!!!!!!!!!!!
I am fully convinced, down to the bottom of my cynical little heart that Peter Jackson's Hobbit will be a travesty.
So, when I heard that Cumberbatch was joining the cast, I wasn't sure whether to be happy that another briliant actor was joining the already brilliant cast or sad that another brilliant actor was joining the travesty, which would be more disappointing because it should be wonderful...
But if THIS speculation proves correct... well... I WILL BE ECSTATIC:
Early reports suggest Cumberbatch will voice the dragon character Smaug but the actor refused to specify his role, insisting, “I can’t say at the moment, thank you very much.” A red-faced Freeman later told reporters, “I knew I was a sort of a big mouth but I didn’t realize to what extent I was a big mouth, and I’ve just ruined everything. I might not actually go back to a job - they might have just sacked (fired) me.”
(I giggle that "sacked" needed to be defined by whoever wrote this little snippet.)
(I do not giggle that they used parentheses instead of brackets.)
Of course, cynical me just kicked in again and pointed out that despite Cumberbatch's brilliant speaking voice, and the fact that Smaug has some really briliant dialogue, the script is bound to me marginally above Star Wars quality.
*snrk*