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Lord of the Rings Online Here's a review of Lord of the Rings Online from MSNBC. The game has the races, characters and monsters from the books and films. The graphics look pretty amazing. It will be interesting to see how it does versus the already well-established World of Warcraft. Posted on October 2, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View)  The casting rumors for The Hobbit are swirling around and change from week to week. The latest rumor is that a young Bilbo Baggins will be played by James McAvoy.
Although director Guillermo del Toro and producer Peter Jackson recently said that casting on The Hobbit won't start in earnest until next year, the rumor mill is suggesting that the filmmakers already have the actor in mind for the lead role of Bilbo Baggins.McAvoy would do a great job. Daniel Radcliffe? That's an interesting idea, as well. But Jack Black?? Is that a joke? We do like Jack, but he's no Bilbo. Could this be the source of these insidious "Jack Black as Bilbo Baggins" rumors? We feel kind of queasy just thinking about it. And as for Guillermo del Toro directing: we better not see even one of those Pan's Labyrinth-style creatures in Hobbiton. They've already made their way into Hellboy 2. You know the ones we mean. Posted on May 30, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Guillermo del Toro Wants Original LOTR Actors for Hobbit Movie  Guillermo del Toro wants
the original Lord of the Rings cast to reprise their roles in The Hobbit trilogy that the will be directing.
Sure, not all of their characters appear in The Hobbit, but with a second, transitional film that takes place in the years between the two novels, could we possibly see Aragorn, Frodo, Galadriel, and the rest back for another go round? To hear the actors themselves say it, the answer was a resounding yes.Variety reports that negotiations are already underway with Viggo Mortensen. Presumably he'd show up in the second and third films, although he was patrolling the Shire as a Ranger back then and hunting for Smeagol. The timelines will have to be juggled a bit, no doubt. We wonder who will play a young Bilbo? Posted on May 21, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Sir Ian McKellen has been posting some interesting snippets on his blog lately. He says he's ready to play Gandalf again in The Hobbit, but hasn't been asked yet (there's no director hired yet). Yes I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the producer and me being, on the whole, a very lucky actor.He also gives a fascinating behind the scenes look at Peter Jackson's directing style and his attention to detail: Each day on set Peter would be there before any of the cast, reading to himself the relevant chapter from the book. He was open to any last minute suggestions from the actors about details they wanted to discuss. Then he would summarise the scenes we would be shooting; a necessity when so many of them were shot out of sequence. (On my first day on the film, I was on location for Gandalf's cart-ride entry into the first film. My next day's work was in the studio filming Gandalf's departure to Grey Havens at the end of the third film!)We hope Sir Ian keeps blogging regularly and that they hurry up and get the director and cast signed for The Hobbit. Posted on March 27, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Tolkien Estate Threatens to Pull Hobbit Film Rights From New Line  Here we go again. The Tolkien Trust and Harpercollins are suing
New Line for failing to pay contractually required gross profit participations from the three Lord of the Rings movies. Sound familiar? It should. That was the whole basis of the dispute between Peter Jackson and New Line that caused The Hobbit movie to be so delayed that Jackson can't even direct it due to other commitments.
According to the suit, although the "Lord of the Rings" films produced by New Line are among the most financially successful films ever created, with worldwide gross receipts of nearly $6 billion, New Line has failed to pay the plaintiffs any portion of the gross profit participation they are entitled to under their deal.They didn't pay the Tolkien estate one dime??? They claimed they never made a profit?? New Line apparently has no shame whatsoever. We say: throw them into the flames of Orodruin. Oh, and as for The Hobbit movie? That is so not happening unless The Tolkien Estate says so. Posted on February 11, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) It's really true: Peter Jackson and New Line have patched up their differences and have announced that the two new Hobbit films are back on. Jackson will be executive producing, but he is so tied up with other movie projects he won't be directing -- which is infuriating. Here's the official release: Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the following series of agreements:Sam Raimi has been suggested as a director -- Sam has said he wouldn't do the film unless Peter was producing, which he is. Jackson is filming The Lovely Bones until February and is then scheduled to do the Tin Tin series with Steven Spielberg. We say move Tin Tin and get cracking on the Hobbit! We are impatient! Spielberg can wait! Posted on December 18, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Sir Ian McKellan Keen to Play Gandalf Again  Ian McKellan has
made it clear that he would be interested in reprising his role as Gandalf in a feature film version of The Hobbit.
"If I am still functioning and working well, it is very likely I would be asked to do it," he told Reuters. Sir Ian played the role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, landing an Oscar nomination in the process. Due to a legal dispute with film studio New Line, however, Peter Jackson will not be back as director for The Hobbit.Sir Ian simply must be Gandalf. There is no other choice. Posted on October 15, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Is Peter Jackson Back on Board for The Hobbit? We hardly dare to hope that this is really true, but The L.A. Times is reporting that New Line is once again speaking to Peter Jackson about the possibility of directing The Hobbit. Eager to move ahead with "The Hobbit," New Line has quietly been trying to mend fences with "Rings" filmmaker Peter Jackson, who has sued the company over his share of profits from the first "Rings" films. When asked if it was true that company insiders had been in talks with Jackson's reps, Shaye replied, "Yes, that's a fair statement. Notwithstanding our personal quarrels, I really respect and admire Peter and would love for him to be creatively involved in some way in 'The Hobbit.' "Fans want Jackson in the director's chair for The Hobbit and no one else. Shaye needs to make it happen. Grovel if need be, but make it happen. Posted on August 13, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) |
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