Just yesterday, we brought you the news that Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis had officially joined the cast of director Peter Jackson's highly anticipated prequel to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy to reprise their roles as Gandalf and Gollum/Smeagol [...]
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Just yesterday, we brought you the news of Elijah Wood being set to reprise his role as Frodo Baggins in director Peter Jackson's forthcoming big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit. Actors, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving have been in [...]
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Last month, we brought you the news that Orlando Bloom and Cate Blanchett were in talks to reprise the roles of Legolas and Galadriel in director Peter Jackson's forthcoming Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, and talks with Ian [...]
Read moreMGM has completed their restructuring, exited bankruptcy protection and has some cash in their coffers to hit the ground running. Does this mean there should be no financial trouble for The Hobbit: Part 1 and The Hobbit: Part 2? Does [...]
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Orlando Bloom is in talks to reprise his role of Legolas in director Peter Jackson's forthcoming Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit. While Bloom hasn't yet officially signed on, he is nearing a deal to return as the Elven [...]
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As we told you recently, MGM's restructuring plan was approved by the bankruptcy court. Why this matters so much to movie lovers is that it's one step forward towards getting long-stalled out projects up and running, and headed towards the [...]
Read morePress Release: LOS ANGELES, CA, December 2, 2010 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (“MGM”) today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) has approved the company’s “pre-packaged” plan of reorganization (the “Plan”), clearing the way [...]
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Director Peter Jackson will be among the first in the world to produce a feature film with the RED Epic 5K Digital Cinema Camera. He won't be using just one of the groundbreaking cameras either, two cameras are needed to [...]
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Just a few days ago, we told you that the two parts of The Hobbit had officially gotten a green light by New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. and MGM, and it was officially announced that Peter Jackson would direct both [...]
Read moreHey look kids, some real news about The Hobbit! That's right, no rumors, no speculation, we finally have some factual information on the forthcoming big-screen adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel. The two films have gotten a green light [...]
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) has announced that it has begun a solicitation of votes from its secured lenders for a pre-packaged plan of reorganization (the "Plan"). MGM expects to continue normal business operations throughout the restructuring process. The Plan provides for MGM's [...]
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MGM Studios and it's productions have been stuck in development hell for the past year, and just this past July the studio received a sixth extension on debt payments from its 140 creditors. Coinciding with that extension, MGM reportedly hired [...]
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