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Hugo Weaving Confirmed as Elrond
July 28, 2009
During an interview, Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that Hugo Weaving will return to his roll as Elrond. With this news we can now confirm that at least three spots (Gandalf, Gollum, and Elrond) will be played by their LOTR actors.
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Interactive McKellen Video
April 20, 2009
Sir Ian McKellen has created an amazing free interactive video piece for the National Theatre. In it, he talks interactively about the opening speech of Shakespeare's Richard III (you know, the "Now is the winter of our discontent..." one). He also talks about Shakespeare in general, and asks you the viewer questions like:

"Do you think there's a link between Shakespeare and modern stories like Lord of the Rings --- yes or no?"
The site can be found at: http://www.stageworkmckellen.com

This piece was already nominated for an Emmy and a BAFTA British Academy Award. It is currently nominated for a Webby - "the Oscars of the internet". If any members of the Hobbit Central community enjoyed Sir Ian's piece and wanted to vote for it in the "people's choice" section of the Webbys, here's a web page which tells you where to go and what to do: The Digital Debate - but don't wait too long; voting closes on April 30th
-Martin

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Two Movies Confirmed!!!
April 19, 2009
We've known for a while that Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro's eagerly-awaited adaptation of the Lord Of The Rings prequel, The Hobbit, would comprise two movies, due in December 2011 and 2012. But the make-up of those two movies has been up for debate, until now...
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Viggo Mortenson comments on The Hobbit
February 10, 2009
Lord Of The Rings star Viggo Mortensen has spoken to totalfilm.com about The Hobbit, addressing speculation as to whether he'll reprise his role as Aragorn. "I'd rather finish the job myself than have another actor do it," says Mortensen. "I'm interested in principle, but I'd want to see it done in the right spirit of Tolkien."

Viggo gave a nod of approval to new director Guillermo del Toro, saying, "He's strongminded, intelligent and probably just as stubborn [as Jackson]." "I don't know if it'll be as big a circus [as the Trilogy] in terms of several people writing changes at the last minute. "Maybe it'll be more streamlined and efficient, but to some degree it'll probably be as bewildering a set-up as the other three."
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Del Toro Sets Filming Timeframe
December 7, 2008
Hobbit director Guillermo Del Toro has recently stated that filming will likely start in 2010 and last approximately 370 days. More

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Hobbit Movie Release Date Still Pegged for 2011
November 19, 2008
The Hobbit Movie Release Date is still pegged for 2011 with the sequel coming out in 2012.

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