  Sylvester McCoy Talks Radagast Casting (Besides Other Hobbit Stuff)
There’s more Hobbit-related bits in the interview, and trust us, you’ll want to read all of them! Elijah Wood Says The Hobbit Is “Going To Feel Very Familiar, And Different As Well”
Here follows an excerpt from the interview (but make sure to head over to ComingSoon.net to read it in its entirety):
Sir Ian McKellen Blogs From Middle-earth
So it only makes sense that with the films’ official start date now pushed to 21st March 2011, the Grey Wizard is EARLY! He consequently took the time today to make his first blog post ‘From the middle of Middle Earth‘ in a neat little section titled Notes from Imladris on his official website. Excerpts follow:
In related news, our friend Jack who lives down in New Zealand has updated his ‘Noldor Blog‘ with an interesting post. Between running into Sir Richard Taylor and Peter Lyon, he also ran into none other than Andy Serkis this last Saturday night at a diner in Wellington. Looks like the place is abuzz with activity with The Hobbit shoot now less than a month away! Peeder Jigson’s Video Diary Part 3Peeder Jigson is back with his latest video diary. Peeder is clearly working hard producing The Hobbit, talking with WB, and arguing with his mum. Personally…I like his Bilbo design.. Peeder Jigson’s Video Diary Part 3 – watch more funny videos Get Awesome: History of the Hobbit Films…in Art
The ‘Show us your Smaug?’ Giveaway
 Discuss »More about Casting Rumors, Contests, Director news, Events, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit A note about the New Yorker magazine article
Here is a reminder to be media savvy. The material for that article was taken from interviews when all circumstances surrounding the film were different and when Mr. del Toro was still the director. Since then, after many delays, he was forced to move on with his career and life and get back to the long list of projects that were put on hold for “The Hobbit”. The article was intended to be a profile on the unique genius of the director who has done things his unique way for the whole of his career; it was not intended to be a definitive account of what “The Hobbit” would look like or will look like now. TORn’s senior staff can tell you how deeply sorry the director was to leave the film and how much a fan of the production he remains. New Yorker’s GDT feature reveals look into ‘Hobbit’ past
But, fans please do remember, del Toro left the production after this interview was granted and things have likely changed. He is repeatedly on the record as supporting whatever decisions Peter Jackson and crew make after his departure and he is one of the two-film production’s biggest fans. Just remember to read the story in that context. *Possible Spoiler Alert!*
The article is a marvelous read, so we aren’t going to just copy and paste the good stuff. That just wouldn’t be right! Jump over to The New Yorker’s website for the complete article and more juicy details, including Del Toro’s vision of Thorin. [Full Article] ‘Hobbit’ Star Ian McKellen Reveals Why He Almost Ditched Role
“Could I let Gandalf go? Would anyone else care if I did?” he wrote, going on to cite the example of the “Harry Potter” franchise. “Elsewhere, does anyone care that Michael Gambon was not the first to play Dumbledore?” The issue all along was not whether he still feels creatively energized by Gandalf — “I long to do it,” McKellen told us of the role back in November of 2009. Rather, the sticking point was simply that the production faced delay after delay and, as the 71-year-old McKellen put it, “All I had to decide was what to do with the time that is given me.” First, producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro struggled to get the production off the ground as MGM faced severe financial difficulties, and then a planned date to begin shooting early last year came and went. Del Toro departed the project, Jackson stepped in to direct and the production faced a dustup with New Zealand’s trade union. The prospect of shooting outside that country bubbled up. More.. Ron Perlman Not In The Hobbit
With not much else to go by, fans of Ron Perlman probably needn’t despair, as just because he isn’t in it yet doesn’t mean he won’t be down the line. Some might recall former Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro mentioning he had a role in mind for Perlman, but with Peter Jackson taking over the directorial reins of the two films, only time will tell whether GDT’s choice will still hold. Until then, all we can do is speculate. There’s a healthy discussion concerning GDT’s and PJ’s casting choices going on over at our message boards right now. Feel free to join in. Discuss »More about Casting Rumors, Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit TORn featured on Fictional Frontiers
Discuss »More about Casting Rumors, Director Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, WETA Workshop TORn unveils new Hobbit Movie Section
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When we posted a sketch of Smaug, little did we know the passion it would unleash. One of the great mysteries about “The Hobbit” films will be the design of Smaug, one of the most influential dragons in all of popular culture. Many have an idea of what the great worm should look like but only people behind the scenes know for sure and they aren’t talking. Thanks to forum member and Ringer 
From MTV: Why did it take the man behind Gandalf so long to commit officially to “The Hobbit”? In a surprisingly candid post on his website, Ian McKellen opened up on Wednesday (January 12) about behind-the-scenes developments and his own ambivalence surrounding the two-part project.
