Huge news is breaking as we head into the weekend. The MTV Movie Blog has posted a feature with Elijah Wood, Frodo, discussing his willingness to go back again for the ‘Hobbit’ films. Besides Elijah’s enthusiasm for reprising his role as Frodo, he seems to imply that the majority of the LOTR cast can expect to participate in the ‘in-between’ Hobbit film. Jump over to MTV.com now for the complete story! [Read More]
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Karl Urban, Eomer, has chimed in on his thoughts about the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films in a recent TVGuide.com interview. When asked if he can imagine a Hobbit film in any other director’s hands, Karl answers, “Well, he (Peter Jackson) did such an overwhelmingly fantastic job with that trilogy, it’s hard to conceive of anybody laying their fingerprints on it.” [Read More]
It’s difficult to believe that it’s been 50 years since Christopher Lee thrilled horror fans with his portrayals of the Frankenstein monster, Dracula and the Mummy in a memorable series of Hammer Films. “Yes, it has been a long time,” Lee said. “To think, I didn’t say a word in “The (Curse of) Frankenstein” film. I’ve always thought of Frankenstein’s creation as a creature rather than a monster.” Christopher Lee remains busy after 60 years of acting
MarketSaw is citing a source at WETA that states Peter Jackson will play host to key insider people for a rather large scale discussion on what 3D options to elect for “The Hobbit” Part 1 & Part 2 and the original “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. [Read More]
Does it feel like 1999 to anybody else? A strange tickle of excitement has fluttered back into Tolkien fandom with the announcement that New Line Cinema will be going forward with its two-film package centered on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.”
For some the feeling is dread, and I recall back in “the good old days” how skeptical I was that anybody could begin to capture on film the beauty and ugliness, the epic grandeur and the domestic tranquility, the fantastic and the familiar of the Middle-earth I had been reading about practically since I first picked up a book. Continue reading “Speculation on ‘Hobbit’ Casting”
Elijah Wood is getting drafted … again. In last year’s multicharacter drama “Bobby,” he played a young man in 1968 called up to fight in Vietnam. And in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Wood was the reluctant, hairy-footed center of the Fellowship formed to strike a blow against Sauron and save Middle Earth. And now in “Day Zero,” opening Jan. 18, Wood is called up to fight a new war. He’s one of three friends who get the dreaded – some might say long-delayed – letter in the near future where conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have prompted a reinstatement of conscription. Chris Klein costars as a young lawyer whose career is flourishing stateside and can’t see any reason why he should have to ship out, and Jon Bernthal is a cabbie who believes it’s their duty to go to combat for their country. Look out for ‘Day Zero’