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Is Elijah Wood Returning For THE HOBBIT?

January 6, 2011 Rich Drees

At first it seemed like a normal, business-related news story about Warner Brothers putting up the complete $500 million budget for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, retaining theatrical and home video distribution rights while co-producer MGM [click for more]

Blanchett Returning To Middle Earth For THE HOBBIT

December 7, 2010 Rich Drees

Cate Blanchett has become the first official cast member of Lord The Rings to be announced as reprising their role in Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit. Since Blanchett’s character of Galadriel doesn’t appear in J. [click for more]

Jackson Going 3D And Digital For HOBBIT

November 29, 2010 Rich Drees

Peter Jackson will be shooting his two-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in 3D and with the next generation of RED digital cameras according to a press release from the camera’s manufacturer, [click for more]

Howard Shore Returning To Middle Earth For HOBBIT

November 19, 2010 Rich Drees

Howard Shore is returning to Middle Earth. The composer told The Province that he was gearing up to begin work on composing the music for director Peter Jackson’s two part adaptation of J. R. R. [click for more]

Has Jackson Changed HOBBIT’s Ending?

September 12, 2010 Rich Drees

While most people have regarded director Peter Jackson’ Lord Of The Rings trilogy, there is a small contingent of fans of the original work by J R R Tolkien who decried the changes that Jackson [click for more]

Sylvester McCoy In Talks For HOBBIT Role

August 30, 2010 Rich Drees

British actor and former Doctor Who star Sylvester McCoy has confirmed that he is currently in talks to appear in Peter Jackson’s upcoming two-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Previously, the actor [click for more]

Comic-Con News Roundup: Thursday

July 23, 2010 Bill Gatevackes

So, San Diego Comic-Con is once again upon us, and they are not waiting until the convention hits the big days of Friday and Saturday to give us breaking news and inside scoop. Here is some [click for more]

Jackson Secretly Casting THE HOBBIT

July 14, 2010 Rich Drees

MGM’s continuing monetary woes have put the latest James Bond installment on hold, the studio’s remake of Red Dawn and the Joss Whedon-produced Cabin In The Woods on the shelf pending funds for their release [click for more]

Jackson In Negotiations To Direct HOBBIT Films

June 25, 2010 Rich Drees

Peter Jackson is apparently sliding into the director’s chair for The Hobbit after all. The Hollywood Reporter is stating that the Lord Of The Rings director is currently discussing with Warner Brothers/New Line to take [click for more]

Del Toro Leaves HOBBIT Director’s Chair

May 31, 2010 Rich Drees

Given the delays in getting producer Peter Jackson’s planned two film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit into active production, it almost comes as no surprise that director Guillermo Del Toro has announced that he [click for more]