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RUMOR: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Extended Edition Blu-Rays Coming In 2011!

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

We, Lord of the Rings fans, were understandably excited when New Line announced the release of the epic fantasy trilogy on Blu-ray last year. We were less thrilled (though not terribly surprised) when it turned out the initial release would just be the theatrical cuts of the films, rather than the extended editions that incorporated [...]

RUMOR: Matthew Goode Auditioned for Bilbo Baggins Role in ‘The Hobbit’!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Actor Matthew Goode, known as Ozymandias in Watchmen, has let slip that he auditioned for the role of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit! But just before we met, he’d auditioned for the role of Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s two-part film of The Hobbit. As he is the first to admit, he’s not an [...]

Possible ‘The Hobbit’ Release Date Delay until 2012

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Previously, Jackson and Del Toro had confirmed that The Hobbit would have a December 2011 release date, but unfortunately Variety has informed that Alan Horn “won’t predict when the first of the two ‘Hobbit’ films will be out, but says the most probable scenario would be a release in the fourth quarter of 2012.” The [...]

Clarification on Rumors about Tobey Maguire as Bilbo Baggins in ‘The Hobbit’

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

The tabloid The Sun has informed recently that actor Tobey Maguire (Spiderman) is rumored to play the Bilbo Baggins role in The Hobbit. The rumours have been doing the rounds for about 1 month, indicating that both producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro have been chasing Maguire: Everyone is over the moon. Tobey [...]

Brian Cox as Thorin?

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

From Aintitcool: This is a news item I’d love to proclaim with all-out certainty, but my tried and trusted source(s) aren’t sure if this is a total lock, or whether it’s just someone they’re seriously interested in. Either way, producers of THE HOBBIT have begun looking at casting for the dwarves (dwarfs?), and one name [...]

Christopher Lee Talks ‘The Hobbit’

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Lord Of The Rings star Christopher Lee (Saruman)  has spoken to IGN about The Hobbit. IGN: Will you be reprising your role as Saruman in The Hobbit or the follow-up film that links it to Lord of the Rings? Lee: I’ve heard Ian McKellen has agreed to play Gandalf again in The Hobbit. But my [...]

Possible Return of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin in the Second ‘The Hobbit’ Film?!

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Actor Dominic Monaghan, who played Meriadoc Brandybuck in the The Lord of the Rings films, spoke with MTV about the upcoming two Hobbit films while doing publicity for his new movie I Sell the Dead, which premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival. Interestingly, he talked about some possible cast returns to his hobbit role, since the creative team behind [...]

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