The Hobbit (film series) as saying, "Despite the various rumours and speculation surrounding this role, there has only ever been one Bilbo Baggins for us. There are a few times in your career when you come across an actor who you know was born to play a role, but that was the case as soon as I met Martin Freeman. He is intelligent, funny, surprising and brave—exactly like Bilbo and I feel incredibly proud to be able to announce that he is our Hobbit." Later in October, it was revealed that several other cast members had joined the project, including Richard Armitage as Thorin
Smaug (genus) Smaug (genus) Smaug is a genus of lizards in the family Cordylidae. The genus "Smaug" is a group of species of spiny southern African lizards, separated from the genus "Cordylus" in 2011 on the basis of a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the Cordylidae. The type species is the giant girdled lizard, "S. giganteus" (formerly "Cordylus giganteus"). The genus "Smaug" was named for the character Smaug, in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit": Smaug is the name of the dragon encountered by Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". According to Tolkien the name is derived from the