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Ian McKellen Speaks Out!

November 5, 2009 - Sir McKellen seems to be the most vocal member of the cast/crew of "The Hobbit." This time he talks about the script (which he's gotten to read) and Del Toro.
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Del Toro Opens Up About The Hobbit

November 5, 2009 - "We are respecting the structure established by Professor Tolkien because the order of the adventures in The Hobbit is well known to generations and generations of kids... But we will be integrating Gandalf's comings and goings because he does disappear in the book quite often."
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Rhys-Davies Rules Out Role In "Hobbit"

November 2, 2009 - More of the Lord of the Rings cast speaks up about a possible return to Middle Earth.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's Still Able to Pay His Bills

October 30, 2009 - Professor Tolkien still pulls in quite a sum of money, even though he died over 35 years ago.
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Viggo Mortensen in Talks with Hobbit Director Del Toro... Aragorn Again?

October 26, 2009 - Looks like we may be seeing Aragorn in the 2-film version of The Hobbit.
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Lord of the Rings Set Sold for $14,600 (US)

October 19, 2009 - An estate auction brings in a pretty penny on a set of The Lord of Rings
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Did J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Intend to Write Together?

October 19, 2009 - An interview with Dr. Steven Beebe, the professor who discovered Lewis's unpublished notebook with the beginnings of a collaborative manuscript between him and Tolkien.
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Ian McKellen Says Hobbit Scripts Coming Soon, Filiming Will Last 383 Days

October 13, 2009 - With The Hobbit filming for 383 days, that would make the shoot 109 days longer than the original Trilogy... which seems odd... impressive, but odd.
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New LA Times Poll Shows That 'Hobbit' Will 'Triumph'

October 12, 2009 - LA Times recently asked readers "WHICH FRANCHISE IS MAKING A MISTAKE WITH A FOURTH FILM?", the options being Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, X-Men, and Pirates of the Caribbean. With the lowest amount of votes, 'The Hobbit' has been consistently coming out on top, with only 48 hours left till polls close
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How to Make a Lord of the Rings Sword... if You're Weta

October 5, 2009 - It's not exactly a how-to, but a how-do-they-do-it at a special effects shop (but they really are REAL swords).
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