Martin Freeman spills Hobbit casting secret at BAFTA TV Awards
Contains a mention of the Best Drama winner, in case you haven't heard yet and mind spoilers for awards shows. This will no doubt be all over the press very soon anyway, but if you prefer to wait for the official announcement, don't click on the cut. :)
Asked how filming is going, he said: "Peter Jackson is the biggest kid in the world and he is very, very focused on what he is doing and there is no resting on previous laurels as well and Benedict is going to be in it as well."
Asked what character he was playing, a red-faced Benedict said: "I can't say at the moment."
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http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/sherlock-stars-set-for-hobbit-roles-2654427.html
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Martin Freeman has accidentally revealed that his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch has landed a role in The Hobbit.
The actor made the revelation at the 2011 BAFTA Awards after the pair picked up the 'Best Drama' award for the BBC One detective series.
Speaking in the winners' press room, Freeman let slip to reporters that Cumberbatch would be working with him again very soon in Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation. Cumberbatch added afterwards that his casting was supposed to have been kept secret and refused to disclose details about his character.
Freeman later went on to comment: "I knew I was a big mouth, I didn't know how much of a big mouth, and I've ruined everything. And now I might not have a job to go back to!"
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a320903/benedict-cumberbatch-joins-the-hobbit.html
I'm sure PJ will forgive him. :) omg now I can't wait to hear more about this bit of casting... *flails*
ETA: Just wanted to add, some people are questioning whether it wasn't just a joke, but frankly I can't see Martin taking it this far without saying at the end, "Sorry, just kidding".
ETA2: TheOneRing.net have put this up as "Breaking News"
Asked how filming is going, he said: "Peter Jackson is the biggest kid in the world and he is very, very focused on what he is doing and there is no resting on previous laurels as well and Benedict is going to be in it as well."
Asked what character he was playing, a red-faced Benedict said: "I can't say at the moment."
[...]
http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/sherlock-stars-set-for-hobbit-roles-2654427.html
[...]
Martin Freeman has accidentally revealed that his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch has landed a role in The Hobbit.
The actor made the revelation at the 2011 BAFTA Awards after the pair picked up the 'Best Drama' award for the BBC One detective series.
Speaking in the winners' press room, Freeman let slip to reporters that Cumberbatch would be working with him again very soon in Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation. Cumberbatch added afterwards that his casting was supposed to have been kept secret and refused to disclose details about his character.
Freeman later went on to comment: "I knew I was a big mouth, I didn't know how much of a big mouth, and I've ruined everything. And now I might not have a job to go back to!"
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a320903/benedict-cumberbatch-joins-the-hobbit.html
I'm sure PJ will forgive him. :) omg now I can't wait to hear more about this bit of casting... *flails*
ETA: Just wanted to add, some people are questioning whether it wasn't just a joke, but frankly I can't see Martin taking it this far without saying at the end, "Sorry, just kidding".
ETA2: TheOneRing.net have put this up as "Breaking News"