Anna Kendrick can completely relate to the throngs of “Twilight” fans who spent the last few days camped out outside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the “Eclipse” premiere. In fact, there was a time in Kendrick’s life when she did the same exact thing, except her object of devotion was a rock band. And then there’s her whole “Lord of the Rings” obsession, too. “I camped out to see the Strokes. I was obsessed with Julian Casablancas. I had a huge crush,” the Oscar nominee revealed to MTV News about her fandom at the “Eclipse” premiere. “And I was and still am obsessed with ‘Lord of the Rings.’ I do an annual marathon of the extended editions. It’s hard-core.” More..
Category: Hobbit Movie
In a bit of non-news-news, Deadline Hollywood (and multiple other sites) recently posted: Almost one month after Guillermo del Toro dropped out of directing The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is in talks to helm the two films in the franchise. Story developing…
Moviehole is relaying a report from The Herald-Sun that Australian actor Simon Westaway has auditioned for the role of lead dwarf Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit.
Oakenshield, being the leader of his people, was determined to reclaim the treasure stolen by Smaug.
Westaway has played Mick Gatto on the first season of TVs “Underbelly” and had roles in Terry Malick’s The Thin Red Line, Happy Feet and Babe: Pig in the City.
The paper adds that Cate Blanchett is expected to reprise her role as Galadriel in the film. What do TORN readers think? Add your comments on the message boards!
With all the Hobbit news flying around airwaves and websites, TheOneRing.net spoke with Fictional Frontiers about the process of breaking the news that Guillermo del Toro was leaving ‘The Hobbit’ and the possibilities of who might replace him and the state of things in general. You can listen to MrCere‘s interview that starts just before the 22 minute mark. Also featured are James Berardinelli of www.reelviews.net and finally the great author George R.R. Martin. Catch the whole show right here.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Spyglass Entertainment has emerged as the leading contender to run Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The beleaguered film studio races to restructure a roughly $4 billion debt load this summer.
Spyglass co-heads Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum would run the studio as co-chief executives under a plan being discussed with MGM’s creditors, these people said.
Deadline.com has a similar story also filled with conjecture and word-on-the-street information but they don’t require a subscription so you can read the whole story here.
Most fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit could not imagine a role for Megan Fox in the delayed-but-upcoming film. And neither can her Jonah Hex director Jimmy Heyward, who did remark to FOXNews that Fox was a big fan of Lord Of The Rings.
When asked if she might snag a roll in The Hobbit, he replied “No! She’s too hot for that.”
However, PopEater mentions Fox frequently visits Lord Of The Rings forums (TORN message board, anyone?) and “speaks nerd fluently”.
While The Hobbit may not fit, perhaps we’ll see the luminous Ms. Fox go after the role of Luthien Tinuviel in a future adaptation of The Silmarillion. But if she’s chosen as a Wood-elves princess or a beautiful resident of Laketown, here’s hoping she announces it on TORN first!