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 obvious [...]

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 delays [...]

Finally, speculations and debate about what would be the plot for the second Hobbit movie can stop, Petter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro talked to Empire magazine and revealed all.
“We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur,” says Del [...]

The recognized magazine Empire (famous for its exclusive information) has just revealed the cover of its new issue, in which we can see a full-sized Gollum and the advance of the main article: The Hobbit, Gollum, Bilbo, del Toro, and Jackson. Your journey back to Middle-Earth starts here! Apparently we’ll get a glimpse of new [...]

A few days ago in an interview with iFMagazine, Ian McKellen (Gandalf) talks about The Hobbit and he say
“I’m having supper with [director] Guillermo del Toro this evening, so you’re asking me twelve hours too early.”.
Also he already confirm that he will be in The Hobbit.

The movie website Cinematical has created a list of the 25 most breaking news of the late year 2008. The Guillermo del Toro hiring for the flick was included in the list, with the following review:
What do you do when your geek base demands a prequel to one of their biggest fantasy trilogies, and that [...]

We’ve got a opportunity that we can’t spend! It’s your (and our) time to visit New Zealand, for the premiere event of “The Hobbit”, and to be in the *Red Carpet*!
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The Hobbit has been postponed until 2012 but the reason for the delay is unknown.
Earlier this year, it was announced Guillermo del Toro would direct the new film, based on JRR Tolkien’s novel.
Lord of the Rings Oscar winner Peter Jackson is producing the project, and he and del Toro will pen the screenplay.
Sir Ian McKellen [...]

In a live chat, Guillermo Del Toro talked about the upcoming Hobbit movie:
Q:Universal announced a pretty busy slate for you after “The Hobbit.” Will we see a Hellboy 3?
A:If its up to me- yes!! But it is a corporate decision and regimes change very rapidly at these studios.
Q:There any professionals who worked with you [...]

Today MTV Movies Blog reports that Elijah Wood wants to join in The Hobbit.
“The secondary film would bridge the gap between ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ chronologically,” Wood said, “so conceivably, it could be possible.”
Since the films are still being written, “it’s a ways away” before he would know, Wood said, but the [...]