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Sir Ian McKellen Confirms His Return To Middle Earth
Not that we really needed it but Empire mag. is today announcing it is confirmed Sir Ian McKellen will reprise the role of Gandalf for The Hobbit movies. They caught up with the... [Read more]
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The Return Of The King, Again
Viggo Mortensen looks set for a return to his role as Aragorn son of Arathorn. Once confirmed, he joins Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis who have already agreed to reprise their... [Read more]
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Tolkien Relics Found At Previous Residence
July 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Way back in September I reported the coastal home of Tolkien had been purchased by a local property developer who planned to demolish it and build 2 four bedroom homes on the land. Well despite a few complaints, permission was granted so the developer (a Mr. Malton) was removing the fireplace (which he planned to sell) prior to the bulldozers moving in and came across a postcard hidden behind it which was addressed to JRR Tolkien. It was signed Lin and is believed to be from American fantasy author Linwood Vrooman Carter... [Read the full story]
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The Hobbit Movie Gets A New Site Layout
June 21, 2008 · 5 Comments
The-Hobbit-Movie.com has been given a new layout and design so if you are a returning visitor, no you didn’t type in the wrong address! I’m hoping this layout will make it easer for people to find the story they are after but I’m still tweaking it over the weekend so if things go a little wobbly as you navigate around, please do not adjust your set. The tabs in this section (just above) let you flick through each category to see what, if anything is happening in the various catergories. If you scroll down... [Read the full story]
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End Of The Line For New Line Cinema
February 28, 2008 · 1 Comment
As I predicted earlier in the month, Time Warner had lost patience with New Line Cinema?and today the company acted by announcing it was to be swallowed up by Warner Bros. The writing was on the wall when The Tolkien Trust went to court over alleged funds owed from The Lord Of The Rings movies, the latest in a long line of claims surrounding the LOTR movies. This one though, by a respected charity organisation was the last straw. Both Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne who headed New Line through a rough couple of years are in... [Read the full story]
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Is Del Toro The Man For Middle Earth
May 10, 2008 · 20 Comments
Now that the dust has settled on the announcement of Del Toro directing and people have had time to reflect, most seem happy with the choice although there have been a few points raised worth mentioning from Andrew O’Hehir at Salon. He goes on about how Del Toro told him in a previous interview that he was not a fan of Tolkien. Andrew asked him at Cannes how he had been influence by CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien and he replied: “I was never into heroic fantasy. At all. I don’t like little guys and dragons, hairy... [Read the full story]
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What’s in a Hobbit name?
November 17, 2007 · 15 Comments
Popo Peatfingers of Brockenborings happens to be my hobbit name. You can find out what your hobbit name is at http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/ You just enter your name in the form and out it comes all hobbitized. The site also has an elven version. Apparantely mine is Huor Elendil which I confess I prefer to my Hobbit name:-) How do you like yours? Leave a comment and let us know (specially if its funny). Tags: Hobbits, hobbit name Read More →
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