In the (geeky) news . . .

[dameruth]

Benedict Cumberbatch joins "The Hobbit"

*begins fangirl chant, "VOICE OF SMAUG! VOICE OF SMAUG! C'mon, PTB, VOICE OF SMAUG!!!"*

Also, 'The Tree of Life' wins Cannes Palme d'Or

Yep, right on track to make this post's satricial "Oscar, Oscar" poster (scroll down to find it) into reality . . .

Also, congrats to Sherlock and Martin Freeman!

Comments

[tardis_stowaway]

Eeee! The Hobbit cast just keeps getting better and better.

CumberSmaug would be absolutely fantastic. He'd also make a splendid elf.

Man, Alex Kingston TOWERS over Martin Freeman in that BAFTA clip. Admittedly, she is wearing extremely tall heels and he is not.

[tehomet]

I agree with this entire comment. :D

[mmegaera]

And Stephen Fry! I somehow managed to miss that they'd snagged Stephen Fry, too!

It's going to be a long wait till a year from December.

[neadods]

They've already done most of the principle photography (I think) so whoever BC plays, it's going to have to be a voice role. Which pretty much leads straight to Smaug.

[macadamanaity]

Oh man, the Hobbit RPF fic is going to be legendary.

[tehomet]

Thank you for posting. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have a notion what was going on. :)

OMFG, wouldn't it be awesome if BC voiced Smaug? I would love that, as would anyone who's ever heard the Tonsils of Awesome.