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.
Rumors flew last week about New Line doing a Hobbit prequel. However, it appears that MGM may hold the Hobbit film rights. MGM announces that it would like to sign Peter Jackson, but everything is still in the air. The plot thickens...
Lengthy list of deviations found when comparing the text of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and the translation of those texts to film as undertaken by Peter Jackson.