Yes, this needed a LJ entry.
GA-HA-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! I'm going to explode with happiness! It seems to be official now: Peter Jackson announced that Martin Freeman (ommiddio, Orsottopotto!!) will be Bilbo Baggins in the -much-delayed- new movie of Peter Jackson: The Hobbit! My god, isn't it awesome?! I'm a huge fan of the book and and I'm an embarassingly huge fangirl of Martin so....so this is awesome. Did I already say awesome? BECAUSE THAT'S AWESOME!
My beloved Googly Bear, you will be an awesome younger!Ian Holm *__*
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