Sly up for The Hobbit

[captcalhoun]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69342

 

[Piper]

Cool. Wasn't he in the running to play Bilbo in LOTR?

 

[diankra]

Makes sense - if McKellan is back as Gandalf, then McCoy as Radegast has the advantage that they know and like each other, having worked togther before (King Lear).

 

[Joel_Kirk]

I looked at the title, and was trying to think how and why Sly Stallone would be up for the The Hobbit...

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Cool. Wasn't he in the running to play Bilbo in LOTR?

Yes, he was. As much as I love Ian Holm as Bilbo, I can't help but wonder what Sly would have been like.

I certainly hope he gets a role in The Hobbit.

 

[Kibbin]

Seen as he seems to have said he's not doing Bilbo (I hope they don't get some young wippet like Tennant) and he says he's up for a fairly big role am I the only one thinking Thorin? After all we all know Dwarves are scottish

 

[Joel_Kirk]

Seen as he seems to have said he's not doing Bilbo (I hope they don't get some young wippet like Tennant) and he says he's up for a fairly big role am I the only one thinking Thorin? After all we all know Dwarves are scottish

I think Sylvestor McCoy's voice would be a a bit too high for Thorin...

 

[starsuperion]

I think he would make a great evil wizard..

still can't believe he isn't playing the younger bilbo.. he would fit the part..

shoot, I am still amazed McKellan was the black guardian!

 

[DWF]

I think he would make a great evil wizard..

still can't believe he isn't playing the younger bilbo.. he would fit the part..

shoot, I am still amazed McKellan was the black guardian!

Huh? Valentine Dyall played the Black Guardian.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

still can't believe he isn't playing the younger bilbo.. he would fit the part..

Really? You can't believe it? You can't believe that a 66 year-old comic/stage actor hasn't been picked to play the young lead in a multi-million dollar movie? You're in disbelief?

 

[DWF]

still can't believe he isn't playing the younger bilbo.. he would fit the part..

Really? You can't believe it? You can't believe that a 66 year-old comic/stage actor hasn't been picked to play the young lead in a multi-million dollar movie? You're in disbelief?

Bilbo was about 50 years old in The Hobbit so it's not that much of a stretch.

 

[StCoop]

Bilbo was about 50 years old in The Hobbit so it's not that much of a stretch.

Except that equals about 28-30 in Human Years.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

Bilbo was about 50 years old in The Hobbit so it's not that much of a stretch.

"Sylvester McCoy, Hollywood poster boy" is a stretch whatever your rationale might be.

 

[starsuperion]

I think he would make a great evil wizard..

still can't believe he isn't playing the younger bilbo.. he would fit the part..

shoot, I am still amazed McKellan was the black guardian!

Huh? Valentine Dyall played the Black Guardian.

I could have sworn that was McKellan..they sound and look so similar!! maybe it was the make-up..

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

I could have sworn that was McKellan..they sound and look so similar!!

I'm not seeing it.

 

[Timofnine]

wow I would DEFINITELY go to see the Hobbit with Sylvester McCoy in!!! Love the guy!

 

[Cutter John]

Got my fingers crossed here.

Wow, is that a current photo in the article? Doesn't look like hes aged a bit since his DW days.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

No, I don't think it is. There was a photo of him in last month's Vortex (the Big Finish mini-magazine) where he looked a bit older. Plus he's been sporting an ugly mustache as of late.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

Heard about this a few days. Very cool.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I looked at the title, and was trying to think how and why Sly Stallone would be up for the The Hobbit...