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McKellen confirms ‘Hobbit’ involvement
Sir Ian McKellen has clearly confirmed his involvement in the upcoming movie, “The Hobbit.” ReelzChannel.com says: ” ‘I have been been promised I’m in it,’ states McKellen, a mere twelve hours from eating dinner with Hobbit director Guillermo Del Toro.”
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“The Hunt for Gollum” Trailer
“The Hunt for Gollum”, a Lord of the Rings inspired film made by fans for fans, will be coming out in 2009 online only, but meanwhile they’ve aired their first full trailer on their website. You can check it out here.
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Does Jackson still deserve best director?
Ew.com is recalling the best oscar winning directors from five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty five years ago. Peter Jackson won best director oscar for the Return of the King in 2004. You can vote for The Return of the King and Peter Jackson here.
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Little Middle Earth Project
In Spain, plans are underway to make a whole Lord of the Rings themed tourist destination with a lot of the communities, people, and craftsmenship unique to Tolkien’s creation. It will be located in the Sierra Norte, a shire formed by 42 municipalities placed in the most Northern triangle of the Community of Madrid. The…
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“Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits”
A new book was recently published by Palgrave Macmillan and written by Dr Dimitra Fimi,”Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits.” You can view the author’s website here. The author sums it up for us: “My book is a new analysis of Tolkien’s mythology, looking at his creative vision from the perspective of cultural…
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Gollum Returns?
Andy Serkis is eager for a Hobbit movie comeback with his character, Gollum. Serkis says, “In 2010, if all goes according to plan, I think they’re gonna start thinking about The Hobbit. It will be nice to drag Gollum kicking and screaming back out again. It will be great.” You can read more here.
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Del Toro and the Dragon
ComingSoon.com has been talking to the future Hobbit director, Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro talks a little bit more about Smaug, saying: “Smaug is the creature in ‘The Hobbit.’ The way Tolkien wrote it, already, is magnificent. It’s already a fantastic character. So, obviously, you ask every person what their best favorite dragon is, they…
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Happy birthday Viggo Mortensen!
Happy birthday, Viggo Mortensen. Viggo was born in Watertown, New York, USA on October 20th 1958 and is now 50 years old. You can read his cast bio here and there are pictures of Viggo in the role of Aragorn here. Many Happy Returns Viggo!
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Matchstick Minas Tirith
Patrick Acton, the owner and founder of “Matchstick Marvels” is currently undertaking a huge project in making a large model (out of matchsticks, of course) of the city of Minas Tirith. You can view photos of the model at his website.
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‘Hobbit’ script coming together ‘magically’
Del Toro reports that he, Jackson, and Jackson’s writing team are collaborating together very nicely. “It’s working so well that the overall script for “The Hobbit” will hopefully be done “by the change of the year,” del Toro said. “And then a budget in the very near future.” You can read the full story here.
