Astin up for Hobbit if Hobbit up for him
scifiwire.com 3/15/2009 — Sean Astin told SCI FI Wire that he'd be thrilled to reprise his Lord of the Rings film trilogy role as Sam Gamgee in the upcoming big-screen adaptations of The Hobbit . However, because the Rings ' beloved quartet of Hobbits don't actually ...

The star of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein spills details on it and The Hobbit
scifiwire.com 6/23/2009 — With director Guillermo del Toro out and about promoting his debut novel The Strain , he's also been dropping some juicy casting details for some of his upcoming high-profile projects, including The Hobbit and Frankenstein . In particular, ...

Peter Jackson: First Hobbit Script Is Completed
theonering.net 5 days ago — Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson has confirmed the first script for the two films based on JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has been completed. Pan’s Labyrinth helmer Guillermo del Toro is to bring the novel to the screen while Jackson, Fran ...

Guillermo del Toro on The Hobbit and Frankenstein
comingsoon.net 10/7/2008 — The filmmaker formally known as Guillermo del Toro, now referred to ubiquitously as Guillermo "I'm making The Motherf****** 'Hobbit'" del Toro, appeared tonight at the Director's Guild of America in midtown Manhattan as part of The New Yorker ...

Del Toro and the Hobbit
projectshadow.com 11/16/2008 — As I wait for Guillermo del Toro to finish writing and directing the Hobbit film, I cannot help but scrutinize every word that he says.

Exclusive: GUILLERMO DEL TORO UPDATES ABOUT 'THE HOBBIT' STATUS
ifmagazine.com 11/13/2008 — iFMagazine.com: Exclusive: GUILLERMO DEL TORO UPDATES ABOUT 'THE HOBBIT' STATUS Send to a friend LOCATION : Hollywood, CA THE SKINNY : Last night, Universal Home Entertainment held a big event honoring the HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY release on DVD ...

New ‘Wolfman’ Trailer – Emily Blunt, Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, del Toro!
bscreview.com 10/21/2009 — August brought us the first trailer and a group of images from The Wolfman , the remake of the classic film starring starring Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, and Anthony Hopkins. This second trailer doesn't look terrible, and actually adds significantly more to the first-- I also ...

McKellan talks The Hobbit and X-Men Origins: Magneto
scifiwire.com 1/9/2009 — Ian McKellan told reporters that he was to dine with The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro on Thursday to discuss reprising his Lord of the Rings role of Gandalf the wizard in the prequel, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book. "I'm having supper ...

A Padawan’s Journal, Entry #16: Story-weaving in the Science Fiction Age
blog.bookviewcafe.com 6/24/2009 — This is how we roll… I’ve heard it suggested that the only difference between one genre of fiction and another is the mode of transportation. If Our Hero is getting around in a Lamborghini, it’s a spy novel, if it’s an aging Rambler, he’s a ...

'Hobbit' Skull Study Finds Hobbit Is Not Human
sciencedaily.com 1/20/2009 — ScienceDaily (Jan. 21, 2009)— In a an analysis of the size, shape and asymmetry of the cranium of Homo floresiensis, Karen Baab, Ph.D., a researcher in the Department of Anatomical Scienes at Stony Brook University, and colleagues conclude that the ...

Review: Guillermo del Toro follows in Dracula's footsteps in The Strain — SCI FI Wire 6/10/2009
The Boeing 777 arrives at JFK, but goes dark soon after touching down, and doesn't taxi to the arrival gate, or respond to worried queries from the tower. A baggage handler is sent to investigate, and reports that the window shades in the passenger ...