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Freeman on hiatus from The Hobbit -
12 May 2011
-Martin Freeman is taking a break from filming his lead role in The Hobbit in New Zealand so he can jet back to his Britain to shoot a TV show.-The actor was initially forced to turn down the part of Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel due to commitm
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Freeman still hopeful of Hobbit role -
12 October 2010
-Martin Freeman has confirmed he was forced to turned down the lead role in The Hobbit due to a scheduling conflict - but hopes the ongoing delays to the blockbuster will work in his favour.-
-Speculation over who will take the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming
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Freeman still wanted as The Hobbit -
11 September 2010
-Movie bosses are still hoping to cast Martin Freeman in The Hobbit - they're set to delay filming to accommodate the star's busy schedule, according to reports.-
-The actor was forced to turn down the role of Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming Middle Earth epic due to commi
Martin Freeman - what members say
review by gigglanecraig from Bury, Lancashire
Deadpan Freeman 29 March 2011
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12 June 2004
review by A customer from Cardiff
Rent it... rent it now 2 June 2005
Martin Freeman - filmography
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The Hobbit - Part 1
(2012)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Rob Kazinsky
Director: Peter Jackson
Certificate: 
A band of wandering dwarves shows up one or two at a time. The goal? To hire poor Bilbo for a quest that entails defeating a dragon and recovering a treasure. Along the way there are adventures with trolls and elves and The Battle of Five Armies. But most importantly of all he acquires a peculiar ..read more »
 
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from 142 members
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What's Your Number? - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Ari Graynor, Chris Evans, Anna Faris
Director: Mark Mylod
Certificate: 
Inspired by author Karyn Bosnak's novel 20 TIMES A LADY, director Mark Mylod's freewheeling comedy tells the tale of one hopelessly single women who's convinced she's passed up the man of her dreams. Upon reading a magazine article that leaves her dejected about her future marriage prospects, Ally ..read more »
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from 30 members
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Wild Target - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Rupert Everett, Bill Nighy
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Certificate: 
A gorgeous con-artist sells a fake painting to a powerful gangster, and discovers that crime doesn't pay when her unsatisfied customer hires Europe's top assassin to take her out. But the moment Victor (Bill Nighy) gets Rose (Emily Blunt) in his crosshairs, he hesitates. The situation grows tense ..read more »
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from 70 members
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Wild Target
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint
Director: Jonathan Lynn
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Bill Nighy is Victor Maynard, a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, Louisa (Eileen Atkins), despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose (..read more »
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from 7,555 members
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Nativity - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Ashley Jensen, Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton
Director: Debbie Isitt
Certificate: 
This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is being charged with the biggest challenge of his life - mounting the school's musical version of the Nativity. Competing against the posh local school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that ..read more »
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from 1,605 member
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Nativity
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Ashley Jensen, Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton
Director: Debbie Isitt
Certificate:
This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is being charged with the biggest challenge of his life - mounting the school's musical version of the Nativity. Competing against the posh local school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that ..read more »
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from 6,388 members
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Boy Meets Girl
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Rachael Stirling, Paterson Joseph
Director: Alrick Riley
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In Boy Meets Girl, Martin Freeman plays Danny Reed, a scruffy DIY worker who wakes up after being struck by lightning to find himself in the body of Veronica Burton, played by Tipping The Velvet's Rachael Stirling. Beyond his initial struggles with lingerie and the advances of Veronica's boyfriend ..read more »
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from 199 members
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The Good Night
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Michael Gambon, Martin Freeman, Penelope Cruz
Director: Giles Nuttgens, Jake Paltrow
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Jake Paltrow directs his sister Gwyneth in this take on the midlife crisis. Gary (Martin Freeman) was once riding high as the member of a successful pop band. Now, seven years later, the band is no more and he pays the bills by composing mediocre music for commercials. To further add to his ..read more »
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from 3,599 members
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Hot Fuzz - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Anne Reid, Steve Coogan, Nick Frost
Director: Edgar Wright
Certificate: 
Pop culture sponges Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost team up again for HOT FUZZ, their follow-up to the hit movie SHAUN OF THE DEAD. HOT FUZZ follows a near-identical formula to its predecessor, simply replacing the various homages to horror movies by heaping on the adulation for action ..read more »
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from 2,095 members
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Hot Fuzz - HD
(2007)
Starring: Tim Barlow, Anne Reid, Steve Coogan
Director: Edgar Wright
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Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
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from 1,670 member
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The All Together
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Corey Johnson, Velibor Topic
Director: Gavin Claxton
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Watch now: £2.49
Leaving his flat mate Bob (who enjoys amateur taxidermy and smells funny) to let in real estate agents to view his house may just be the worst mistake of his life. Taking his instructions to 'let everyone in' a little too literally, Bob ends up with quite a full house. When up-coming gangster ..read more »
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from 1,371 member
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Hot Fuzz
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Tim Barlow, Bill Ni, Anne Reid
Director: Edgar Wright
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Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
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from 103,313 members
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Nightwatching
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle
Director: Peter Greenaway
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From renowned writer/director Peter Greenaway, Nightwatching is a theatrical, ironic costume drama about Rembrandt, his women and a conspiracy of foul murder in 'The Night Watch', the painting that both made and ruined him. Featuring a stellar cast, which includes Martin Freeman ("The Office"), Eva ..read more »
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from 492 members
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Shaun Of The Dead - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
Director: Edgar Wright
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Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates, he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap, Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead ..read more »
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from 1,571 member
Not currently released
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2004)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def
Director: Garth Jennings
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Watch now: Unavailable
The long-awaited film version of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic ..read more »
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from 66,895 members
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Shaun Of The Dead
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
Director: Edgar Wright
Certificate:
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates, he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap, Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead ..read more »
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from 98,568 members
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Shaun of the Dead - HD
(2004)
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
Director: Edgar Wright
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Pub regular Shaun certainly needs a drink. He's fallen out with his Mum and his girlfriend's dumped him. Determined to get his sad life back on track, he decides to pull himself together only to be confronted with an unexpected obstacle, an unrelenting swarm of suburban living corpses. Who'd've ..read more »
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from 1,058 member
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Love Actually - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth
Director: Richard Curtis
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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »
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from 773 members
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Hardware - The Complete Series
(2003)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Peter Serafinowicz, Ken Morley
Director: Ben Kellett
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Featuring THE OFFICE star Martin Freeman and written by TV author Simon Nye of MEN BEHAVING BADLY fame, HARDWARE is a witty sit-com set in a London ironmonger's shop. Martin Freeman's character is Mike, a senior clerk who, together with colleagues Kenny (Peter Serafinowicz), Steve (Ryan Cartwright) ..read more »
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from 16 members
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Love Actually
(2003)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth
Director: Richard Curtis
Certificate:
Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »
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from 82,589 members
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Charles 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Diana Rigg
Director: Joe Wright
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The life of Charles II (who reigned from 1660-1685) is retold in this lavish drama. Charles (Sewell) having already been declared King during his exile, had entered into negotiations to return to the throne following the death of Oliver Cromwell. This resulted in Charles signing the Declaration of ..read more »
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from 1,439 member
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Ali G - Indahouse - The Movie
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Gambon, Kellie Bright
Director: Mark Mylod
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By the marginal-or-miss standards of British TV spin-offs, Ali G in da House is well above adequate, even though it drags out every smart line or decent routine until they lie dead on the screen just begging for a laugh track. The film pulls back a bit from the absolute obnoxiousness of the Ali G ..read more »
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from 6,207 members
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World Of Pub
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Tamsin Greig, Martin Freeman, Kevin Eldon
Director: Michael Cumming
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Meet Garry and Barry, the landlords of the least successful pub in Londons East End. However, with aid of an eclectic bunch of friends including Dodgy Phil, Memorabilia Mick and Renovation Reg, the brothers may just be able to turn things around. One of the most inventive British comedy series of ..read more »
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from 230 members
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Bruiser
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Olivia Colman, Matthew Holness, Martin Freeman
Director: Nick Jones
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First screened in 2000, BRUISER is the fast-paced comedy sketch showcases a whos who of contemporary talent. This funny and intelligent comedy series features notable skits such as the fly-on-the-wall documentary profiling a seriously strange married couple and a secret agent whos sick of ..read more »
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The Robinsons
on DVD
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Richard Johnson, Anna Massey
Director: Mark Busell, Justin Sbresni
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Set in Wimbledon, South London, THE ROBINSONS is focuses of the dysfunctional family of the title and revolves around Ed; recently divorced at 32 and living in his aunts spare room, hes considered to be the black sheep of the family. But when the family in question counts his miserable older ..read more »
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from 68 members
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Adventures In Short Film Vol.1
Starring: Martin Freeman, Vincent Cassel
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Future Shorts has launched its long-awaited DVD label showcasing the very best films from the last five years of the Future Shorts Festival. This hand-picked collection of the most stimulating, entertaining and eclectic short films and music videos from all over the world includes I Just Want To ..read more »
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Martin Freeman facts
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...pisode, however, when the bluff and bravado fades away for a brief moment.
Martin Freeman's downtrodden character (Tim) steals the show for me in this series. I lost cou...
