By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com Middle-earth is getting even more crowded. With the first of two films based on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit set to open this December, director Peter Jackson has cast the actor who will portray one of the toughest dwarfs in the gang. Billy Connolly
By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com How many Hobbit extras are too many Hobbit extras? Well, if you ask the police of Wellington, New Zealand, the nearly 3,000 would-be Middle-earth residents who showed up for a casting call for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequels qualify.
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com It seems like we’ve been waiting ever since the end of The Return of the King to see it, and now the first trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is finally here! Prepare yourself for singing dwarves, beautiful visuals and a creature
By Nathalie Caron, source: Blastr.com We still have a looong year to wait until we can finally go back to Middle-earth again when The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey makes it to theaters. But in the meanwhile, the studio’s just released the first official synopsis for the film. If the blurb
Even though we’ve known for awhile that the film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit would be broken into two parts, we haven’t known the official names. We’ve been bracing ourselves for something Hollywood, like The Hobbit 1 and Hobbit 2: Smeagol’s Game. Fortunately, the titles have stayed classy. According
It’s been rumored for months, but now it’s confirmed: Hugo Weaving will once again play Elrond in Peter Jackson’s film version of The Hobbit. Weaving’s involvement in Jackson’s two-part adaptation of the Tolkien novel has been rumored for some time, but it was confirmed by fellow The Lord of the
Well, sort of. While Peter Jackson will still be the captain of the good ship Hobbit, he’s turned to one of his trusted lieutenants—and frequent collaborator—to help him capture the action on this latest trip to Middle-earth. Jackson has asked Serkis to serve as his second-unit director. Traditionally, films of
J.R.R. Tolkien fans, rejoice: Filming for The Hobbit begins today. To mark the occasion, New Line Cinema has released these two lovely set photos, proof that Peter Jackson has recovered from his perforated ulcer and is ready to take on the year of photography and post-production needed to make the
A Hobbit press conference went ahead in New Zealand today, despite Peter Jackson being at home under “health house arrest”, recovering from his recent surgery. Present and correct, however, were the actors who are going to play Bilbo Baggins and the thirteen dwarves in the two upcoming movies. Photo Courtesy
We’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for the gossip, set photos and spoilers that will inevitably come out of The Hobbit, because Peter Jackson has been hospitalized, delaying the production. Jackson is suffering from a perforated ulcer and has undergone surgery to repair it. According to a
David Tennant is—once again—being rumored for a role in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. This time it seems that the actor is set to play the Elvenking Thranduil, aka Legolas’ dad. But is there any truth in this? Thoughts? Read the story here
Elijah Wood had better start letting the fur on the tops of his feet grow again. it has been confirmed by EW that the 29-year-old actor will reprise his role as Frodo Baggins in director Peter Jackson’s long-awaited adaptation of The Hobbit. Though Frodo is a central character in J.R.R.
