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by RABID DOLL STAFF
May-24-2013 -
Some new footage will be filmed, but mostly stretches original story
There is a lot of excitement over the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel "The Hobbit," and now that excitement has been boosted by news that Warner Bros. will add a third film to what was already a two-parter. What that doesn't mean, however, is a full new story -- but mostly the stretching of th ...
Read MorePeter Jackson will direct the two films, which begin shooting next February in New Zealand
The story that started what would become the Lord of the Rings trilogy will finally get the big-screen treatment a decade -- and a long, fought battle -- after J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous books were set to film. And the man at the helm of "The Hobbit"? You guess it. Peter Jackson. After month ...
Read MoreChristopher Lee is among those coming back, despite recently turning 90
It's over. After 266 days, principal photography for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" has ended in New Zealand. And now begins the anticipation for the upcoming release of the Lord of the Rings prequel series. Following the same path he did a decade earli ...
Read MoreHelped convention grow from 300 people to 125,000 in San Diego
One of the people who first contributed time and talent to what has become one of the most popular fan conventions in the world has died of pancreatic cancer, according to the Associated Press. Richard Alf, who fronted a "few thousand dollars" and later chaired the event that would become San Die ...
Read MoreNew film series star Martin Freeman gives inside look at production
Fans still have a year to wait until they get to see the first part of Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth with "The Hobbit," but Bilbo Baggins himself has shared some behind-the-scenes tidbits, including his encounter with Gollum. "The first thing I filmed was finding the ring in Gollum's cav ...
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