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Elijah Wood Will Return for The Hobbit Prequels

It seems that master filmmaker Peter Jackson is taking considerable license with the Tolkein mythos for his upcoming Hobbit prequel movies. Whilst it was expected that the new films would feature a mostly different cast to the Lord of the Rings, Jackson’s script has worked out ways to bring back favorites from the trilogy. It’s […]

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New Tintin HQ Images

Here are some newly released hi-rez images from the upcoming Steven Spielberg – Peter Jackson flick The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn. They were included in the Empire magazine release from November but have only been available as scans from the mag, now we have the clean images thanks to filmofilia. The […]

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Orlando Bloom In Talks to Appear in The Hobbit

With the announcement by New Line Cinema that Cate Blanchett will be reprising her role as Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, the expected confirmation of other original cast members is not far off. Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Andy Serkis (Gollum) and Hugo Weaving (Elrond) are all said to be in talks but will likely return. […]

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Peter Jackson to Shoot The Hobbit in EPIC 3D

With digital technology changing how films are being made, the traditional 35mm film format is gradually being phased out. More and more filmmakers such as Peter Jackson are embracing the new digital formats to create cutting edge visuals and achieve greater flexibility in the process of making movies. Whilst there are still merits to the […]

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The Hobbit gets Greenlight, Casting Underway

With news breaking just days ago that The Hobbit prequels had finally received the green light and that the illustrious talents of Peter Jackson would be steering the production as he did with his epic Lord of The Rings trilogy, casting is now underway for the new films. Whilst Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are […]

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Peter Jackson Signs on to Direct The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings trilogy were an incredible accomplishment in film making featuring an exceptional ensemble cast, dazzling visual effects and a narrative continuity that was a testament to the magnitude of the production with each film being shot back to back over 2 years. The development time of the films was considerably longer and […]

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Tintin gets the 3D Hollywood makeover

The classic comic book series which began as a weekly strip in a Belgian newspaper, and served to bolster the stance against social oppression with it’s irrepressible titular character Tintin, will finally come to life in digital 3d cinemas. Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has owned the rights to produce a film adaptation since the mid […]

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