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Peter Jackson Releases Stills From The Hobbit

While Lord of the Rings fans all over the world have to wait until December 2012 for the highly anticipated prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson has given us a sneak peek at the film with three photos from the set....  read more

The Hobbit Films Get Titles and Release Dates

Peter Jackson’s much-anticipated prequels to The Lord of the Rings trilogy have received official names and release dates....  read more

The Hobbit to Begin Filming as Early as May

Andy Serkis says filming of The Hobbit will likely begin in May....  read more

Peter Jackson Reveals Returning Actors for The Hobbit

Amidst all the rumors surrounding Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, the producer is finally offering some concrete details for the next saga of Middle Earth. Case in point, Jackson recently told MTV that only three actors from the Lord of the Rings trilogy will be returning for the film....  read more

AMC Reinterprets Sci-Fi Series The Prisoner

With new seasons of Mad Men and Breaking Bad comes AMC's second original miniseries, The Prisoner, a reinterpretation the 1967 tale of utopia-induced paranoia....  read more

Ian McKellen revisiting Middle Earth

After such great performances in The Lord of the Rings, it's hard to imagine anyone but legendary pretender Ian McKellen portraying Gandalf. It's good that we won't have to, then, since McKellen confirmed in an interview with Empire that he'll be reprising his role as the cantankerous old geezer/demigod. "Yes, it’s true,” McKellen said. "I spoke to Guillermo [del Toro] in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role. Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.” He also let out that...  read more