January 2010

Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray

Published on: 28th January, 2010

Originally down for a release in November 2009 Warner Bros. have announced the date for the Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray is 6th April 2010.
Several Blu-ray specialist blogs have said the delay was because Warner Bros. didn’t want Lord of the Rings ‘lost in the crowd’ having already announced the release of several classics [...]

Hobbit Movie Delay?

Published on: 23rd January, 2010

Recently Peter Jackson was quick to put down the rumors of a delay to the release time of The Hobbit yet in the latest Variety they have an interview with New Line Cinema executive Alan Horn who says the most probable release date will be Christmas 2012.
That’s a full year later than the current proposed [...]

David Tennant Linked To Bilbo Baggins Again

Published on: 22nd January, 2010

Another day in Middle Earth, another Hobbit movie rumor. This latest one sees David Tennant yet again being linked with the part of Bilbo Baggins.
Follow the logic that’s giving rise to the rumor and see where you end up…
David Tennant made the news early yesterday for withdrawing his services from one of the leading roles [...]

Tobey Maguire Swapping Spiderman For Bilbo?

Published on: 18th January, 2010

The Sun newspaper, a major tabloid here in the UK is today running a story that claims Tobey Maguire of Spiderman fame is to play the Bilbo Baggins role in The Hobbit.
The rumours have been doing the rounds for about a month but by and large were written off because of the upcoming fourth Spiderman [...]

Will The Hobbit Survive MGM

Published on: 6th January, 2010

The Hobbit starts filming this June according to a Twitter from Production Weekly.
“Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit is due to begin a 14 month production schedule this June in New Zealand.”
Though with MGM up for sale many reporters are saying the green light will be dependent on MGM getting their finances [...]

The Hobbit Casting Call Out For Lead Roles

Published on: 5th January, 2010

The official casting call is out for the lead roles in The Hobbit with details going to the major agencies regarding the parts of Bilbo, Thorin Oekensheild, Fili and Kili, Bard, Primula Brandybuck, Gloin, Drogo, Itaril, Radagast The Brown and the voice of Smaug.
Did you spot the odd one out?
Here’s the details released about the [...]