The Hobbit!

YES. Hobbit casting. Shit is happening.

And it's Martin Freeman as Bilbo. Scheduling conflicts must have been resolved (and if this means he's not going to be in Sherlock series 2 I will be SAD PANDA. But I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be the case, so awesome).

Still no official word on Ian Mckellen or Andy Serkis apparently.... And I need both of them to be in it. NEED.

I think we should take bets on when/if this movie *actually* gets released

Oh man, I made the mistake of trying to catch up on The Hobbit movie news.

I'm pretty sure that movie is inventing new levels of development hell. (Yes, I linked to TVtropes. Say goodbye to the next few hours of your life.)

Arbitrary Appreciation: Movie Posters that use the "tilt head down and make eye contact" pose

Ray Park as Darth Maul demonstrating the "tilt head down and make eye contact" pose.

This poster was the first poster I owned that used the "tilt head down and make eye contact" pose in order to make someone look epic. This shortcut to epicness is used in countless posters, some deserving, some really really not.

There are more. Lots more. 

Warning: Trying to recreate this pose without a marketing team, reasonably high budget, brand name or certain level of fame is a surefire way to look very silly.

Tis a very special day

Happy Birthday Frodo and Bilbo Baggins!