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.
In the wake of the news that Guillermo del Toro has resigned as director of The Hobbit prequels, my friend David Krieger penned the following open letter on Facebook. With his permission, I have reposted it here…
Frustrated by “ongoing delays,” director Guillermo del Toro has stepped down as helmer of the two parts of the upcoming adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s “The Hobbit…”
Periannath.com presents Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming two part film masterpiece The Hobbit — comprised entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Part 3 of 3.
Periannath.com presents Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming two part film masterpiece The Hobbit — comprised entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Part 2 of 3.
Periannath.com presents Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming two part film masterpiece The Hobbit — comprised entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Part 1 of 3.
Although none of the entities involved have issued official press releases, it has become clear that The Sun newspaper’s report yesterday, that actor Tobey Maguire signed to play the titular role in The Hobbit, was false.
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.
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.
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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