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Del Toro to direct the Hobbit solo?
In a blog on MTV.com, Del Toro, who is to direct the Hobbit, is having thoughts of flying solo on the directing part of the movie, and let Jackson just stay on the producing end of things. “We talked about it. I normally oppose fully the idea of second unit so my first instinct is…
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FOTR Headed to Blu-Ray
Warner has finally announced that it will be making a Blu-Ray edition for the Fellowship of the Ring, at least, and that the whole trilogy might be following. You can read more about it here.
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Eye of Sauron
Some creative students at the University of Illinois pulled a prank concerning the eye of Sauron early Sunday morning. You can read more and see a photo here.
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Mortensen still waiting for call
Viggo Mortensen, who we all remember as Aragorn, the famous king of men, has always been up for the idea of coming back into Del Toro’s adaption of the Hobbit movies. Mortensen says, “I haven’t heard anything. “I met [Guillermo] once years ago,” but haven’t talked to him since.” Will Aragorn reapear in the Hobbit…
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Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On
The Proceedings of “Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On” are being published at the end of September. The two volumes cover 11 subject areas for papers – • Tolkien’s Life • Middle-earth at the Movies • Tolkien in Other Lands • • Tolkien’s Legacy • Tolkien’s Sources • Tolkien’s World • Tolkien’s People •…
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Happy Birthday Billy Boyd!
Happy belated birthday, Billy Boyd. Billy Boyd’s birthday was on August 28, and we apologize for not getting this up sooner. He was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, and is now 40. You can read his cast bio
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Update on the Tolkien lawsuits
In her blog, the Frodo Franchise, Kristin Thompson gives Tolkien fans a nice long update on all the things that have happened involving Christopher Tolkien and New Line Cinemas with the lawsuits. You can read the blog here.
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Peter Jackson and Company to co-write screenplay
According to an article on Yahoo! the writers of the three Lord of the Rings movies, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens have signed on to co-write the Hobbit movies with Guillermo Del Toro, who will be directing the films as well.
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Oxonmoot 2008
This year’s Oxonmoot 2008 begins on the evening of Thursday the 25th and runs until Sunday the 28th. Location is at Christ Church. Come and enjoy the ususal discussions, as well as an art show, sales room, hospitality room, two days of events and the party on the Saturday evening in the “Harry Potter” hall.…
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The Hobbit’s Own Individuality
In relation to the Hobbit movies, director Guillermo Del Toro says, “It’s a matter of raising on it. I think The Hobbit has a peculiar spirit in relation to not only the trilogy, but also to Tolkien’s work. It’ll have respect for what’s been done, but also its own individuality.” You can read the full…
