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The Hobbit Report: Sir Peter may helm ‘Hobbit’ after all
07.01.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

Mainstream media sources including “Entertainment Weekly” are claiming that LOTR director and “The Hobbit” executive producer Sir Peter Jackson is in negotiations to direct both films, despite previous disclaimers to the contrary from his camp at Wellington, New Zealand’s Wingnut Films.
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The Hobbit Report: Is Tobey Maguire the new Bilbo?
01.18.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 3 Comments

Today Britain’s The Sun newspaper reported that American actor Tobey Maguire, recently released from any commitment to a fourth Spider-Man film, has accepted the role of young Bilbo Baggins in the two upcoming The Hobbit film adaptations.
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The Hobbit Report: December 9, 2009
12.11.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

The production situation for Guillermo del Toro’s two-part The Hobbit adaptation has become clearer in the last week, as it appears that various media and online reports relied too much on casual comments made over the last year by del Toro and executive producer Peter Jackson, rather than official announcements by New Line Cinema.
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The Hobbit Report: December 4, 2009
12.11.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 4 Comments

Tolkien movie fans were dismayed to learn this week that production on the two-part The Hobbit feature film will not begin in March 2010, as was previously announced. Producer Peter Jackson told a German film site that principal photography on the Lord of the Rings prequel will not begin until mid-2010 at the earliest.
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The Hobbit Report: October, 2009
10.08.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Bilbo Baggins seems to have used his Halfling Improved Evasion feat to dodge another threat to his feature film return. Motion picture studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has, at least temporarily, staved off a bankruptcy that might have derailed plans for the two-part, Peter Jackson-produced adaptation of The Hobbit scheduled to begin production next year.
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The Hobbit Report: June 2009
06.22.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

A two-part film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s beloved children’s novel, The Hobbit, is slated for release in December 2011 and December 2012. The films will be directed by Guillermo del Toro, with Peter Jackson acting as executive producer and co-writer.