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An Update on The Hobbit

There has been a TON going on in the world of The Hobbit and it is really exciting to see it all develop! There isn’t one subject or topic area for The Hobbit that I’m going to cover today so instead, I’m going to give you bullet points about all …

Peter Jackson on the set of The Hobbit on first day of shooting

The Day is at Hand!

The day so many of us had been waiting for finally came yesterday. The Hobbit began filming. Even more fun was that Peter Jackson documented the occasion and shared it with the fans! He did this by creating a facebook fan page. One can only assume that there will be …

The Hobbit Press Conference

Things are moving ahead at full speed for the upcoming The Hobbit movies. Recently, several of the main cast members made some appearances before the press in New Zealand. Thankfully, someone had the good sense to record them and share them with the world so I can share them with …

Peter Jackson Has Health Scare

I’ve been attempting to keep you all updated with what is going on with the filming for The Hobbit. A recent development today is that Peter Jackson has had a bit of a health scare. He was rushed to the hospital last night because of stomach pains. Once there he …

Who WON’T Be In The Hobbit

Over the past weeks and months I have shared details about who is joining The Hobbit cast. It has been quite exciting. It has been interesting watching the casting and seeing who is returning from The Lord of the Rings to reprise their role in The Hobbit. While many of …

The Return of Saruman

Up until today, I had no clue who would be playing the role of Saruman. Previously it had been reported that Christopher Lee felt he wasn’t up to the trip to New Zealand to reprise the role. It seems that since Peter Jackson has returned to the directors chair, a …

Ian McKellen Returns as Gandalf the Grey in The Hobbit

Gandalf Has Returned!

To say that there have been a few shakeups through the production process of The Hobbit would be an understatement. One thing that seemed to be a foregone conclusion however was that Ian McKellen would be returning to reprise his role as Gandalf. However, when things began to become more …

Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom in The Hobbit?

Yes, you read the headline right. Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom are reportedly going to be in The Hobbit. What they will be doing I’m not entirely sure as neither of their characters are in the book. However, seeing as the book is being split into two movies, maybe they …

New Zealand Parliament Passes Hobbit Bill

It looks like The Hobbit WILL be filming next year in New Zealand and not any of the other rumored possibilities. Here is an article on how this was done from TVNZ. Parliament has passed the government’s new law to clarify the position of contractors within the film industry. MPs …

Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins - The Hobbit

The Hobbit Has a Cast

Things seem to be moving forward with The Hobbit. Over the weekend there were rallies in New Zealand in support of The Hobbit filming there and it seems that things seem to be settling down in favor of The Hobbit. As I mentioned before, the film has now been officially …