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Official Announcement that Del Toro Will Direct Hobbit Coming?
April 21, 2008 - "It's my personal belief that in the next four of five days ... we will know if we were able to conclude every legal thing that is pending for me to be able to do it or not..." |
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The Hobbit Discussed by Del Toro
April 14, 2008 - Prospective director states there's been "a lot of movement" in bringing him on board to direct the two-part Hobbit film. |
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The Hobbit to Be Directed by Guillermo Del Toro, Ian McKellen Confirms
March 26, 2008 - Ian McKellen has updated his personal blog, answering fans questions, and seemingly confirming that Guillermo Del Toro will be directing The Hobbit! |
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New Line Sued by Tolkien Trust
February 12, 2008 - The Tolkien Trust is looking to terminate New Line's rights to The Hobbit, which would bring it's production. |
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Howard Shore Hopes to Score The Hobbit
February 6, 2008 - Howard Shore, the Oscar-winning composer of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, has stated in an interview with iF Magazine that he hopes to compose the score to The Hobbit. |
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Guillermo Del Toro May Direct The Hobbit
January 29, 2008 - Director of Pan's Labyrinth in talks to helm both of The Hobbit films. |
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Elijah Wood Could Return as Frodo
January 19, 2008 - "If I'm asked to go back and revisit that character and it makes sense, I would love to. I would absolutely love to." |
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Christopher Lee Keen To Return As Saruman
January 10, 2008 - In a recent interview posted today at PopMatters, Christopher Lee expresses interest in reprising his role as Saruman in Peter Jackson's slated Hobbit + Sequel films. |
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The Hobbit Moves Closer To 3D
January 9, 2008 - Jim posts this exciting bit of news over at MarketSaw: "Folks - the strong word from my embedded sources at Weta is that Peter Jackson will play host to key insider people for a rather large scale discussion on what 3D options to elect for "The Hobbit" Part 1 & Part 2 and the original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. No date for the meeting is known yet, but the personel are being lined up as you read this post." |
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The Hobbit: Summary & Speculation
December 28, 2007 - Kristin Thompson, author of "The Frodo Franchise" writes in to say: "Over on my Frodo Franchise blog, I’ve posted an epic summary of the news about the Hobbit breakthrough, along with some speculation on what’s to come." |