Super-hot new action star James McAvoy is apparently the hot favorite to play Bilbo Baggins in Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit. According to The Daily Express there are others in contention, including Jack Black and (WTF?) Daniel Radcliffe; but McAvoy is thought to be the one both Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro agree on. Del Toro has told the press that it will be at least a year before any casting is announced though, so don’t hold your breath on confirmation on that. The Atonement star is a staggeringly diminutive five foot seven, so is already halfway there in terms of physicality for the part.