July 2009

Peter Jackson On The Hobbit Movie Progress

Published on: 28th July, 2009

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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 [...]

David Tennant Tipped For Bilbo Baggins Role

Published on: 17th July, 2009

David Tennant Tipped For Bilbo Baggins Role

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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 [...]