GOODE AUDITIONED FOR HOBBIT ROLE
WATCHMEN star MATTHEW GOODE is the latest actor to try out for the lead r= ole in the upcoming LORD OF THE RINGS prequel.
The British actor, who shot to fame in the 2009 superhero movie, admits= he recently auditioned for the coveted role of young Bilbo Baggins in Gu= illermo del Toro’s two-part epic The Hobbit.
Other stars rumoured to be in the running include Harry Potter actor Da= niel Radcliffe, James McAvoy and Spider-Man Tobey Maguire, who recently d= enied he has been approached to take the part.
But Goode is convinced his audition won’t be successful - because he is= too tall to play the diminutive hobbit.
He says, "Look at the size of me, for Christ’s sake!"
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