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‘The Hobbit,’ Now With Official Titles and Release Dates

‘The Hobbit,’ Now With Official Titles and Release Dates

Peter Jackson‘s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Hobbit will be broken into two parts and those two parts will be called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey...

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Stephen Fry Joins ‘The Hobbit’

Stephen Fry Joins ‘The Hobbit’

Stephen Fry is joining the cast of The Hobbit. Director Peter Jackson said Thursday on his Facebook page that the British actor and comedian will play the Master...

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Dean O’Gorman and Lee Pace Join ‘The Hobbit’

Dean O’Gorman and Lee Pace Join ‘The Hobbit’

Recently Peter Jackson and The Hobbit lost Robert Kazinski, the actor playing the dwarf Fili, when he had to return home for personal reasons. Now that role has...

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‘The Hobbit’ Will Start Filming This March

‘The Hobbit’ Will Start Filming This March

Among the issues that have plagued development of The Hobbit in recent memory: financing troubles due to studio bankruptcy; a major directorial change after years...

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Warner Bros To Distribute ‘The Hobbit’ Worldwide

Warner Bros To Distribute ‘The Hobbit’ Worldwide

As if this wasn’t expected, MGM has finalized a deal to give Warner Bros the worldwide theatrical and video distribution rights to Peter Jackson‘s upcoming...

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Cate Blanchett joins cast of “The Hobbit”

Cate Blanchett joins cast of “The Hobbit”

The film studio behind “The Hobbit” movies on Tuesday unveiled more of the cast of the widely-anticipated movie, including Oscar winner Cate Blanchett...

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‘The Hobbit’ to Be Shot in 3D on New RED Digital Cinema Cameras

‘The Hobbit’ to Be Shot in 3D on New RED Digital Cinema Cameras

There was originally a great deal of speculation about whether or not Peter Jackson‘s adaptation of The Hobbit will be shot in 3D. When Guillermo del Toro was...

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Peter Jackson Announces ‘The Hobbit’ Cast

Peter Jackson Announces ‘The Hobbit’ Cast

Peter Jackson has, at long last, made an official announcement about who will appear in The Hobbit. He has confirmed Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, taking over...

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The Hobbit’s Real Journey Finally Begins…in 3-D

The Hobbit’s Real Journey Finally Begins…in 3-D

What seems like eleventy years later, The Hobbit is finally a done deal. MGM, New Line and Warner Bros. have officially greenlighted the two-part Lord of the Rings...

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Tolkien's The Hobbit in trouble

Tolkien's The Hobbit in trouble

Guillermo del Toro announced today on the OneRing.net — the official Middle Earth sounding board — that he’s stepped out of the directing assignment...

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