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The Hobbit: What We Know So Far About Peter Jackson’s Epic Trilogy
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit turns 75 on Friday, and the folks at Warner Bros. must have thought it was the perfect time to release a brand-new trailer. The new trailer, full of action that will leave you cheering for the …
Today’s (Reworked) Movie Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Just as news breaks that Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Great Gatsby’ won’t be released until 2013, Peter Jackson’s ‘Hobbit’ gets a plumped-up trailer
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The Hobbit Trailer: Lord of the Rings Redux
It was ten years ago this month that The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part in one of the most ambitious sagas ever filmed, was released. Now, we have our first look at the prequel to that trilogy. And…it looks pretty much …
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TV Weekend: PBS's Sherlock and the Case of Mr. Baggins
Though it’s not TV news exactly, there are enough fans of the original British The Office here that I should note that Martin Freeman (our friend Tim from Wernham Hogg) has been cast as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. It’s an exciting choice: Freeman has both the comic and dramatic ability the role needs, and simply physiologically he’s …
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Peter Jackson Reportedly to Direct The Hobbit; But Can He Top Rankin-Bass?
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The big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit is reportedly close to solving its directing dilemma, with Peter Jackson himself, according to The Hollywood Reporter, in talks to direct the Lord of the Rings prequels.
No, this isn’t a TV story, but the Tolkien books are dear enough to me to …