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Which story would you like to see most as the next Tolkien Film?
The Hobbit - 36.36%
4 Votes
The Children of Hurin - 0%
0 Votes
The story of Beren and Luthien - 27.27%
3 Votes
The Fall of Gondolin - 18.18%
2 Votes
The Story of Aragorn's youth - 18.18%
2 Votes
Total Votes: 11
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Let's talk about "The Hobbit"
On December 18th, 2007, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc announced that they have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is exciting news for fans of Middle Earth. Come discuss it with us in our new Hobbit Movie Discussion Forum.
Lee To Make History With UK Stamp
May 07, 2008 - 1:28 AM - by Tigger
Christopher Lee is about to make history in the UK as one of the first living non Royal to be featured on a British stamp. A series to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hammer horror and Carry On films will be released on June 10th. Lee will be featured as Count Dracula on his stamp in the series.

More information can be found at...

Dracula sinks his teeth into Royal Mail history
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Short Merchandise Update
May 04, 2008 - 4:33 PM - by Tethra
Eaglemoss has added some very nice models to their already very long line of "Lord of the Rings" Collector Models:Also it has been confirmed that the line will have (at least) 140 issues, despite previous announcements that #120 will be the final issue.

(These Models are being discussed in our Collector Models Thread)
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It's Official : McKellen and Serkis Coming Back To Middle Earth
Apr 30, 2008 - 1:55 AM - by Tigger
Gandalf and Gollum will both be returning to Middle Earth. Both Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis have confirmed they will be reprising their roles in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy in The Hobbit films according to Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro.

More information can be found in the following articles...

NewKerala.com ~ Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis to reprise roles in 'The Hobbit'

Stuff.co.nz ~ Rings stars sign up for Hobbit
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Rings Horse Dies In Kentucky
Apr 29, 2008 - 9:48 PM - by Tigger
New Zealand Thoroughbred Frodo Baggins, named for the hobbit character in Lord of the Rings, was euthanased after serious injuries suffered during a Three Day Eventing competition in Kentucky, United States this past weekend. Frodo played the lead horse of the Ringwraiths in the Trilogy.

More information can be found at...

New Zealand Yahoo ~ Frodo, a veteran of NZ's red carpet, dies jumping in Kentucky
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Del Toro answers more questions....
Apr 29, 2008 - 12:27 PM - by Elwen
Guillermo del Toro has given an interview to MTV, which includes lots of new details:
- We WILL see the Necromancer being driven out of Dol-Guldur, and the rise of Sauron.
- Del Toro compares the story with a civil war.
- He wants Ian Holm to be somehow involved
- He LOVES the Riddles in the Dark section. His favourite scene is "The Spiders in Mirkwood". His favourite character is Smaug.
- He wants to emphasise the 'loss of innocence' theme. The film will start light but will get dark and parts will be very scary.
Read the interview here, or right here in our news forum.
Thanks to our poster Red... [Read More]
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Prep time for Del Toro
Apr 27, 2008 - 9:46 PM - by LadyEowynKenobi
Guillermo del Toro has this latest entry at the Hellboy2 forums on his preparations for The Hobbit movies:
Thank You guys-

Seeing that photo made me dream of a GQ magazine cover!! Impeccably groomed gentlemen those two-

Well, the adventure begins soon and I'm already preparing. My reading habits (no pun will be tried there) have been completely re-directed and the time I usually take to read and stay current is used entirely to "catch up" on sources that may not ultimately be useful to the HOBBITSES films but that can give me context enough to make careful choices. There a wide world out there some of which love sthe films made and there is also many other for whom the
... [Read More]
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TORN chats with Del Toro about The Hobbit
Apr 25, 2008 - 11:49 AM - by LadyEowynKenobi
Xoanon from TORN chatted up Guillermo del Toro and was able to get a few more details on The Hobbit movie:

I had the opportunity to chat with Guillermo del Toro this morning from his current HQ in London. He’s hard at work putting the finishing touches on ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ and taking interviews from news outlets about that film, and the recent announcement that he’ll be doing ‘The Hobbit’ and a subsequent Hobbit sequel down the line.

First things first, YES, that is him on our message boards, he told me he intends to post there as often as he humanly can. And yes, he is as cool and approachable as he sounds. Take a look at my interview!
... [Read More]
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Suggestive McKellen website update
Apr 25, 2008 - 8:20 AM - by Elwen
Ian Mckellen has made a subtle update to his website. The section on his film roles in the 2000's (look at it here) now includes the following entry:

2010 THE HOBBIT
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Role: Gandalf

The release date is almost certainly too optimistic - but is he just advertising his earnest interest or does this indicate that negotiations are at an advanced stage?
Thanks to The Red Avenger we can confirm that this update was made within the last 24 hours.
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Its Official! Guillermo del Toro will direct The Hobbit.
Apr 24, 2008 - 9:25 PM - by LadyEowynKenobi
Its Official! Guillermo del Toro will direct The Hobbit.

Variety.com announces that Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct the New Line-MGM tentpole and its sequel.

The widely expected announcement -- which had been rumored for several weeks -- came Thursday afternoon jointly from exec producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, New Line president Toby Emmerich, and Mary Parent, newly named chief of MGM’s Worldwide Motion Picture Group.

Del Toro’s moving to New Zealand for the next four years to work with Jackson and his Wingnut and Weta production teams. He’ll direct the two films back to back, with the sequel dealing with the
... [Read More]
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The Road Leads To Erie Pennslyvania
Apr 22, 2008 - 4:12 PM - by Tigger
Erie, Pennslyvania will be hosting the cast and crew of The Road this week as some crucial scenes for the movie will be filmed in the area.

The Road starring Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron and Robert Duvall hits theatres during the United States Thanksgiving Weekend.

GoErie.com ~ Stars follow 'The Road' to Presque Isle
3 Replies | 118 Views
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