Last month, we told you about actor Martin Freeman accidentally revealing the addition of his Sherlock co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch (The Whistleblower) to the cast of The Hobbit. Cumberbatch’s casting was apparently meant to be a secret at [...]
Read moreTHE HOBBIT: Both Films Get Titles and Release Dates
Producers of director Peter Jackson's two-part 3D prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy have announced the titles and release dates for both big-screen adaptations. Check out the full press release below for all the details. Press Release: "THE HOBBIT: AN [...]
Read moreThe Hobbit: Peter Jackson Confirms Orlando Bloom’s Return To Middle Earth
Earlier this month, we brought you director Peter Jackson's announcement that Stephen Fry (Alice In Wonderland) had joined the cast of The Hobbit: Part 1 and would be portraying The Master of Laketown. Along with Fry, Ryan Gage (Doctors, Holly [...]
Read moreTHE HOBBIT: Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage and Conan Stevens Join the Cast
Earlier this month, we brought you the news that Lee Pace and Dean O’Gorman joined the cast of The Hobbit. Director Peter Jackson announced that Pace would portray King Thranduil, while O’Gorman would take over the role of Fili from [...]
Read moreSaoirse Ronan Confirms She Will Not Be In THE HOBBIT
Back in January, Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones, Hanna) was reported to have been cast in director Peter Jackson's return to middle earth with The Hobbit: Part 1, and she was rumored to be playing the part of Itaril, a [...]
Read moreTHE HOBBIT: Lee Pace and Dean O’Gorman Join the Cast; Hugo Weaving Returns As Elrond
Just last week, we told you that director Peter Jackson had announced that British actor Robert Kazinsky (EastEnders, Red Tails), who was set to play Fili in the film has had to depart the production and head home for personal [...]
Read moreThe Hobbit: Robert Kazinsky Departs the Production and Heads Home
Just yesterday, we told you that director Peter Jackson had confirmed that Ian Holm would be reprising his role as Bilbo Baggins in the forthcoming, two-part big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit, which is currently in production over in New Zealand. Now [...]
Read moreThe Hobbit: Peter Jackson Brings Ian Holm Back To The Shire
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you director Peter Jackson's first video blog from the New Zealand set of The Hobbit. Jackson’s ten minute video took us into Hobbiton and Rivendell, and showed some very cool, behind-the-scenes footage of [...]
Read moreThe Hobbit: Peter Jackson’s First 10 Minute Video Blog From The Set
Director Peter Jackson has released his first video blog from the New Zealand set of The Hobbit. Jackson's ten minute video takes us into Hobbiton and Rivendell, and shows some very cool, behind-the-scenes footage of costume creation, set construction and [...]
Read moreThe Hobbit: Andy Serkis Scores the Second Unit Director’s Chair
Back in January, we brought you the news that Andy Serkis (Rise of the Apes) had officially joined the cast of The Hobbit to reprise his role as Gollum / Smeagol in the highly anticipated prequel to director Peter [...]
Read moreTHE HOBBIT: Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie Joins the Cast
The last bit of casting news out of Hobbiton that we brought you was the since debunked rumor that Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones, Hanna) had been cast in director Peter Jackson‘s return to middle earth with The Hobbit: Part [...]
Read moreThe Hobbit: Production Is Underway; Peter Jackson Sends Photos from Hobbiton
After a few false starts, a minor controversy here or there and a quick trip to the hospital for its director, filming on The Hobbit is finally underway (no, for real this time!). Director Peter Jackson is currently on the [...]
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