May 2008

James McAvoy To Play Bilbo Baggins

Published on: 29th May, 2008

Rumors are flying around the web of the impending announcement that Bilbo Baggins is to be played by James McAvoy.
Bang Media is saying an insider leaked the news to them. They quote the leak as saying:
“A number of names have privately been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black but James is the one the [...]

One Last Crusade In The Battle For The Silmarillion

Published on: 24th May, 2008

Christopher Tolkien who is the son of J.R.R. Tolkien and who in 1977 published The Silmarillion from his fathers notes following his death has called for “One Last Crusade” as he sets off from his home in England for a date in the courts of California on June 6th in an attempt to stop work going ahead on The Hobbit movies.
Tolkien [...]

The Return Of The King, Again

Published on: 21st May, 2008

Viggo Mortensen looks set for a return to his role as Aragorn son of Arathorn. Once confirmed, he joins Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis who have already agreed to reprise their roles from The Lord Of The Rings movies.
We can only assume (or hope) that Del Toro wants Viggo on board for the second [...]

An Unexpected Party

Published on: 16th May, 2008

You are  invited to an unexpected party next Saturday hosted by Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro who will be your hosts for the evening. Well I suppose that depends on where you live and its for an hour rather than a full evening but you get the picture.
They will be answering 20 of the [...]

Is Del Toro The Man For Middle Earth

Published on: 10th May, 2008

Now that the dust has settled on the announcement of Del Toro directing and people have had time to reflect, most seem happy with the choice although there have been a few points raised worth mentioning from Andrew O’Hehir at Salon.
He goes on about how Del Toro told him in a previous interview that he [...]