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According to a report in today’s Business Week, MGM’s debt holders have demanded that the lion find a buyer for the studio, even though this means the creditors will end up losing money. What does this mean for the Hobbit movies?
Guillermo del Toro, the director of the upcoming Hobbit movies, confirmed this afternoon that he will have a small cameo role in the movies. Click through for details.
The annual showing of the Lord of the Rings movies at the Alamo Draft house in Austin, Texas will take place Sunday, November 29, 2009. The event also features the seven meals that Hobbits normally partake of throughout the day. Click through for details and a link to tickets.
Last week TotalFilm.com published an exclusive interview with Guillermo del Toro, the director of the upcoming Hobbit films. Although he refused to give any specific details, he does give a general impression of the direction the movies will take. Click through for a few highlights.
Ian McKellen has already read the script for The Hobbit, and it was definitely written for him. Sworn to secrecy, McKellen was unable to give any details. Click through to find out what he was able to say.
“Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall.” Is there more in this short sentence than just a statement that the brooch was dropped on purpose?
What if Caspian had slept another hour or Biblo and the Dwarves had missed the timing of the Secret Door on the Lonely mountain? And what does any of this have to do with me?
According to a report released today by Empire Magazine, John Rhys-Davies will not be playing a Dwarf in the upcoming Hobbit movies… but…
Where are Bilbo and his companions in relation to the Faerie realm? Perhaps Chapter 4 of The Hobbit can be seen as a turning point where Tolkien moved away from MacDonald and towards Chesterton.
A Texas State professor discovered a manuscript that he believes was an effort toward a planned collaborative work by JRR Tolkien and C S Lewis. Click through for a link to an interview with the professor on the CSLewis.com blog.
The Focus on the Family Radio Theatre Edition of C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters has just been released, and is available online and in bookstores throughout the country. Click through for more, or see my review below.
Yesterday, Empire’s website posted a short article with some quotes from an exclusive interview with Ian McKellen, who will be reprising his role as Gandalf in the movies. Although there were no new revelations, he did confirm a couple facts.
The Los Angeles Times online is currently conducting a Reader Poll about whether certain franchises should go ahead with a fourth movie. To participate, click though and follow the link.
Sunday’s episode of Masterpiece Mystery on PBS included references to the Inklings, the Oxford writers group that included JRR Tolkien and C S Lewis. Click through for a link to the online video available for a limited time.
Online news outlets are reporting that MGM has landed a deal with its bond holders which will forbear the interest payments until December. How will this affect the Hobbit movies?
There are some great events happening next month related to JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Click through and see what might be happening in your area.
With the settlement of the lawsuit between New Line Cinema and the Tolkien Estate all is now smooth sailing for the Peter Jackson Hobbit movies, right? Well, maybe not. Click through for a report about MGM’s financial woes.
Before you drown yourself in despair, find out the context of Iam McKellen’s statement, “I don’t want to play Gandalf again.” Click through to find out.
According to an article just published by the Telegraph online, Hobbit author JRR Tolkien was trained to be a British spy. Click through for details.
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