Unsettling nerves continues to surface among Tolkien fans around the world as no official update has been given regarding the future of the project. To make things worse, it was officially announced that MGM has cancelled the production of the next James Bond movie which was the other big blockbuster that they were clinging to [...]
MGM recently filed for their sixth loan extension for the $1.4 billion of outstanding debt that their creditors have been chasing the past year. MGM is desperately trying to find a lender to float them the funds long enough to get some of their newly hyped films off the ground (The Hobbit & James Bond). [...]
Earlier this week, news hit the Internet and was reported by TORn that a good source had claimed to have seen production documents which included Niell Blomkamp, Director of District 9, as the new chosen director for The Hobbit Movies. Although the report was still deemed “unconfirmed”, the source seemed to be reliable and other [...]
Ever since Guillermo Del Toro’s departure from The Hobbit films, there has been much debate of who will be the one to fill the shoes. Peter Jackson is the studio’s favorite to take over the project, however, he continues to strongly oppose the idea of him being the official director of the films, or so [...]