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Peter Jackson Welcomes You Back to Middle Earth
Director Peter Jackson welcomes you back to Middle Earth in this first behind-the-scenes video from his Facebook page. Take a gander at what goes down behind the scenes of “The Hobbit”, won’t you? “The...
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Peter Jackson Confirms He’s Shooting The Hobbit at 48 Frames Per Second
Peter Jackson has confirmed rumors that he intends to shoot his two “Hobbit” films in 48 frames per second rather than the standard (for the last century, or thereabouts) of 24 frames per second....
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Saoirse Ronan Talks About Re-Uniting with Peter Jackson on The Hobbit
“Hanna” teen killer Saoirse Ronan may or may not be heading off to New Zealand to join Bilbo Baggins and crew on Peter Jackson’s two “The Hobbit” films, but if she has her way,...
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Skinny Peter Jackson Returns to the Land of The Hobbit
Director Peter Jackson wants you to know that he’s alive and well (and skinny) and has returned to the land of the hobbits, where he’ll be filming the two “Hobbit” movies back-to-back. As assurances...
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The Hobbit Part 1: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Movie Preview, Images, and Videos
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Rob Kazinsky, Aidan Turner, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Cate Blanchett, Andy...
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Meet (Most of) the Cast of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit
Their Lord and King Peter Jackson may be still recuperating from his recent trip to the hospital, but (most of) the boys of “The Hobbit” have assembled in Wellington, New Zealand in preparation for...
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Peter Jackson’s Adaptation Of The Hobbit Finally Has A Start Date
After director changes, casting issues, problems with financing, and a fire, yes, a fire, Peter Jackson’s long-awaited adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s classic “The Hobbit” finally announced a start date. The One Ring reports that...
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Peter Jackson Gets Hospitalized, The Hobbit Gets Delayed Again
Oh, Hobbit, will we ever see you on the big screen one of these days? That answer is Oh sure, but when is another matter. After surviving a slew of delays, problems, and legal...
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Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen Officially Signed for The Hobbit Movies
No surprise here. Andy Serkis has signed a deal to return as Gollum in Peter Jackson’s two “Hobbit” movies. He’ll be joining Martin Freeman, playing a younger version of Bilbo Baggins, along with Elijah...
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Frodo aka Elijah Wood All but Confirmed for The Hobbit Movies — SPOILERS
He doesn’t actually appear in the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, but that isn’t going to keep Peter Jackson and Elijah Wood from putting diminutive but heroic hobbit Frodo Baggins into the two “Hobbit” movies anyway....
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The WB Grabs a Piece of The Hobbit, Casting Rumors
Looks like it’s good tidings for Peter Jackson’s two “Hobbit” films, and it certainly can use it. After what seemed like an endless series of bad luck that bogged down the production, including losing...
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Orlando Bloom Near A Deal To Reprise His Role As Legolas In The Hobbit
After the announcement that Cate Blanchet will appear in Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”, reprising her “Lord of the Rings” role as Galadriel (even though Galadriel isn’t in “The...
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Cate Blanchett Signs on For The Hobbit, More Official Casting
Apparently Cate Blanchett’s “Lord of the Rings” character Galadriel doesn’t actually appear in J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” book, but that’s not going to stop Peter Jackson from casting her in the two films anyway....
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Hobbit Casting: James Nesbitt is Bofur, Adam Brown is Ori
I’ve never read Tolkien’s “Hobbit” book, so I have no idea who these two are. Luckily TheOneRing.net does, and they have the casting press release: Nesbitt (left) will play Bofur, a disarmingly forthright, funny...
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The Hobbit Casting Official Announcement: Yes, Martin Freeman is Bilbo Baggins
With “The Hobbit” set to shoot early next year, the studio has released an official announcement on the film’s casting. And yes, as expected, Martin Freeman (left) is indeed playing Bilbo Baggins, played by...
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The Hobbit Will Finally Shoot in February 2011
The first three “Lord of the Rings” films are legendary, but they might be nothing compared to the behind-the-scenes turmoil that has gone on with the upcoming two “Hobbit” movies. After years of problems...
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Is God Mad At The Hobbit?
The proposed “Hobbit” films are having problems. Problems is putting it mildly. First MGM went bust, Guillermo Del Toro left the movie in favor of other projects, and then there is the well-publicized standoff...
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Sylvester McCoy Isn’t Bilbo Baggins, Maybe A Wizard
There have been rumors circulating for a little while that Sylvester McCoy (“Doctor Who”) is going to play Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”. Apparently that is no longer the case. He is...
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Peter Jackson Will Direct The Hobbit Movies After All
After a lot of hee’ing and haw’ing, it looks like Peter Jackson will step down from his producer-only chair to direct the two “Hobbit” films after all. According to Deadline, Jackson is currently in...
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No Hobbit For Neill Blomkamp After All?
It was only last week that there were news that “District 9′s” Neill Blomkamp was not only up for directing the two “Hobbit” movies for producer Peter Jackson and MGM, but he had already...
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