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Gandalf Hopes For Role In "Hobbit"

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf the Wizard in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, is hoping to reprise the role in anoth...

New Line Faces Shutdown

Wall Street Journal | MERISSA MARR, PETER SANDERS | Posted 02.11.2008 | Business


New Line Cinema, the studio behind the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, has spent the best part of a decade fiercely protecting its turf within Time Warne...

Peter Jackson Settles With New Line, Will Produce "The Hobbit"

AP | Jake Coyle | Posted 12.18.2007 | Entertainment


Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lor...

The Golden Compass: Bad Director, Good Cast, Okay Movie

Alex Remington | Posted 12.10.2007 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

The Golden Compass is a somewhat enjoyable popcorn movie, particularly if expectations are not too high and attachment to the novels is not too deep.

Mark Wahlberg To Replace Ryan Gosling In Film "The Lovely Bones"

Variety | Michael Fleming and Tatiana Siegel | Posted 10.22.2007 | Entertainment


One day before shooting began, Mark Wahlberg stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling in "The Lovely Bones," the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of the Al...