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• Hobbit Report, News

  The Hobbit Report: November, 2009

  11.01.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  John Rhys-Davies, who portrayed Gimli son of Glóin in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, has turned down an offer to appear in the two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit.

  “I’ve already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn’t [appear]. I have already completely ruled it out.”

• Collectibles

  From the Bargain Bin: The Movie Collectible of a Character Not In the Movie

  10.26.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 2 Comments

  If you have only seen the films, but never read the books, you have no idea who Tom Bombadil is. I love the idea of a collectible of a character who didn’t even make it into the first draft of the screenplay for the movie trilogy.

  Both Peter Jackson’s trilogy and Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 “animated” adaptation dispensed with Bombadil entirely. This was particularly important in Jackson’s case, as he spared us an incredibly annoying Robin Williams cameo.

• Features

  Today in Middle-Earth history: September 22nd (Happy Birthday Bilbo & Frodo!)

  09.22.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  On September 22nd, 2890 TA, Bilbo Baggins was born to Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Baggins (née Took), probably at Bag End.

  Precisely 78 years later, on September 22nd, 2968 TA, Frodo Baggins was born to Drogo Baggins and Primula Baggins (née Brandybuck), probably at Brandy Hall in Buckland.

• News

  Confirmed: Settlement reached in Tolkien v. New Line

  09.22.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 3 Comments

  An official announcement has confirmed the story that TheOneRing.net broke last week, that the parties in a lawsuit that could have derailed production of the upcoming The Hobbit films have reached a settlement.

• Features, Hobbit Report

  The Hobbit Report: August, 2009

  08.26.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

  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.

• Collectibles, News

  Weta Workshop unveils new line of LOTR movie collectibles

  08.06.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  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.

• Hobbit Report, News

  The Hobbit Report: July, 2009

  07.24.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Will the Tenth Doctor play Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit? Multiple online and mainstream press sources, particularly the UK’s Telegraph, are speculating that Doctor Who star David Tennant has been tapped to portray a younger Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit.

• News

  ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ to play Radio City Music Hall with live orchestra

  07.24.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  On October 9th and 10th, New York City’s Radio City Music Hall will host Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with music performed live by a complete orchestra. Howard Shore’s entire original score will be performed live, synchronized with the film. Maestro Ludwig Wicki will lead Switzerland’s 21st Century Orchestra, the Collegiate Chorale and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

• Features, Opinion

  Which Characters from the Lord of the Rings Movies Will Appear in The Hobbit?

  06.22.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

  What characters from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy could or should appear in the The Hobbit? Let’s run down the list…

• News

  Tolkien Heirs vs. New Line: Trial to Go Before Jury

  06.09.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A suit filed against New Line Cinema, producers of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy, by the heirs of author JRR Tolkien will be decided by a jury, a state court judge has ruled.

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