Ian McKellen gives a description of Martin Freeman in full Bilbo costume and in 3D

Ian McKellen recently shared some news about The Hobbit on his official website. While in London, McKellen was able to see Martin Freeman, who plays Bilbo in the upcoming film, in full costume in front of a greenscreen in front of 3D cameras. 

McKellen describes Freeman's costume as Bilbo as having the "big hairy Hobbit feet, pointy ears and little tum." Check out his full description below and share your thoughts. I am super excited to see this film.

I've seen Bilbo — in three dimensions.

I was visiting old friends in the Stone Street offices and heard Martin Freeman was just round the corner by the permanent greenscreen, done up as Bilbo, testing his costume in front of the 3D cameras.  Indeed, there he was in the open air, mostly oblivious to the camera, though turning this way and that as required.  Martin improvised a hobbity gait, padding back and forth, testing his big hairy Hobbit feet, pointy ears and little tum.

Beneath the shade of a tent, in a sun hat, Andrew Lesnie was remotely controlling the two lenses within the mighty camera which digitally records in 3D.  His screen showed the familiar 2D image but next to it, above the director's chair, was a large colour screen in full magical three dimensions, much as it will appear in the cinema — courtesy of the spy-glasses that transform the blurred outlines onscreen to the high definition exactitude of the 3D effect.

Three Bilbos simultaneously, two performances on screen and the actor beyond: which was the real one?  Martin Freeman was transmuting into a character whose reality will soon be as authentic as his own.