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October 21st, 2010

Peter Jackson has announced casting for The Hobbit.

Martin Freeman is set to play Bilbo Baggins, the story’s hero.

Richard Armitage will take the role of Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves.

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January 18th, 2010

“Lord of the spins,” reads the headline of a story that claims, “Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire is to star in The Hobbit.”

According to a piece in the UK newspaper, The Sun, which was picked up around the world, Maguire “will play the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in the blockbuster movie version of JRR Tolkein’s classic book,” and “signed up after quitting the Spider-Man franchise.”