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Entertainment Weekly's Cover Story: The Hobbit
October 6, 2007 - With a decent summary of the situation as it now stands, the article also suggets that "the bitter feud between Rings director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema co-chairman Robert Shaye may finally be nearing resolution." |
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Samwise Still Holds Hopes For 'The Hobbit', But None For Himself
October 6, 2007 - Sean Astin speaks on his continued hopes for a Jackson-directed 'Hobbit', but is unsure it'll have a role for him. Yet he's confident of Peter Jackson and his creative ability to cast "Samwise" in it if need be. |
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New Line Pays Up Before 21-Day Deadline
October 6, 2007 - After having being slammed with a $125,000 fine by U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen J. Hillman, who passed a ruling less than 3 weeks ago, instructing New Line "to retain and pay for an outside document retrieval vendor within three weeks", New Line accepted the decision and paid up. |
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UPDATE: New Line Scouting in New Zealand for 'The Lonely Mountain' Location?
September 26, 2007 - The information on the Hobbit fansite that reported this development has been taken down today since its credibility is in doubt. |
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Understanding the Ruling in Peter Jackson's Lawsuit Against New Line
September 24, 2007 - In her latest blog entry, Kristin Thompson, author of ‘The Frodo Franchise’, explains the repercussions of last week’s court ruling on New Line, and the implications it might have on Peter Jackson directing 'The Hobbit'. |
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Round One: New Line Fined $125,000 in Peter Jackson Lawsuit
September 20, 2007 - In what seems to be only the tip of a huge monetary iceberg that now threatens to sink New Line’s credibility in a lawsuit filed by Peter Jackson, the studio has been fined $125,000 for failing to produce required evidence in court. |
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Galadriel Keen to Return to the White Council Beside Elrond… Provided it’s Headed by Peter Jackson
September 19, 2007 - The MTV Movies Blog seems to be on a Hobbit Quest with their recent slew of interviews with major Lord of the Rings cast members who could potentially return for the highly anticipated ‘Hobbit’ film. Last week, they snagged an interview with Viggo Mortensen. This week, they follow up with Cate Blanchett. |
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Viggo Mortensen talks “Hobbit”
September 13, 2007 - In an MTV interview on his latest film “Eastern Promises”, Mortensen was asked a few inevitable questions concerning The Hobbit. |
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UPDATE: Bruce Campbell wary of Sam Raimi’s “Hobbit”, “Bob Shaye-dy”, and “New Lies Cinema”
August 22, 2007 - The Rotten Tomatoes article can be traced back to an IESB interview with Bruce Campbell. |
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MGM's "Hobbit" Financers Pull Out
August 16, 2007 - The Financial Times reports that efforts by Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to raise funds for financing MGM's films, including The Hobbit among others, have "been blown off-course", causing them to withdraw their commitments. |