Gandalf will once again be portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in the two-film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit."The Lord of the Rings star told Empire magazine that it was a plum role."Yes, it's true," he said, when...
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Mexican visiouary Guillermo del Toro will be directing New Line Cinema's The Hobbit and its sequel, relocating to New Zealand to work on location and with Peter Jackson's WETA studios.Personally, I'm thrilled, as del...
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After a lengthy battle with New Line Cinema, Peter Jackson has finally scored production rights to The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy he directed. This is exciting news to Rings fans, who were...
"Archaeologists who found the remains of human "Hobbits" have gained permission to restart excavations at the cave where the specimens were found.
Indonesian officials have blocked access to the cave since 2005, following a dispute over the bones.
But Professor Richard "Bert"...
"New Line Cinema cohead Bob Shaye has lashed out at The Lord of the Rings ringmaster Peter Jackson, calling the Oscar winner greedy for suing the studio over disputed profits from the first film in the trilogy. He also left little doubt that New Line considers the director...
"A new update on the hobbit controversy Homo Floresiensis: Two Years Out I dislike the hobbit dwarf label so,as I have said before since predominately female remains have been identified perhaps the species should have been called Our Lady of Flores.(La nostra signora dei...