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/Filmhttp://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/20/viggo-mortensen-ian-mckellen-andy-serkis-in-talks-for-the-hobbit/ [/Film] Guillermo del Toro will enter pre-production on the two-film big screen adaptation of The Hobbit after Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters in July. Variety reports that Warner Bros has already had “preliminary contact” with three actors from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy about reprising their roles for the upcoming prequels:

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Cinematicalhttp://feeds.cinematical.com/~r/weblogsinc/cinematical/~3/295039160/ [Cinematical] Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, and Ian McKellan All In 'Hobbit' Talks: Del Toro casually mentioned to Variety that talks have begun with Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen -- or, at least, preliminary contact has been made. There's not much talk of recasting, either, should someone be .

Cinema Blend Feedshttp://www.cinemablend.com/new/Viggo-Mortensen-In-The-Hobbit-8896.html [Cinema Blend Feeds] Viggo Mortensen In The Hobbit!: If you’ve read The Hobbit you’re probably trying to figure out where the heck Aragorn fits in, since he’s not actually in the book. Odds are he won’t be in the first movie, but the un second one, which will be cobbled together mostly out of ancillary Tolkien material that fills in the gaps between “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” books.

Your Entertainment Nowhttp://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/mortensen-mckellen-and-serkis-headed-to-the-hobbit/ [Your Entertainment Now] Mortensen, McKellen and Serkis Headed to The Hobbit?: underway and Variety is reporting that preliminary contact has already been made with at least three Lord of the Rings actors who also appear in The Hobbit: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum).

Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Books|Music|Reviewshttp://www.popcritics.com/2008/05/viggo-mortensen-aragorn-ian-mckellen-gandalf-and-andy-serkis-gollum-may-return-to-middle-earth-in-the-hobbit/ [Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Books|Music|Reviews] Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis ...: I suppose there’s a chance that Viggo Mortensen could be too busy now that he’s an Oscar nominated actor, but somehow I think he’ll find the time. It’s shaping up to be a pretty good production.

Superhero News - superheroflix.comhttp://www.superheroflix.com/news/97/28797.php [Superhero News - superheroflix.com] Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis Back for The Hobbit?: Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are expected to write the scripts under the direction of Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro. Preliminary contact has already been made with at least three actors whose The Lord Of The Rings characters also appear in The Hobbit storyline: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum).

ropeofsilicon: Latest Headlineshttp://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/uh_guillermo_aragorn_wasnt_in_the_hobbit [ropeofsilicon: Latest Headlines] Uh, Guillermo, Aragorn Wasn't In 'The Hobbit': Bilbo is, of course, younger and Ian Holm won't work this time around, no worries. Oh, and I am sure Hugo Weaving wouldn't mind reprising Elrond (he is in "Hobbit" right?), but beyond that don't go creating roles were there are none, and forget this silly sequel business.

Cinematical[Cinematical] Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, and Ian McKellen All In 'Hobbit' Talks: I don't care if he was technically old enough, at least in Peter Jackson's revised timeline, he just shouldn't be there. I'd be happier with Orlando Bloom and John Rhys Davies coming back to play their Ring's characters' fathers, who at least actually appear in The Hobbit, than I would with Viggo Mortensen coming back as either Aragorn or Arathorn, who don't.

beyondhollywood.com | Asian, Foreign, Horror, and Genre Movie Reviews and News[beyondhollywood.com | Asian, Foreign, Horror, and Genre Movie Reviews and News] Del Toro Wants Viggo Mortensen Back for The Hobbit: trilogy returning to reprise their roles in his two “The Hobbit” films (Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis will probably be back), but is one of them Viggo Mortensen?

Filmsy - Movie Reviews Blog[Filmsy - Movie Reviews Blog] ”˜The Hobbit’ preproduction underway: It was reported that three actors from the Trilogy have also been contacted to reprise their roles, namely, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis. Middle Earth fans are probably scratching their heads because of Mortensen’s .

grade directory[grade directory] guillermo del toro: Guillermo del Toro Vows To Use Original LOTR Actors In "The Hobbit MTV Movies scored a enthusiastic takeover today by effort an discourse with soontobe 'Hobbit' administrator Guillermo del Toro where he addressed every kinds of concerns including who to patch as Bilbo, using as whatever example "Lord Of The Rings"

The Frodo Franchise[The Frodo Franchise] The Hobbit: pre-production, Viggo, and scripting: said del Toro. “I am all for keeping the actors who originated the parts, as much as availability and their willingness will allow.”

The Medium is Not Enough TV bloghttp://www.the-word-is-not-enough.com/blog/rob/2008/05/wednesdays_gov_news.php [The Medium is Not Enough TV blog] Wednesday's "Gov" news: Film. Ray Winstone to play Regan in new movie of The Sweeney; Flash Gordon movie rights in negotiation; Jake Gyllenhaal to be Prince of Persia; Highlander to be remade; Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis approached for Hobbit ...

Slice of SciFi » Newshttp://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/05/22/slice-of-scifi-news-briefs-55/ [Slice of SciFi » News] Slice of SciFi News Briefs: Still, Bang Zoom, Tsukamoto, and Yoshida are working to ensure that two new episodes of Gurren Lagann are ready every week starting in July if the television deal is completed. The cast of the English dub will be announced at FanimeCon this weekend at San Jose, California.

Great White Snarkhttp://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2008/05/25/geek-news-roundup-week-ending-may-24/ [Great White Snark] Geek News Roundup - Week Ending May 24: Every week, I stick my fingers into the dark and varied crevices of the internet tubes to pluck out nuggets of geeky news. Every weekend, I share the gems with you, the fortunate reader.

Lost: A Sense of Proportionhttp://imbecamiel.livejournal.com/9471.html [Lost: A Sense of Proportion] Just... no.: "ignorant of what English grammar and syntax really allow", "ignorant of the difference between style and grammar and syntax" "condemning the social and class issues that result in such style decisions", "lack a generosity of spirit", am "unwilling to assume intelligence and foresight in the actions of others" and "duck under the cover of 'humor' in order to disguise classist, elitist, and social judgments against people perceived to be inferior to the commentator." Oh, and also, among the core body of linguists and university-level grammarians, his point of view is so ordinary and plausible as to be hardly worth questioning.

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Project: Shadowhttp://projectshadow.com/2008/05/22/ps-i-158-could-you-repeat-that-please/ [Project: Shadow] P:SI #158 "Could You Repeat That Please": Culture. Ira Glass on Storytelling #4 (P:S HQ); Flaming Politics video blog (P:S HQ). Flash Gordon Movie. Flash Gordon Rebooting? (via Sci Fi Wire); Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis Back for The Hobbit? (via Superhero Flix) ...

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