James McAvoy To Play Bilbo Baggins

The J.R.R. Tolkien classic The Hobbit, a prequel to the Lord of the Rings series is set to be made into another blockbuster filming later this year. Word is that James McAvoy will be playing the original hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who is eventually uncle... to Elijah Wood's Frodo Baggins from the LOTR trilogy. I think James would make a great hobbit! With cute furry feet! Doesn't he already look super whimsical in that bubble photo below?