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	<description>Aiya! Periannath.com is a weblog for the genuine Tolkien aficionado.  There are no 13-year-old Orlando Bloom fans here. Get news and features about the writings, the legendarium, the languages, collectibles and games, and yes, the movies.</description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: Casting Ramps Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major casting is well under way for the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, with official signatures on the dotted line for Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), and of course Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins...]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: Greenlight Details &amp; Rumors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 'Tubes are jammed this week with contrary facts and rumors about the now-greenlit two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. Here is a quick summary of what we know and what we think we know...]]></description>
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		<title>Sir Ian KcKellen teaches YOU how to act like Gandalf</title>
		<link>http://periannath.com/web-links/sir-ian-kckellen-teaches-you-how-to-act-like-gandalf-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant sitcom Extras, via YouTube.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: December 9, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: December 4, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: August, 2009</title>
		<link>http://periannath.com/feature/the-hobbit-report-august-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Director Guillermo del Toro has confirmed, in an interview with BBC Radio 5, that Sir Ian McKellen will reprise the role of Gandalf in the upcoming two-part film version of The Hobbit. Del Toro also revealed that Hugo Weaving will return as Elrond Half-elven, and Andy Serkis will once again provide the voice and movements for the computer-generated character Gollum.]]></description>
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		<title>Weta Workshop unveils new line of LOTR movie collectibles</title>
		<link>http://periannath.com/news/weta-workshop-unveils-new-line-of-lord-of-the-rings-movie-collectibles/</link>
		<comments>http://periannath.com/news/weta-workshop-unveils-new-line-of-lord-of-the-rings-movie-collectibles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weta Workshop, the special effects company based in Miramar, New Zealand, has acquired a new license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products to create a new line of fine art collectibles and memorabilia based on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.]]></description>
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		<title>Which Characters from the Lord of the Rings Movies Will Appear in The Hobbit?</title>
		<link>http://periannath.com/feature/which-characters-from-the-lord-of-the-rings-movies-will-appear-in-the-hobbit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What characters from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy could or should appear in the The Hobbit? Let's run down the list...]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: June 2009</title>
		<link>http://periannath.com/feature/the-hobbit-report-june-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>McKellen is gracious in face of anti-gay bigotry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On his web site, aclaimed British actor and prominent gay rights activist Ian McKellen, who of course portrays the cinematic Gandalf, answers email questions from fans. But one correspondent goes after McKellen for comments quoted on a right-wing Christian web site. ]]></description>
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