Repost from down below..just to keep everyone in the loop:
Once again, I have confirmed the rumors:
Tobey Maguire is NOT PLAYING BILBO BAGGINS
The definitive answer I just received is ‘No truth’..plain and simple..two words…it’s over. Spread the word!
UPDATE: The director of ‘The Hobbit’, Guillermo del Toro himself, popped into our message boards to confirm this fact, Maguire is NOT playing Bilbo. More..
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Peter Jackson has revealed that he is currently more passionate about video games than movies. The renowned director admitted in an interview with Aint It Cool News that he spends hours playing Modern Warfare 2 at home and is neglecting his interest in films as a result.
Jackson said: “It’s a great game. I’m enjoying these games more than I am enjoying films at the moment. They are using a lot of the film techniques now, especially the cinematic areas or those little movie things. More..
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David writes: There is a brilliant extract in the Wall Street Journal today from A.N. Wilson’s recent book, “Our Times: The Age of Elizabeth II”. A.N. Wilson describes LOTR as “one of the great masterpieces of twentieth century literature”. He explains in detail why Tolkien and the Lord of Rings is so prophetic and resonant with our worries about the modern world. It is well worth reading and (from a personal perspective) encapsulates why I think LOTR is as powerful today as it was 55 years ago. More..
Order “Our Times: The Age of Elizabeth II” on Amazon.com
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Rick “Sapience” Heaton, Online Community Specialist for Turbine, writes: Greetings once again and welcome to your LOTRO Update!
Release notes for Siege of Mirkwood, Patch 1 are now available! The servers will be unavailable on Tuesday January 19 from 7:00AM -11:00AM Eastern (-5 GMT) while we perform an update to the game. More.. Continue reading “LOTR Online Update”
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Dan writes: I thought I would let you know that “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy was voted the 7th best film of the decade by the very prestigious and influential Los Angles Film Critics’ Association this past week. You can see the full list and other info about the voting/members at LAFCA.net. More..
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Chris writes: Andy Serkis was a guest on the television programme Something for the Weekend on BBC2 in the UK today (17th January). He was asked if would be reprising the role of Gollum in The Hobbit and he said that although nothing had yet been signed, he expected to be returning. The programme will soon be available to watch on the BBC iPlayer website at the following link. Unfortunately, it can only be viewed by people in the UK. More..
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