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Astronomers find ‘Eye of Sauron’ ?
Astronomers, after combining images of spiral galaxy NGC4151 from three different telescopes, have decided that the combined image is reminiscent of ‘The Eye of Sauron’. You can view the article and image here.
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Tolkien Estate Threatens Lawsuit Over Book Featuring Tolkien As Character
The Tolkien Estate has sent a ‘Cease and Desist’ order over author Stephen Hilliard’s attempt to release his new book ” Mirkwood, A Novel About J.R.R. Tolkien”, which contains JRRT as a character and is described as an exercise in ‘literary criticism’. On Feb 17th Hilliard filed suit against the Tolkien Estate arguing that his…
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Casting call for ‘Elves’ for The Hobbit
The production company for The Hobbit has now put out its first casting calls for tall slender men and women to play Elves in the films, which begin filming on March 21st. You can read the details here.
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Andy Serkis confirmed for The Hobbit
E! online report that Andy Serkis has just signed on to reprise the role of Gollum in The Hobbit.
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Orlando Bloom set to Reprise Legolas in The Hobbit?
Orlando Bloom is claimed to be near to signing a deal to appear in The Hobbit films. The return of Legolas would be more than just a cameo, Deadline.com is reporting.
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Warner Bros admits possibility of moving The Hobbit from New Zealand
Warner Bros has confirmed that it is considering filming The Hobbit movies offshore due to the recent labor unrest. As of now it seems that the unions, PJ and the government are all now working towards convincing the studio to keep the movies in New Zealand You can read the full story at stuff.co.nz.
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SAG boycott of The Hobbit now over
New Zealand Actors Equity has removed its blacklisting of the two Hobbit Movies and the Screen Actor’s Guild has confirmed that its members are now free to work on the project. Whether or not this action can keep the film production from being moved from New Zealand still remains to be seen. You can read…
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LotR cast reunion
Entertainment Weekly is doing a special reunion edition featuring the casts of many blockbusters from the past. Screencrave has released some video of the LotR cast reunion that took place for the Entertainment Weekly photo shoot and interviews.
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The Hobbit Films are Greenlighted
The Hobbit film has gotten the greenlight from MGM and Warner-Brothers, with PJ as the director. Filming is to begin in February. You can read more about it here, here, and here. It is important to note that the union difficulties mentioned in earlier news are still an issue, but hopefully this will be resolved…
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Australian union advises members not to accept work on The Hobbit
News.com.au report that The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), an Australian union, has advised members not to accept work on The Hobbit. Peter Jackson has responded by saying; “I can’t see beyond the ugly spectre of an Australian bully-boy using what he perceives as his weak Kiwi cousin to gain a foothold in this…
