Martin Freeman News

October 22, 2010
Martin Freeman Confirmed for The Hobbit
Now that "The Hobbit" finally has an official green light, Peter Jackson is getting his cast together -- and that means Martin Freeman is your new Bilbo Baggins. More...

March 31, 2008
RT on DVD: Oscar-Winning Sweeney Todd Slashes Away The Competition
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd as Tim Burton's deliciously gory operetta-turned-film spectacle comes to DVD, the critical superior to the CGI/live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks and Jake Paltrow's dark romantic comedy The Good Night, starring sister Gwyneth, Martin Freeman, and Penelope Cruz. More...

April 13, 2006
Rogue Shows Some Fuzz Love
Read on for a very formal press release from Rogue Pictures, the ultimate gist of which is this: Rogue, which is the "genre arm" of Universal Pictures, will distribute Hot Fuzz in North America. Why is this interesting? Because Hot Fuzz is the geek-droolingly anticipated follow-up flick from the boys who treated us to Shaun of the Dead. More...

March 1, 2006
"Shaun" Gang Warms Up for "Hot Fuzz"
ComingSoon.net pointed us towards a press release at the Working Title Films website, and the good word is this: "Shaun of the Dead" veterans Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost will soon be reuniting soon (with one heck of a supporting cast) to produce a cop comedy entitled "Hot Fuzz." More...

April 28, 2005
Critical Consensus: Long Awaited "Hitchhiker's Guide" Gets Mixed Reaction
This weekend, two big-budget, special effects extravaganzas will battle for the love of the Tomatometer. In one corner, opening in over 3000 theaters, is a film adaptation of Douglas Adams' beloved novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." In the other corner, opening in over 3300 theaters, is "XXX: State of the Union," the sequel to the 2002 Vin Diesel hit "XXX." Which one will win the battle of the Tomatometer? More...

February 16, 2005
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trailer Online
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trailer is online over at Amazon.com. The movie is the big screen adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel about a man who wakes up one day to find that his house is about to be bulldozed and his best friend is from another planet. To top it all off, Earth is going to be destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. More...

January 20, 2005
Stephen Fry Hitchhikes to "Galaxy"
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January 12, 2005
A Guide to "Hitchhiker"
In a Q&A session with ComingSoon.net message board members, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" director Garth Jennings said that despite the fact that technology has seemingly surpassed the book's reach, it is Adams' philosophy that is the main focus, and so the story will not seem anachronistic. More...