First official images from The Hobbit

June 26, 2011
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Peter Jackson has shared the first images from his Lord of the Rings prequels: Source: Entertainment Weekly

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CGI Goblin King and Tauriel casting announced

June 21, 2011
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Peter Jackson has updated his Facebook page confirming our previously reported casting of Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of Smaug. He has also announced Barry Humphries will be portraying a CGI Goblin King and Evangeline Lilly will be cast as Tauriel: Yikes! I can finally get back to some postings!  We’ve [...]

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Bard the Bowman and Voice of Smaug cast

June 18, 2011
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We can now confirm that Luke Evans will play Bard in the Peter Jackson-directed The Hobbit and Benedict Cumberbatch will voice the dragon Smaug in the motion capture. Cumberbatch is already on the picture, providing the voice of the character Necromancer.

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Will Tolkien tinkering make or break Hobbit?

June 5, 2011
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The Guardian, a British national daily newspaper, asks the question; will Peter Jackson’s Tolkien tinkering make or break The Hobbit? I [Ben Child, author] first commented on this phenomenon back in December, when it emerged that Orlando Bloom and Cate Blanchett, aka Legolas and Galadriel, might be appearing in The Hobbit(even though their characters are not present [...]

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Peter Jackson confirms Orlando Bloom casting

May 29, 2011
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Peter Jackson has updated his Facebook Fan page with news of Orlando Bloom’s casting in The Hobbit: Ten years ago, Orlando Bloom created an iconic character with his portrayal of Legolas. I’m excited to announce today that we’ll be revisiting Middle Earth with him once more. I’m thrilled to be working with Orlando again. Funny [...]

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Stephen Fry cast as The Master of Laketown

May 19, 2011
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Sir Peter Jackson has cast English actor and comedian Stephen Fry as The Master of Laketown in his Hobbit movies: Some more HOBBIT casting news today. As we near the end of our first shooting block (we have a break in less than three weeks to get some editing and visual effects work done, plus [...]

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Even wizards have to wear the glasses

May 14, 2011
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Sir Ian McKellen has uploaded a picture of himself as Gandalf to his Flickr account. The photo was taken by Peter Jackson on The Hobbit set. Source: Ian McKellen

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Gandalf confirms Elrond, Lindir and Radagast

May 10, 2011
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In his latest blog entry Ian McKellen confirms the casting of Hugo Weaving as Lord Elrond, Bret McKenzie as the Elf Lindir, and Sylvester McCoy in the role of Radagast the Brown. This is not another April Fool, just a May Fact.  Before signing as Bilbo, Martin had agreed to make three 90-minute TV films in London, again playing Dr [...]

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Orlando Bloom Teases ‘Hobbit’ Involvement

May 8, 2011
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Orlando Bloom in an interview with BBC America Blog has spoken about his excitement of [potentially] being cast in the upcoming Hobbit movies. Orlando Bloom is talking as if he’s been fully cast as the elf Legolas in the two-part Hobbit movie currently being shot in New Zealand — but he still won’t officially confirm his involvement. [...]

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Saoirse Ronan will not play the role of Itaril

May 5, 2011
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In an interview with Belfast Telegraph, Saoirse Ronan revealed that she will not play the role of Itaril in the upcoming Hobbit films. Saoirse Ronan has revealed she will not be playing woodland elf Itaril in The Hobbit. The Hanna star had been in talks to star in The Lord Of The Rings prequel, directed by Peter Jackson, [...]

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