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John Rhys-Davies Says No To The Hobbit Movie

John Rhys-Davies has ruled himself out of a return to Middle Earth. Although Gimli isn't in The Hobbit, his Father Gloin is and the good folk at Empire asked Rhys-Davies if he would be interested in a return. "I've already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn't. I have already completely ruled it out. There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more." "It was just a gentle "What would you feel about putting it on again?" But no. I'd ...

Gandalf The Grey

Sir Ian McKellen has been telling the folk over at Rotton Tomatoes why he prefers Gandalf The Grey over the more spiritual Gandalf The white. "Grey Gandalf is my favourite, Peter Jackson's too, we always preferred Gandalf the Grey. Peter liked him because he got down and dirty. He slept in the hedgerows; he was closer to the earth and not quite so spiritual. He's also funnier... he's got more variety to him. We thought there was more scope in that Gandalf." Sir Ian is in Spain for the San Sebastian Film Festival where he picked up a special Donostia award recognising ...

Tolkien Estate and New Line Settlement Leaves Way Clear For The Hobbit Movies

The lawsuit that threatened the making of The Hobbit movies has been settled out of court according to a press release signed by both parties. The lawsuit had been hanging over the head of The Hobbit as The Tolkien Trust asked the courts to rescind the rights to any further movies based on the works of Tolkien over monies still owed from The Lord of the Rings movies. Tolkien's heirs sued New Line Cinema in February 2008, claiming the studio owed it millions in profits from the movies released between 2001 and 2003. The movies earned an estimated $6 billion in sales ...

Sir Ian McKellen Says Bilbo Role Is Taken

Sir Ian McKellen told the audience at the BFI IMAX all night screening of The Lord of the Rings in London last night (Sat. 23rd) that he's pretty certain who's got the role of Bilbo Baggins (although he calls him Frodo) and that he thinks we will be very happy with the choice. Assuming he's on the ball, it's unlikely then that the part has gone to an unknown. The video below was taken by ErgoProxy and then posted to her YouTube channel. Thanks go to Claymore for sharing her video which you can see below. Check out her video channel by clicking ...

The Hobbit, Wizards and Rumors

Several Hobbit movie rumors together with a solitary fact doing the rounds today. First off Daniel Radcliffe says 'no chance' to Bilbo Baggins role, explaining that he won't be doing anything with a Wizard in it for the forseable future. Can't really blame the lad for that. He was at pains to explain that he hadn't been asked and would be surprised if The Hobbit team would have him shortlisted. I'd have to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' not that anyone has asked me," he told the LA Times. "Honestly, I don't think they would want me anyway, it's just too close (to ...

Peter Jackson On The Hobbit Movie Progress

Peter Jackson has told IGN that he didn't want to direct The Hobbit because he didn't want to compete against himself. He says he chose Guillermo Del Toro because he believes he will do a 'terrific job' and The Hobbit is not suitable for a novice filmmaker. In the interview (which you can watch in the video below) the new look slim line Jackson goes on to explain why they decided to split The Hobbit into two parts and his plans for Gandalf and the Necromancer. The confusing thing for me about this interview is that PJ says 'everyone assumes we are ...

David Tennant Tipped For Bilbo Baggins Role

The UK's Telegraph newspaper is tipping David Tennant for the part of Bilbo Baggins. They've done a bit of digging and put 2 and 2 together. Whether they have their sums right, we'll have to wait and see. They've based their hunch on the fact that Peter Jackson is expected to be at the Comic-Con expo is San Diego next week so an announcement seems likely to be made. Del Toro recently said they expected to name Bilbo Baggins within 'the next few weeks' The logic follows that if they do make the announcement at the Comic-Con, the lucky actor would probably be ...

Del Toro Feels No Hobbit Movie Pressure

Guillermo Del Toro was on Simon Mayo's Radio 5 Live show today in the UK and told Simon he isn't feeling any pressure working on The Hobbit movie. The Director of The Hobbit also claimed that he's not worried about having his Hobbit movies compared to the critical and commercial success reached by Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. He told Simon: "Frankly no. If I live the experience like that I would go insane. I don't know if there's a compartment in my brain that just doesn't register those things. I feel an enormous responsibility but not to the results, ...