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June 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Gryffindor Common Room

by Travis

  • James McAvoy is denying the rumors that he’s Bilbo
  • The auction price for the Harry Potter prequel works out to $61 a word.
  • HP Progs has a typed copy of the prequel, in case you, like everyone else in the world, are having difficulty reading Rowling’s handwriting.
  • Portus News: Leslie Combemale, owner of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery, will be giving a talk on Mary Grand Pre’s artwork, which will be on display at Portus 2008.
  • Support literacy programs through Portus by buying from Barnes and Noble with their bookfair code June 20-22.
  • More podcasts are coming.  Our house was broken into and robbed this week, so I’ve not had the time to record.  If not during this upcoming week, then I’ll definitely be recording sometime during the Ottawa conference (for which you can still register).
  • I’ll also do some live-tweeting from Convetion Alley, so make sure you’re signed up for Twitter and are following the Hog’s Head Twitter page.
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  • 1 revgeorgeNo Gravatar // Jun 14, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Pity about James McAvoy not playing Bilbo. Not that I’d ever watch The Hobbit, but I would imagine his performance would be a highlight of it. Just so long as they don’t have Elijah Woods do it.

  • 2 JohnnyNo Gravatar // Jun 15, 2008 at 1:45 am

    Yeah I second that. However why would they have Elijah Wood play Bilbo?

  • 3 revgeorgeNo Gravatar // Jun 15, 2008 at 8:59 am

    Johnny, it was kind of a poor joke on my part, seeing as I didn’t particularly care for Wood’s performance as Frodo. Should’ve put a smiley face there.

  • 4 JohnnyNo Gravatar // Jun 16, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Yeah I was wondering if you heard of a rumor that Elijah was playing Bilbo or something. I found that odd. Thanks for clearing that up revgeorge, :)

    But I have a question: why not just give the role to Ian Holm? If Anthony Hopkins can play a younger Hannibal Lector in Red Dragon then Ian Holm can be in The Hobbit. At least for some continuity between the films.

  • 5 revgeorgeNo Gravatar // Jun 16, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    The only rumours I hear are generally on HP sites, so I’m usually behind the curve on any of them.

    I don’t see why they couldn’t have Ian Holm play the part. Heck, with the way CGI works nowadays I’m not sure they’ll be using real human actors for much longer anyway. :)

  • 6 Travis PrinziNo Gravatar // Jun 16, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    Ian Holm would make the most sense, since Bilbo isn’t supposed to have aged much from the time he found the ring - right? As well as I think James McAvoy would do, it seems like he’d be a bit too young.

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