Hobbit Movies

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 [...]

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 [...]

Smaug The Magnificent

Published on: 29th November, 2009

At the Directors Guild of America last night Guillermo Del Toro discussed his plans for Smaug the Magnificent:
“All my life I’ve been fascinated by dragons. I was born under the Chinese sign of The Dragon. All my life I’m collecting dragons. It’s such a powerful symbol, and in the context of ‘The Hobbit’ it is [...]

First Hobbit Movie Script Complete

Published on: 23rd November, 2009

Peter Jackson says the first Hobbit movie script is complete and was handed into a happy and grateful studio.
“The Hobbit will be two movies and we’ve written the first script and delivered it to the studio who seem to be happy with it,” he told reporters.
“We’re now halfway through the second script and Philippa, Fran, [...]

Gandalf The Grey

Published on: 24th September, 2009

Sir Ian McKellen has been telling the folk over at Rotton Tomatoes why he prefers Gandalf The Grey over the more spiritual Gandalf The white.
“Grey Gandalf is my favourite, Peter Jackson’s too, we always preferred Gandalf the Grey. Peter liked him because he got down and dirty. He slept in the hedgerows; he was closer [...]

Tolkien Estate and New Line Settlement Leaves Way Clear For The Hobbit Movies

Published on: 8th September, 2009

The lawsuit that threatened the making of The Hobbit movies has been settled out of court according to a press release signed by both parties.
The lawsuit had been hanging over the head of The Hobbit as The Tolkien Trust asked the courts to rescind the rights to any further movies based on the works of [...]

The Hobbit, Wizards and Rumors

Published on: 18th August, 2009

Several Hobbit movie rumors together with a solitary fact doing the rounds today.
First off Daniel Radcliffe says ‘no chance’ to Bilbo Baggins role, explaining that he won’t be doing anything with a Wizard in it for the forseable future. Can’t really blame the lad for that.
He was at pains to explain that he hadn’t been [...]

Peter Jackson On The Hobbit Movie Progress

Published on: 28th July, 2009

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 [...]

The Third Hobbit Movie

Published on: 6th June, 2009

While New Line Cinema are not saying much about a possible third Hobbit movie they aren’t ruling it out either although Guillermo Del Toro says it will not be him directing the film as he is only committed to his 2 Hobbit movies.
A third Hobbit movie would be the so called ‘bridging movie’ which would [...]

Del Toro And Jackson Talk Hobbit Movies

Published on: 26th April, 2009

This months special edition 20th anniversary copy of Empire magazine is on the stands today and features an interview with both Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro about plans, hopes and progress of The Hobbit movies.
The two reveal more about dropping the idea of the ‘bridging’ movie and their new idea of filming The Hobbit [...]

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