Martin Freeman says he was delighted to finally land the role of Bilbo Baggins as he thought that it wasn't going to happen due to s scheduling conflict.
Freeman takes on the role of Bilbo in The Hobbit trilogy but it was a role that almost never was for the British actor due to commitments with Sherlock.
But Peter Jackson scheduled the filming of the trilogy around these commitments to allow Freeman to take on the role.
And Freeman was on the red carpet in London this week for the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey where he talked about working with Ian McKellan:
Bilbo Baggins is the biggest role of Freeman's career to date and he leads an all star cast that includes McKellan, Cate Blanchett and Andy Serkis.
And 2013 is set to be a busy year for Freeman as he has also completed work on Svengali and we should see him back on the small screen with Sherlock.
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