Tag Archives: Martin Freeman

‘The Hobbit’ Breaks US Box Office Records

By | Posted on December 17th, 2012
Martin Freeman in The Hobbit

See, didn’t we tell you Martin Freeman was good?

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey finally reached theaters this weekend, and despite some lukewarm reviews and complaints about the running time, Peter Jackson’s latest Middle-earth epic has set a box office record with the ...

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‘The Hobbit’ is Topped Up with BBC America Stars

By | Posted on December 14th, 2012
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Did Peter Jackson sit down to a marathon of  BBC America programming and just say, “him, him, him … maybe him … him … mmm … yes, him ….” when deciding his cast for The Hobbit?

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British Actors Populate Middle-Earth in ‘The Hobbit’

By | Posted on December 11th, 2012
A Middle Earth montage for 'The Hobbit' (Warner Bros.)

It is easy to mistake The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for a British movie. That’s because English actors play so many of the major roles in the fantasy adventure film, which opens Friday (Dec. 14).

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Week-Long ‘Hobbit’ Tribute on ‘Colbert Report’

By | Posted on December 4th, 2012
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Stephen Colbert, a lifelong fan of JRR Tolkien, has taken it upon himself to dedicate a week-long tribute to The Hobbit with four shows on The Colbert Report this week on Comedy Central at 11:30pm ET.

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‘Sherlock’ Latest: Yes, Shooting Is Delayed. No, It Won’t Affect Transmission

By | Posted on November 27th, 2012
Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville

Y’know we’ve been having a lot of fun with Benedict Cumberbatch’s increasingly hectic work schedule, and giggling about whether it’ll cause delays on the shooting of the third season of Sherlock? Well suddenly ...

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‘Hobbit’ Director Peter Jackson Praises Martin Freeman

By | Posted on November 26th, 2012
Martin Freeman and Peter Jackson on the set of The Hobbit. (MGM)

The Hobbit director Peter Jackson has gone out of his way to praise Martin Freeman for his lead role as Bilbo Baggins in the forthcoming film (December 14), reports Total Film.

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Martin Freeman Feels Left Out

By | Posted on November 19th, 2012
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Martin Freeman is quite popular these days starring opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the critically acclaimed Sherlock; and, of course, he is Bilbo Baggins in the forthcoming The Hobbit. Yet, he’s whinging about not making the cut ...

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DON’T WATCH: Yet Another Hobbit TV Spot…

By | Posted on November 16th, 2012
Martin Freeman in The Hobbit

Oh great! A TV spot showing Martin Freeman being really good as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. That’s not something we’ve seen for a while.

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WATCH: ‘Nativity 2’ Trailer Starring David Tennant

By | Posted on November 12th, 2012
It's not a British Christmas comedy without a baby in a gift box. (Photo via Face Book)

If you’re not in the holiday spirit just yet, this may get you in the mood. David Tennant (Doctor Who) stars in Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger, the sequel to Nativity (2009) originally starring Martin Freeman.

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WATCH: Gandalf Bets On Bilbo In New ‘Hobbit’ TV Spot

By | Posted on November 6th, 2012
Martin Freeman in The Hobbit

It’s interesting how much the marketing for the new Hobbit films is using Martin Freeman’s comedic talent as a way of building up interest, isn’t it? Whereas Lord of the Rings was about doom and spectacle (and funny ...

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