Tag Archives: The Hobbit

The Secret’s Out: Benedict Cumberbatch Cast in ‘The Hobbit’

By | Posted on May 23rd, 2011
Benedict Cumberbatch

D’oh! Martin Freeman has let the cat out of the bag: his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch will indeed be appearing in The Hobbit.

Read More

Does Stephen Fry Look Like A Hobbit To You?

By | Posted on May 19th, 2011

Astonishing news from the set of The Hobbit! Peter Jackson has confirmed that they’ve cast our favourite polymath boffin Stephen Fry in the film, AND that the two of them are developing a new film about Sir Barnes Wallis, the ...

Read More

Sir Ian McKellen Blogs From The Set Of The Hobbit… In Shades

By | Posted on May 13th, 2011

See this? Gandalf in shades? That’s got to be a Friday tonic for you, right there. And do you know who took the photograph? Peter flipping Jackson, that’s who.

Read More

His Career on an Upswing, Orlando Bloom Teases ‘Hobbit’ Involvement

By | Posted on May 6th, 2011

Orlando Bloom is talking as if he’s been fully cast as the elf Legolas in the two-part Hobbit movie currently being shot in New Zealand — but he still won’t officially confirm his involvement.

Read More

Former ‘EastEnders’ Star Robert Kazinsky Leaves ‘The Hobbit’

By | Posted on April 25th, 2011

Just when we thought things were moving along nicely with The Hobbit, Robert Kazinsky announces that he’s stepped down from the role of Fili the dwarf.

Read More

‘Hanna’ Star Saoirse Ronan Won’t Confirm ‘Hobbit’ Rumors

By | Posted on April 8th, 2011

As filmmaker Peter Jackson moves forward with the production of two Hobbit movies, Saoirse Ronan continues to dance around the question of whether or not she’ll be involved.

Read More

‘The Hobbit’ Has FINALLY Started Filming

By | Posted on March 21st, 2011

You’d think, if you were the director of three of the most popular films of…well it’s a very long time…you’d have no trouble getting the prequel made, right? I mean no-one stood in George Lucas‘s way ...

Read More

The Cast of ‘The Hobbit’ Comes Together in New Zealand

By | Posted on February 11th, 2011

Woo hoo! BBC News reports that select cast members of The Hobbit gathered for a press conference on Friday (February 11).

Read More

‘Being Human’ Star Aidan Turner Preps for ‘Hobbit Boot Camp’?

By | Posted on January 19th, 2011

Irish actor Aidan Turner is keeping extra busy these days. While balancing his regular duties as the foxy vampire Mitchell on BBC America's Being Human, Turner is gearing up for his part in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. Filming for The Hobbit is already underway and the handsome 27-year-old, who will play the cheery dwarf Kili...

Read More

‘Lord of the Rings’ Gang Reuniting For ‘The Hobbit’

By | Posted on January 11th, 2011

If you want to know why Sir Ian McKellen is trending on Twitter, the man’s not dead. And clearly, his career isn’t either: according to The Hollywood Reporter, the star has officially signed on to reprise his Lord of the ...

Read More