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We’re now less than eleven months away from Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-earth with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of his two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s original novel, followed by The Hobbit: There And Back Again next December. We’ve seen and heard some fantastic things from the new film already, most recently including [...]
While Peter Jackson gets ready to wow us all again with The Hobbit, plans are in the making for a movie about The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings author himself, J.R.R. Tolkien, THR report. The film will be based on the novel Mirkwood, written by Steven Millard, who has just signed a deal [...]
Following the excellent news that Martin Freeman is to follow in the big hairy footsteps of Ian Holm and portray Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of The Hobbit a new piece of casting, which some would call inspired, has landed on the doorstep of the internet. Our friends at Bleeding Cool had [...]
Peter Jackson has announced the first round of casting for his much anticipated return to Middle Earth for The Hobbit, and the news that most expected was confirmed as Jackson named Martin Freeman as the man who would be Bilbo Baggins. Taking over from Ian Holm, Freeman clearly made an excellent impression on the director [...]
The NY Times have confirmed that The Hobbit has officially been greenlit, with Peter Jackson returning as director. The news comes months of disruptions, legal battles, the budget and union action in New Zealand, but it seems Warner Bros. have finally secured the rights from MGM and will release the first installment on December 19, 2012, with [...]
Since the unexpected kick in the Bilbos that was Guillermo del Toro’s departure from the director’s chair of the two Hobbit films there’s been speculation heaped upon speculation as to the state of the film and the identity of the incumbent director. David Yates? No. Neill Blomkamp? No. Peter Jackson? Maybe, and while sets are [...]
While some Tolkien fans might have been worrying about the prospect of the new The Hobbit adaptation turning into a rudderless ship in the aftermath of the departure of Guillermo Del Toro, it seems the production doesnt need a director in place to have its wheels set firmly in motion and already building up a head [...]
Great news for fans of the Lord of the Rings who are desperate for The Hobbit to be made.. Production Weekly have just tweeted that ‘Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” is due to begin a 14 month production schedule this June in New Zealand.’ The one issue may come as MGM [...]
