The Hobbit

Ian McKellan Talks 'The Hobbit'

Ian McKellan told reporters that he was to dine with The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro on Thursday to discuss reprising his Lord of the Rings role of Gandalf the wizard in the prequel, based on J.R.R. Read more...

Jackson, Del Toro To Write 'The Hobbit'

Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro's search for writers for "The Hobbit" and its companion film has ended, with the filmmakers deciding that no one is better suited for the task than they are. Read more...

Guillermo Del Toro Talks 'The Hobbit'

Guillermo del Toro, who is set to direct a pair of films adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, told SCI FI Wire that he wants the films to re-create the spirit of the books. Read more...

Sir Ian McKellen To Reprise Gandalf Role

Sir Ian McKellen has confirmed he will reprise his role as Gandalf in the film remake of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. "Yes, it's true," he told Empire magazine. Read more...

Guillermo Del Toro To Direct 'The Hobbit'

Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been named as the director of the film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and its proposed sequel. The films, planned for release in 2010 and 2011, will be prequels to the Lord of the Rings trilogy directed by New Zealand's Peter Jackson. Read more...

Guillermo Del Toro In Talks For 'The Hobbit'

Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," which is being co-financed by New Line and MGM. Del Toro's name was on a short list of directors who could tackle the project, one of the most anticipated literary adaptations of the past decade. Read more...

Elijah Wood Talks 'The Hobbit'

Attention Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, and Sean Astin: You’ve gone “There.” Now get ready to go “Back Again” - at least according to Elijah Wood’s conversations with “Hobbit” maestro Peter Jackson. Read more...

Peter Jackson To Make 'The Hobbit'

Peter Jackson, Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings movies, has signed a deal to produce two films based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. The filmmaker had been in dispute with New Line Cinema over income generated by the first film in the Rings trilogy. Read more...

Ian McKellen Wants 'The Hobbit' Gandalf Role

Sir Ian McKellen has said he would be "very pleased" to reprise his role as wizard Gandalf in the planned film of JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. "If I am still functioning and working well, it is very likely I would be asked to do it," he told Reuters. Read more...

Sam Raimi In 'The Hobbit' Talks

Writer/director Sam Raimi confirmed to SCI FI Wire that he has spoken with New Line Cinema honcho Robert Shaye about helming The Hobbit, a Lord of the Rings prequel film based on J.R.R. Read more...

Peter Jackson Responds To New Line Blacklist

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson released a statement saying that he found "regrettable" comments made by New Line Cinema chief Robert Shaye to SCI FI Wire that Jackson would never work for the studio again under his watch. Read more...

New Line Cinema Blacklists Peter Jackson

In the latest comment in the controversy surrounding a proposed movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, New Line head Robert Shaye told SCI FI Wire in no uncertain terms that the studio won't work with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson on that film or any other film. Read more...

Peter Jackson Will Not Make 'The Hobbit'

Studio looking for new director...

'The Hobbit' Rights May Be Coming To New Line

Legal issue may be resolved...

Ian McKellen Confirms 'The Hobbit' Agreement

"looking forward to getting it into production"...

Peter Jackson Still Interested In 'The Hobbit'

Prequel to the Lord of the Rings...

Peter Jackson Would Consider Making 'The Hobbit'

Maybe he will, maybe he won't...

Jackson Not Ready To Direct 'The Hobbit'

Needs a break...