July 24, 2009
Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-ray
Looking for "Hobbit" news, or a few tidbits about what to expect from the "Lord of the Rings" Blu-ray? So was Collider's Steven Weintraub when he chatted with Peter Jackson at Comic-Con. More...

September 26, 2008
Tolkien Heirs Move Forward with LotR Lawsuit
A judge has barred the heirs to the Tolkien estate from seeking punitive damages in their suit against New Line, but has cleared the way for a fraud claim. The trial is set to begin in October of 2009. More...

July 02, 2008
Tolkien's Children Battle New Line Over LotR Profits
J.R.R. Tolkien's heirs are the latest plaintiffs to file a lawsuit claiming New Line has cheated them out of their fair share of Lord of the Rings profits -- and it could end up derailing those Hobbit films yet again. More...

May 04, 2007
The Hulk Has a New Girllllfriend!!
As much as I love Jennifer Connelly (and boy do I), it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that she wouldn't be returning to play Betty Ross in "The Incredible Hulk." But at least the producers made a really good choice for the sequel... More...

April 18, 2007
New Fantasy Stories from Sam Raimi and Tolkien?
Here's two news stories in one, both of which deal with the "epic adventure" genre: News on a just-published Tolkien book NOT being purchased by a movie studio -- and an all-new mega-quest production that'll be backed by Sam Raimi. More...

January 11, 2007
New Line Chief Really Dislikes Peter Jackson!
Wow, things are getting a little nasty around that Peter Jackson / New Line / "The Hobbit" / lawsuit story. New Line Cinema chief Bob Shaye recently spoke pretty candidly regarding his feelings for the man who gave him the "Lord of... More...

January 03, 2007
Ian McKellen Joins Matthew Vaughn's "Stardust" Cast ... Kinda
Genre superstar Ian McKellen (he played Gandalf in "Lord of the Rings" and Magneto in the "X-Men" trilogy) has been cast as the narrator in Matthew Vaughn's fantasy adventure "Stardust," which already stars folks like... More...

November 30, 2006
All the "Hobbit" News, Recapped
So Peter Jackson is definitely OUT as director of "The Hobbit." And then MGM and producer Saul Zaentz chime and say "well, maybe not." Meanwhile every movie site on the planet is grasping at the newest and most hopeful... More...

November 23, 2006
Shuler Donner Begins Cirque du Freak
Everyone is looking for the next "Harry Potter" or "Lord of the Rings" movie franchise, and Lauren Shuler Donner thinks she may have found it in the "Cirque du Freak" books. She is beginning production on the first film. More...

November 22, 2006
MGM Says "Not So Fast" to the End of Jackson's "Hobbit"
And the "Hobbit" arguments continue! Last we heard, Peter Jackson was divorcing himself from the project because of a legal battle with New Line. So the studio said fine, we'll get someone else to direct it. And the fans were angry. But... More...

November 15, 2006
MGM Promises More Panther, Bond, Crown, Rocky & Hobbit
It looks like the cash-strapped MGM is about to seriously scale back on its productions, but they still have five strapping franchises on which they'll bet the ranch... More...

October 26, 2006
MGM Chief Chats About "Terminator 4" and "The Hobbit"
MGM head honcho Rick Sands was recently cornered at a ShowEast event, and he used the opportunity to drop a few nuggets of information on a pair of MGM's Wish List projects: Looks like he's trying to get "Terminator 4" off the ground... More...

September 29, 2006
Knoxville: "Jackass Number Three"?
Could there be a third "Jackass"? Johnny Knoxville says that -- while there is nothing definitive in the works per se -- he plans to shoot some footage that may grow into a second sequel. More...

September 25, 2006
Weta Digital Lands "Silver Surfer" Duty
If your movie requires the creation of an entirely CGI character, one of the very best places to go for help is New Zealand's Weta Digital -- otherwise known as "the place that created Gollum." That's where Fox and Tim Story are going to... More...

September 19, 2006
Peter Jackson Discussing "The Hobbit"!!
And by "discussing" I mean "talking to AICN's Quint about the possibility of MGM mounting a pair of Hobbit films," as was mentioned in an article earlier this week. Again: There is nothing to indicate that Peter Jackson is (or... More...

September 15, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Dragons, Magic & "Eragon"
OK, so it looks a lot like "Lord of the Rings," and sure, even "Eragon" sounds a lot like "Aragorn," but after reading Christopher Paolini's very fine adventure novel, I'm willing to forgive a little familiarity.... More...

August 24, 2006
Fox to Animate "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs"
While they're trying to decide how much an "Ice Age 3" might set them back, Fox Animation Studios has snagged the rights to an insect-centric new project. Based on the book by William Joyce, "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good... More...

July 20, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Lady" Is All Wet; "Ex" Is Not Super; "House" Is Scary, "Clerks" Is Funny
This week we've got some magic in ordinary dwellings (M. Night Shyamalan's "Lady in the Water" and "Monster House") and some funny couples ("My Super Ex-Girlfriend," with Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson, and Kevin Smith's... More...

June 29, 2006
New Line Greenlights "The Golden Compass" -- for $150 Million
Fans of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series have reason to rejoice this morning: New Line Cinema has given an official greenlight and production date to "The Golden Compass," which will be brought to the big screen by... More...

April 25, 2006
More Joker Jabber
It's been about eight days since we got our last piece of gossip on who might be playing The Joker in "Batman Begins Again," so why not head on over to IGN FilmForce for the latest piece of juicy hearsay. (And no, that's not the sequel's... More...

March 03, 2006
2005 Stinker Awards Announced!
Low budget horror film “Alone in the Dark” took home the industry’s biggest booby prize as Hollywood’s annual anti-Oscars, The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, dished out awards in 24 competition categories. The dishonors came courtesy of the Los... More...

February 17, 2006
"Terabithia" Starts Production Down Under
ComingSoon.net shares with us a press release from the workaholics over at Walden Media, and the newest news is this: Production has already begun on Walden & Disney's "Bridge to Terabithia," a sprawling fantasy adventure inspired by... More...

January 17, 2006
Walden Warms Up to a "Cold" Trilogy
Thanks to ComingSoon.net for sharing a press release from Walden Media (the suddenly very successful company behind "Holes" and "Narnia," among others) that divulges the following news: Isabel Allende's "Cold"... More...

December 15, 2005
Critical Consensus: A Sly "Family Stone," A Towering "Kong"
This week at the movies, we have a giant ape {"King Kong"} and some yuletide dramedy ("The Family Stone"). Will the critics go bananas for these flicks? More...

December 13, 2005
Critical Consensus: Crown This "Kong"
The original "King Kong" is a movie so loved, and so emulated, that it would seem a foolhardy task to try to remake it. But Peter Jackson is a director who dreams big, and realizes those dreams more often than not. Will the critics go... More...

October 27, 2005
Clocking in at Three Hours and $207,000,000 ... It's "King Kong"!!
The New York Times is reporting that not only will Peter Jackson's "King Kong" come with a running time of 180 minutes, but also with a new price-tag that's just north of $200 million. Neither of these "problems" caused much of... More...

October 18, 2005
X-Men 3 Trailer Attached to King Kong!
According the the mutant-obsessed wesbite known as TheXVerse.com, the full trailer for "X-Men 3" will be attached to prints of Universal's "King Kong," which will debut in theaters during Christmas break. More...

October 17, 2005
Shore Out, Howard In as "King Kong" Composer
ComingSoon.net shares a press release from Universal Pictures, and it seems that "Lord of the Rings" collaborators Peter Jackson and Howard Shore have parted ways on the "King Kong" post-production stage. Veteran composer James... More...

July 01, 2005
Colorful Cast Announced for Uwe Boll's Next Opus
After putting the finishing touches on his upcoming "BloodRayne," controversial German director Uwe Boll ("House of the Dead," "Alone in the Dark") has announced the cast for his next project: a big-screen adaptation... More...