linuxelf sends this in: Sir Peter Jackson was admitted to Wellington Hospital last night with acute stomach pains, and underwent surgery for a perforated stomach ulcer, Sir Peter’s surgery is not expected to impact on his directing commitment to The Hobbit beyond a slight delay to the start of filming.

Lausus writes: Conan O’Brien had a brief sketch on his Jan 11th episode showing some disappointment in the announcement that Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood are returning to their roles as Gandalf and Frodo. Pretty amusing stuff. The sketch starts at about 10:15 into the monologue at the top of the show which is free to watch at www.teamcoco.com.

Everyone’s favorite Hobbit/Castway/Music Video star Dominic Monaghan is slated to stop by Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight on ABC. Set those DVR’s for 12:06AM. The whole episode should appear online shortly after that on abc.com.