July 2007

Sam Raimi under negotiation for The Hobbit movie

Published on: 31st July, 2007

Sam Raimi says negotiations are underway between himself and New Line Cinema regards The Hobbit movie.
Sam was at the San Diego Comic Con an was doing an interview with IESB.net about the vampire movie “30 Days Of Nights” when they asked him about The Hobbit.
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Jackson, Raimi and a Hobbit name Bilbo

Published on: 31st July, 2007

The debate over who directs or rather, why Jackson should direct, continues on forums frequented by Middle Earth’s finest. I must admit I don’t think it matters that much as long as they remain true to the book, I will be happy.
As I tried to explain to a lovely Elvan girl (who it must be [...]

Why is The Hobbit such a good read?

Published on: 27th July, 2007

 
Just found this blog with a wonderful write up of why The Hobbit is such a good read here. The Author of the blog is called Villanelle and appears to be a teacher. Anyway she puts it into words far better than I could so I’ve put her on the blogroll.

2 Hobbit movies?

Published on: 25th July, 2007

It is looking likely that the Hobbit movie will be split and actually be 2 movies. It is as yet unconfirmed but it is being mentioned more than enough times to raise it from rumor to probable.
It would make sense financially as they would film both at the same time of course. The only thing [...]

JRR Tolkien

Published on: 24th July, 2007

I’ve just added a page about the author of The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien.
JRR Tolkien

Sam Raimi Looks Set To Direct The Hobbit Movie

Published on: 23rd July, 2007

Sam Raimi has let it be known he will not be making Spiderman 4 as he “has to clear his head.” He has been linked to The Hobbit movie for a while but this is taken as a clear indicator that he has accepted the job. Peter Jackson, who directed the Lord Of The Rings [...]

Gandalf Breaks Silence On The Hobbit Movie

Published on: 23rd July, 2007

Gandalf finally broke the silence surrounding the making of The Hobbit movie when his alter ego A.K.A. Ian McKellen is reported to have confirmed things are moving in the right direction at last.
The actor was in Singapore and being interviewed about the countries gay rights when the interviewer asked the following question:
“A film version of [...]

The Hobbit Movie Out 2009

Published on: 23rd July, 2007

The Hobbit movie will be made and probably be released in 2009. What is uncertain is who will make it and who will be in it. The Lord Of The Ring forums are full of people arguing the need for Peter Jackson to make the film as he would be able to bring many of [...]

The Hobbit

Published on: 23rd July, 2007

 
For those in the dark, The Hobbit was written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1937 and is a prelude to his Lord Of The Rings trilogy. It is in The Hobbit that we are first introduced to Gollum, Gandalf and of course, Bilbo Baggins of The Shire.
The story follows Bilbo on his adventures with 13 dwarves [...]