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The Dambusters Remake Renames The Dog

The Dam Busters

Apparently Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, King Kong, The Frighteners, Bad Taste et al) is a huge fan of The Dam Busters, the iconic 1955 film about the development and deployment of the bouncing bomb, which in 1943 was used to destroy a key German dam. It’s not quite clear what his [...]




Confirmed – The Hobbit Will Stay in New Zealand

After rumours about The Hobbit films shooting in Eastern Europe or even the UK and Peter Jackson venting his spleen over the union activity that started this particular roller-coaster, news comes now that shooting will now proceed in New Zealand. THR bring news that not only will The Hobbit shoot in New Zealand, but a [...]




Sylvester McCoy Confirms Hobbit Role While New Zealanders Protest Against Project’s Uprooting

sylvester mccoy

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 [...]




Video Interview: Peter Jackson Speaks Frankly & Vents About The Hobbit Staying in New Zealand

Peter Jackson

This is what I’ve been wanting to see for a long time. A really good video interview with Peter Jackson talking about The Hobbit, the mess it’s been in, the seemingly mess it’s still in an how this mess will get resolved! With the movie being greenlit and casting announced, it’s on the way to [...]




The Hobbit Casting Announced – Martin Freeman is Bilbo

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 Hobbit Officially Greenlit; Peter Jackson Will Direct

The Hobbit

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 [...]




More Bad News: Fire Destoys a Set From The Hobbit

Fire on the Hobbit Set

Just when you think there’s nothing else that could slow down the production of Peter Jackson’s movie, The Hobbit, more bad news hits the production. On the verge of a green light (we think) news comes in from Deadline that: A fire has engulfed the New Zealand workshop set which would have been used for the Tolkien [...]




Peter Jackson and The Hobbit Could Be Moving to Eastern Europe

A 2011 start for The Hobbit seems to have jumped back into limbo and not because of Guillermo del Toro departure or the lack of approval from New Line and MGM, rather it’s because of the actors .  The new reason for the current Hobbit delay has to do with New Zealand actors refusing to act due to a pay [...]




Casting Call Found for The Hobbit

The Hobbit Casting Call

Good news fans of all things Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit! A blog from New Zealand called The Noldor Blog (via Comingsoon) has posted a scanned image from a local paper which is a casting call for The Hobbit. The ad comes from the Wellington Dominion Post newspaper putting out a call for [...]