The Hobbit

Inception Trailer Secrets, Hobbit Casting Call, Lafayette’s New Squeeze, And Harry Potter Pics

Spoilerama: A fan-edited Inception trailer makes sense of the chaos, a Hobbit casting call rounds out the characters, and there are two new clue-filled “Lost supper” pics. Also, Harry Potter trailer pics, Philip Pullman/Doctor Who rumors, and True Blood‘s heartthrob. Inception: Someone re-edited the two trailers we’ve gotten so far, to try and reconstruct actual…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 5

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Extra Application Process Is Way Too 20th Century

Quick, grab the ent-draught and gather ’round, for I have some exciting news from Middle-Earth! Peter Jackson has put out word that extras for The Hobbit are in dire need. But he’s doing it old school for some reason. Director Guillermo del Toro and executive producer and co-writer Peter Jackson are taking applications via snail…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 30

Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?

The latest Hobbit rumor whirling around the internet is that Spider-Man may be hanging up his web for a bit, to star in Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro‘s Hobbit. Is Tobey Maguire heading to the shire? UPDATE! LatinoReview has a scoop that during The Brothers junket, Maguire was asked who he wanted to work…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 15

Is Tom Waits A Hobbit? And Who Is This New Hobbit Lady?

There’s a flood of Hobbit news: Peter Jackson sounds determined to release his Tolkien adaptation in 2011, in spite of all the delay rumors. There may be a new female character, and Bilbo Baggins may be an unknown. In an interview with Collider, Peter Jackson crushed the rumors about a 2012 release, and confirmed that…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 8

See Iron Man’s Unearthly Glow, Doctor Who’s Latest Clue, Chuck’s New Intersect In Action, And 2 Lovely Bones Cips

Fans may have guessed which role Kat Dennings plays in Thor, and Cameron talks Avatar. Meanwhile there’s an iconic new Iron Man image. Plus, clips from The Lovely Bones and Chuck, an image from Tennant’s last hurrah, and Zombieland news. Thor Although initial speculation had Kat Dennings playing the Enchantress, some folks think it’s more…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 25

Guillermo del Toro’s Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel’s Edgy Script

Guillermo del Toro talks The Hobbit‘s majestic monsters. A photo reveals a new Doctor Who alien — or is it a familiar face? Plus, Summer Glau speaks riddles on Dollhouse, and news from Shazam, The Green Hornet, Lost, and Supernatural. Shazam Screenwriter Bill Birch says that while the Captain Marvel movie will have an edge…

Television Lauren Davis Nov 11

The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville’s Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit’s Unexpected Source Material

Avatar sees yet another TV spot, and Kick-Ass’ superheroes get posters at last. The Hobbit script draws from material not in The Hobbit, and see the Wonder Twins activate on Smallville. Plus, Lost, Star Trek, Harry Potter, and Fringe. Avatar The latest TV spot shows one of Pandora’s monsters taking down an AMP suit. [First…

Television Lauren Davis Nov 6

More Clues to David Tennant’s Departure, a New Monster for the Host 2, and Lost’s Holdout Castaway Revealed

New hints about Doctor Who tie into the Tenth Doctor’s demise. Behold concept art showing one of The Host 2’s monsters, and tons of set reports for Lost, including the holdout cast member. Plus, The Hobbit, Supernatural, and True Blood. Doctor Who Digital Spy has a ton of teasers from “The Waters of Mars.” The…

Television Lauren Davis Nov 4

See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost’s Newest Children!

Tons of pictures in today’s spoilers, from The Green Hornet, Astro Boy, Eclipse, and FlashForward. Plus, Ian McKellan talks about his participation in The Hobbit and Magneto, and Lost reveals two more children. Plus, Supernatural, SGU, and V. The Green Hornet We get some action shots with Kato and a cement truck, while the Hornet…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 14

MGM Has Two Months To Save Hobbit, Robocop

MGM has been given two-and-a-half months’ freedom from loan repayments to avoid bankruptcy. The troubled studio has forbearance until December 15th to try and sort out funding to save projects like The Hobbit and Darren Aronofsky’s Robocop remake. [Deadline Hollywood]

Movies Graeme McMillan Oct 2

The Green Lantern’s Outer Space Odyssey Revealed, and David Tennant Visits Sarah Jane

The Green Lantern movie gets an extraterrestrial setting and some story clues, and the Tenth Doctor stops by The Sarah Jane Adventures. Also, promos and spoilers from Pandorum, The Hobbit, Supernatural, True Blood, and John Carter of Mars. Green Lantern Comic book writer Rob Liefeld, who is close to the Green Lantern production, revealed some…

Television Lauren Davis Sep 25

Doctor Who’s New TARDIS Revealed!

A new Doctor means a new TARDIS, and we’ve got all the rumored design details. Better Off Ted features genetic matchmaking, and Zombieland offers more survival rules. Plus Iron Man 2, Gamer, Astro Boy, Hobbit, Smallville, and Supernatural spoilers. Doctor Who A poster at Gallifrey Base claims to have gotten a good look inside the…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 26

Peter Jackson Spills All About The Hobbit, The Lovely Bones, and World War I Airplanes

Last night I had a chance to attend a small gathering with Peter Jackson, where he discussed new film District 9, which he produced, as well as his upcoming projects – including The Hobbit and Tintin. Here’s the scoop on what’s new with Peter Jackson, who is working on some of the most intriguing movies…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 24

Will The Hobbit Stop The Rumored Who Movie?

If a big-screen Doctor Who movie is announced at next week’s San Diego Comic-Con as expected, will it be made without David Tennant? Rumors are circulating that he may be too busy working on Gullermo del Toro’s The Hobbit movies. The Daily Telegraph is reporting the rumor based, apparently, on speculation from the LA Times’…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 17

Joss Whedon Talks You Through Dollhouse Season 2, And Guillermo Del Toro Explains The Universe

Megan Fox and company gave a Transformers 2 press conference, and we’ve got the whole thing below. Joss Whedon sketches out Dollhouse season two, and Guillermo del Toro talks Frankenstein and Hobbit. Plus Deadpool, Zombieland, Moon, Lost, Torchwood and BSG. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox had a press…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 12

Del Toro Doing His Two Hobbit Movies in the Style of Matrix Sequels?

Guillermo “Pan’s Labyrinth” Del Toro is switching into high gear on his next project, a two-movie adaptation of The Hobbit. This novel is the prequel to Lord of the Rings, and tells the story of Frodo’s uncle Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who helped slay a dragon. Though it’s not nearly as epic as LoTR in…

Movies Annalee Newitz Nov 13

Could The Hobbit Save Hellboy’s Life?

The fate of Hellboy lies in the hands of both his comic creator Mike Mignola and director Guillermo del Toro, but who will be first to pull the trigger? Del Toro, after all, has hinted again and again (even in Hellboy II: The Golden Army) that our hero would meet an untimely demise, but that’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 6

Inception Trailer Secrets, Hobbit Casting Call, Lafayette’s New Squeeze, And Harry Potter Pics

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Extra Application Process Is Way Too 20th Century

Is Tobey Maguire Your Next Bilbo Baggins?

Is Tom Waits A Hobbit? And Who Is This New Hobbit Lady?

See Iron Man’s Unearthly Glow, Doctor Who’s Latest Clue, Chuck’s New Intersect In Action, And 2 Lovely Bones Cips

Guillermo del Toro’s Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel’s Edgy Script

The First Posters from Kick-Ass, the Latest Spot for Avatar, Smallville’s Wonder Twins, and the Hobbit’s Unexpected Source Material

More Clues to David Tennant’s Departure, a New Monster for the Host 2, and Lost’s Holdout Castaway Revealed

See Kato and Astro Boy in Action. Updates on The Hobbit and Magneto. Plus, Meet Lost’s Newest Children!

MGM Has Two Months To Save Hobbit, Robocop

The Green Lantern’s Outer Space Odyssey Revealed, and David Tennant Visits Sarah Jane

Doctor Who’s New TARDIS Revealed!

Peter Jackson Spills All About The Hobbit, The Lovely Bones, and World War I Airplanes

Will The Hobbit Stop The Rumored Who Movie?

Joss Whedon Talks You Through Dollhouse Season 2, And Guillermo Del Toro Explains The Universe

Del Toro Doing His Two Hobbit Movies in the Style of Matrix Sequels?

Could The Hobbit Save Hellboy’s Life?

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