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Christopher Lee speculates about his possible involvment in The Hobbit
July 14, 2008 - Lee points out that it would be impossible for his character, Saruman, to appear in the film adaptation of The Hobbit. |
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Guillermo Del Toro talks about his career in a video interview
July 13, 2008 - The man behind the soon-to-be-made film adaptation of "The Hobbit" talks about his career, Bilbo, and the trouble with modern filmmaking. |
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Del Toro Adds Details to the Upcoming Hobbit Films
July 2, 2008 - "There is enough narrative abridgement and some other pieces of narrative and suggestions and appendix notes and this and that to guide and create something that will not infringe anything else." |
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Hobbit Director Del Toro Downplays 2nd Movie Speculation
June 30, 2008 - At the Los Angeles Film Festival, Hobbit director Guillermo Del Toro downplayed the notion of an additional "companion" film to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that would bridge the gap between the two narratives. |
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Del Toro Says He "Gravitates" Toward Hobbit
June 25, 2008 - "I'm not trying to honor either my style or what I'm gravitating normally towards. I know that for a fact I gravitated towards the novel. So there's something there that echoes with me very strongly, which is not the case with most fantasy, in my case." |
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The Lord of the Rings in AFI's Top 10 Fantasy Films
June 18, 2008 - The American Film Institue (AFI) has name it's top genre films of all time, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring grabbed a spot... |
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James McAvoy Denies Rumors of Bilbo Baggins Casting
June 17, 2008 - "It's just Internet conversation. It's nothing true, I'm afraid. I've not been contacted by anybody to do with The Hobbit..." |
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Narnia's Mr. Tumnus, James McAvoy, Rumored to Play Bilbo in The Hobbit
May 30, 2008 - The Daily Express has posted an article claiming that, "Industry insiders insist the 29-year-old is in 'pole position' to land the prestigious role." |
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Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro Chat about the Upcoming Hobbit Films (transcript included)
May 24, 2008 - Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro today hosted a chat in which they answered fans' questions about The Hobbit and its companion film--or "film 2" as they called it--and gave some great details on their thoughts and where/what/when things are happening. |
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Join a Live Chat with Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro!
May 14, 2008 - Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro invite you to a live internet chat about The Hobbit on May 24/25! |