- 9/25/09 /
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The Hobbit in Trouble Again As MGM ‘Teeters on Bankruptcy’
MGM reportedly held an hours-long conference call with bondholders yesterday during which management begged for money.
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- 7/1/09 /
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The Decade of del Toro Beckons, But No One Wants to Produce His Vampire TV Show
Turns out networks are on the hunt for vampire comedies. Who knew?
- 8/20/08 /
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Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro Hire Each Other to Write ‘The Hobbit’
Plus: Yet another bastard joins 'Inglorious Bastards,' and James McAvoy to play a CGI gnome in most horrible movie ever.
- 7/8/08 /
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Guillermo del Toro on ‘Hellboy II’ and Impressing a Girl on a First Date
Del Toro talks to Vulture about his new film and the upcoming 'The Hobbit' movies.
- 5/28/08 /
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Peter Jackson a Master of Understatement
How does Christopher Tolkien really feel about the upcoming movie of 'The Hobbit'?
- 5/27/08 /
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Wading Through the Peter Jackson–Guillermo del Toro ‘Hobbit’ Chat
Will actors from 'Lord of the Rings' reappear? What will be in that second movie? And how awesome will the dragon be?
- 5/15/08 /
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Five Questions We'd Like to Ask Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro About ‘The Hobbit’
The bearded, hobbity auteurs are taking questions from fans for a live online chat.
- 4/29/08 /
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Life Imitated Art for Robert Downey Jr. on ‘Less Than Zero’
Plus: Merle Haggard on belly buttons, and how David Bowie feels about Hilary Duff.
- 4/25/08 /
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Middle-earth Welcomes a New Jolly, Bearded Director
Plus: Ewan McGregor joins 'Angels & Demons,' J.J. Abrams makes his 'Superbad,' and Christian Slater is still playing Jack.
- 4/1/08 /
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Supergroup Seeks Erratic Singer for Hedonism, Choogling
Plus: Howard Shore signs on for The Hobbit and Dolly Parton signs on to judge a bunch of crappy singers!
- 3/26/08 /
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Ian McKellen McKellening Again in ‘The Hobbit’
We’re so generally in awe of Sir Ian that we propose a new verb: to McKellen.
- 2/12/08 /
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Who's Suing New Line Over ‘Lord of the Rings’ Now?
That would be the estate of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, which filed a lawsuit against New Line yesterday claiming its not paid its share of the profits from the $6 billion-grossing movie trilogy.
- 1/28/08 /
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Guillermo del Toro to Direct ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Hobbit 2: Hobbits Take Manhattan’
We don't have anything bitchy to say about this.
- 12/20/07 /
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The Vatican Gives Two Thumbs Down to ‘The Golden Compass’
Plus: Bill Watterson, The Hobbit sequel, and Michel Gondry's next project.
- 12/19/07 /
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We're Officially Excited About ‘The Hobbit,’ and Worried About the Sequel
How much did New Line have to pay Peter Jackson to settle their lawsuit?
- 12/18/07 /
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Peter Jackson, New Line Headed Back to Middle-earth
Jackson will produce The Hobbit.
- 9/20/07 /
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Jerry Seinfeld Takes Orders From a Higher Power
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jim Gaffigan, and more!