January 2009

Hobbit Movie Not a Lord Of The Rings Remake

Published on: 23rd January, 2009

The Hobbit will NOT be a Lord of the Rings remake Sir Ian McKellen told writers at the TV Critics Press Tour in Hollywood and rather than simply reprising the role of Gandalf he will instead be reacting to the new material with fresh perspective.
“We’re not remaking the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ we’re going to [...]

Original Hobbits Back For Hobbit Movie?

Published on: 19th January, 2009

Trawling through all the Sundance Festival news stories for any Hobbit movie gossip, I found several interviews with Guillermo Del Toro but he managed to side step all Hobbit questions. With all this practice, he’s getting quite good at dancing around all queries concerning Middle Earth.
I had just about given up on finding anything of [...]

The Hobbit Movie Blog Short-listed at TotalFilm

Published on: 16th January, 2009

The Totalfilm.com 2009 movie blog awards were recently announced and voting is already under way.
There are 6 categories: Majors, Fan, Horror, Cult, Hollywood and World/Indie.
The Hobbit movie blog has been short listed for the fan category.
Although the competition looks stiff I have a phobia of finishing last (doctors certificate available on request) so your vote [...]