Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and Bilbo (Ian Holm) look upon Hobbiton in THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
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The Hobbit
By: Karl SchneiderDate: Monday, January 15, 2007
Premise: The Hobbit follows the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he travels across the lands of Middle-earth with a band of dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf on a quest to restore a dwarven kingdom and a great treasure stolen by the dragon, Smaug.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Production Company: New Line Cinema, MGM
Distributors:
Project Phase: New Line is trying to get the ball rolling before their rights expire.
Budget: NA
Who's In It: NA
Who's Making It: NA
Source Material: The Hobbit is a children's story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the tradition of the fairy tale.
Release Date:
Notes: Peter Jackson is still suing New Line over accounting practices in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and thus New Line will not work with him on the prequel. Catch is, New Line only has the rights for a little while longer and productions isn’t even near beginning with a different director.
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