Ian McKellen will again take up the robes of Gandalf the Wizard in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic "The Hobbit". It's not final, but it's news.
No script, no Peter Jackson and not much else is known, but New Line says there will be a movie in 2009. Rumors suggest Spiderman director Sam Raimi may take the helm.
Director Peter Jackson has been told he will not be hired to direct a movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien novel "The Hobbit," according to a letter Jackson wrote to fan site TheOneRing.net.
On rec.arts.books.tolkien, there is periodic debate whether the eagles could have flown the Ring into Mordor, saving Frodo and Sam the hazardous journey on foot. Here's an in-depth analysis on the *ahem* feasibility of such a plan.