Once again, I have confirmed the rumours: Tobey Maguire is NOT PLAYING BILBO BAGGINS The definitive answer I…
Continue ReadingOnce again, I have confirmed the rumours:
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’, GDT himself, popped into our message boards to confirm this fact, Maguire is NOT playing Bilbo. More..
This rumor just doesn’t seem to go away! Today, the Sun is reporting that Tobey Maguire will take up the role of Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ Films. We’ll press the phones and email today to see if this anything more than just rumor. [Read More]
THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS UNTRUE..SEE ABOVE!
Rumours have surfaced at The Noldor Blog suggesting that contracts are being signed for suppliers to create costumes for The Hobbit. Read More
Keith sends this in: Andy Serkis will take questions following a screening of his new film,”Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” Monday January 18 at 6:10pm, at the Curzon Cinemas on Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho, London. More..
New York, Jan 11 : For the first time, ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Elijah Wood hosted an eating contest – aptly titled Lord of the Wings. The diminutive actor hosted the competition at Epstein”s Bar on the Lower East Side and stayed until 3 a.m. to celebrate with the winners. Overall champ was “Big Dan” Graff, a bartender at Max Fish. “It was a fun night. I ate 14 wings in three minutes,” the New York Post quoted him as saying. More..
From MTV Movies Blog: “Titanic”‘s status as the top-grossing film of all time is being threatened by director James Cameron’s follow-up, “Avatar”. Even if the movie’s box office earnings fall short of the “Titanic” numbers — two records, $600 million domestic and $1.8 billion worldwide — there is little doubt at this point that “Avatar” will at least settle in at number two on both of those lists, effectively making Cameron king of Hollywood, if not the world.
A number of factors need to align — a “perfect storm of events,” as Exhibitor Relations box office analyst Jeff Bock described it — for a movie to experience the sort of success that “Avatar” and “Titanic” did. He believes that it all starts with the release date, “a prime release date where you don’t have a lot of competition.”
So with all that in mind, let’s consider what’s hitting theaters in years to come to see if there’s anything that might give James Cameron’s record-holders a run for their money (pun definitely intended)…
“The Hobbit”
There’s a lot going for “The Hobbit,” starting with the previous success of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three of those movies were mega-hits, with third entry “Return of the King” even picking up a Best Picture Oscar, a rare occurrence for this sort of fantasy spectacle-fueled blockbuster. Jackson is still involved as a producer, which means that we’re returning to his previously established vision of Middle-earth. “The Hobbit” is also a more family-friendly tale, at least based on how the book is written, and so it could conceivably draw in the valuable under-13 audiences.
