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Who On Middle-Earth Are They? A Guide To The New Cast Members Of 'The Hobbit'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • October 25, 2010 5:33 AM
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After a few years of rumors, scuttlebutt, delays and crises, the first official cast members for "The Hobbit," the two prequel films to "Lord of the Rings," were announced on Thursday. Originally intended to be directed by Guillermo Del Toro, who bowed out in the summer, Peter Jackson eventually agreed to pick up the reins again, and as with the casting for the first film (of whom only Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis, and potentially Hugo Weaving, are likely to return), he's picked a mix of semi-familiar faces and relative unknowns.
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Rallies Begin To Save 'The Hobbit' In New Zealand, PM Says 50/50 Chance Of Production Staying

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 25, 2010 1:51 AM
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Sylvester McCoy Confirms He's Been Offered The Role Of Radagast The BrownEven with the first bit of official casting news arriving late last week for "The Hobbit," the biggest issue yet to be solved is just where to shoot the two movie, $500 million production. Following a union blacklist earlier in the month against the film, which charged that it was an "anti-union" production leading to acting guilds advising their members not work on it, Warner Bros. has made good on their threats to investigate alternate options to shooting the film in New Zealand.
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