ONLY way 2 do Bilbo Baggins; character---JUSTICE! Elijah Wood; WAS laughable in the role!-------a HOBBIT fan!

[Deauchamp]

chill out guys on hobbit, else madonna moves to lead
roll!!!!!!

[Bryan H]

kroon78, please buy a used 5th grade english and grammar book on Amazon and skim though it before posting here again. Your misuse of all caps and semicolons are making my eyes bleed.

[DissolvedGirl]

It wasn't kroon78; it was Todd Friedman who murdered English and spat on its corpse.

[aion kinah]

Maguire reagiert auf Web Montag Geschwätz, zunächst auf Latino Review veröffentlicht, dass er oder zumindest seine Wiederholungen, sprechen mit Regisseur Guillermo del Toro und Produzent Peter Jackson über das Spielen der ikonischen Middle Earth Bewohner mit dem übergroßen Füßen.

"Ich habe nicht erfüllt del Toro. Wir haben noch keine naher Zukunft planen ", sagte Maguire. "Ich weiß nicht, ob etwas falsch verstanden haben, oder miscommunicated aber die Quelle nicht genau war an allen."

Maguire, sagte er hörte das Gerücht, dass James McAvoy wurde in dem Film Besetzung und hatte geglaubt, daß eine Tatsache zu sein, so war nicht einmal angesichts der Hauptrolle. (Jackson bestritten, dass McAvoy wurde Besetzung und sagte Heat Vision / THR letzte Woche, dass Gießen wurde erst am Anfang.)