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• ‘THE HOBBIT’ Casting Information

  
  It's A Thrall World — Authority: 130
  GUILLERMO DEL TORO just might be looking for you Source: Acting-Auditions.org Think you have what it takes to be in the new Hobbit films? It helps if you live in New Zealand… Casting is scheduled to begin next week, December 14, 2009, on the upcoming MGM Studios feature film “The Hobbit” Part 1. The ...
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• Peter Jackson hints about HOBBIT cast

  
  gordonandthewhale.com — Authority: 520
  For many fans, THE LORD OF THE RINGS characters feel like part of the family and many have been wondering which ones would make it back to the big screen in THE HOBBIT. As most of you are aware, THE HOBBIT story takes place 60 years prior to the happenings in THE LORD OF THE RINGS and, with the life expectancy of ...
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• Cate Blanchett And Hugo Weaving Round Out Returning Lord Of The Rings Cast Members In The Hobbit

  
  MTV Movies Blog — Authority: 705
  Its been fairly common knowledge for awhile now that Sir Ian McKellen would be returning to the role of Gandalf in director Guillermo del Toro s two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkiens classic novel, " The Hobbit ." He was brilliant in the role across all three " Lord of the Rings " movies, and neither fans nor ...
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• Peter Jackson Talks Returning LOTR Characters for THE HOBBIT

  
  We Are Movie Geeks — Authority: 558
  Peter Jackson is making the rounds hyping up THE HOBBIT almost six months before the film even begins production.  This time around, he stepped up to MTV , where he confirmed a couple of LORD OF THE RING characters we might see returning. Gandalf, being a 2,000-year-old wizard, is still around and plays a major ...
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• Jackson: ‘Hobbit’ Casting to Begin This Week

  
  The Moving Arts Film Journal — Authority: 120
  Bilbo Baggins will soon have a face. Peter Jackson, director of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy,  revealed in an interview that casting on the highly anticipated “The Hobbit” would begin this week. “We’re auditioning for every role,” Jackson said, adding that he believes in casting a wide net to most ...
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• Peter Jackson Reveals Which ‘LOTR’ Stars Will Return For ‘The Hobbit’

  
  Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net — Authority: 639
  In an interview today with MTV, Peter Jackson revealed that three Lord of the Rings actors will be returning to reprise their roles in The Hobbit:“Gandalf, being a 2,000-year-old wizard, is still around and plays a major role in ‘The Hobbit,’ and we’re having Ian McKellen reprise,” explained the filmmaker, ...
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• THRALL WORLD’s Big ‘THE HOBBIT’ Update: Casting Begins This Week, “We’re Auditioning For Every Role” – PETER JACKSON

  
  It's A Thrall World — Authority: 130
  PETER JACKSON Source: HeatVisionBlog.com Casting on “The Hobbit” begins this week, with wide auditions expected for each part except Gandalf, which is being reserved for Ian McKellen, who played the wizard in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. “We’re auditioning for every role,” [Producer ...
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• The Hobbit Begins Casting This Week

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 747
  If youre starting to be a little burned out by casting rumors for assorted dwarves, elves, and a hapless Baggins, you havent seen anything yet. Because according to The Hollywood Reporter and Peter Jackson , The Hobbit is putting out a casting call, and holding auditions as of right now. All roles are up for ...
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• The search for Bilbo begins this week!

  
  Obsessed With Film — Authority: 477
  Finally, casting will begin on The Hobbit this week, claims Peter Jackson to The Hollywood Reporter.Every role is up for grabs and will be auditioned, in what is being described as a "wide net search" with casting bases in L.A. and London. So the search for Bilbo is officially set to begin. Martin Freeman - dont book ...
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• The Hobbit To Begin Casting This Week, Every Role Except Gandalf Up For Grabs With Eye On Untapped Talent

  
  :: The Playlist :: — Authority: 698
  In news that quashes pretty much every casting rumor about "The Hobbit" thus far, executive producer Peter Jackson has revealed that the casting process for the Guillermo Del Toro helmed two parter will officially begin this week with a wide net and an emphasis on finding untapped talent.“We’re auditioning for ...
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• Peter Jackson says Hobbit casting begins this week

  
  ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 502
  By Borys Kit and Matthew Belloni The search for Bilbo Baggins has begun. Casting on “The Hobbit” begins this week, with wide auditions expected for each part except Gandalf, which is being reserved for Ian McKellen, who played the wizard... KillerFilm found this 5 hours ago on heatvisionblog.com Find more top ...
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• Hunting for Bilbo Baggins

  
  KillerFilm — Authority: 575
  The hunt for more characters for Middle Earth has begun as casting for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit starts. The highly anticipated and newest installment to the J.R.R. Tolkien novel has been the talk of the town for months on end. THR reports that right now casting is in full swing for ...
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• Peter Jackson says Hobbit casting begins this week

  
  ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 502
  By Borys Kit and Matthew Belloni The search for Bilbo Baggins has begun. Casting on “The Hobbit” begins this week, with wide auditions expected for each part except Gandalf, which is being reserved for Ian McKellen, who played the wizard... Cinema Blend News found this 15 hours ago on heatvisionblog.com Find ...
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• INTERVIEW: ‘Disgrace’ star Jessica Haines

  
  In Contention — Authority: 145
  When I begin my phone conversation with Jessica Haines by telling her how insistently I prodded her publicist to set up our interview – the reverse is so often the case – she responds with a bashful laugh. “I can believe that,” she says, in a warm South African drawl. “Not many journalists have bothered ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sir Ian McKellen is ‘Glorious’

  
  homo-neurotic — Authority: 475
  Sir Ian McKellen addressing students at Sudbury Upper School in East Anglia, England (2009). [via EADT24]Related posts:Sir Sabrina’s 30th Birthday Dance Off @ *snapshots* (Bar 13)Men dominate The Independent’s 2008 Pink List The top 100 “most influential” British homosMazbot & Me; Rockin’ out with the ...
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• Ian McKellen’s Greatest Regret…

  
  StarzLife — Authority: 492
  …is not having told his mother he’s same-sex oriented before she died, he tells the Telegraph . While speaking at a workshop about homophobic bullying, the Lord of the Rings star said: Being gay was a topic that was never mentioned when I was your age. We had not really invented the word gay – at school ...
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• Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Again!

  
  OUTtv Blog — Authority: 121
  Sir Ian McKellen is a regular hero to fans. While most know him as the wise wizard Gandalf from Peter Jackson’s Lord of The Rings trilogy or maniacal mutant leader Magneto in the X-Men films, true admirers will doubtless point to his efforts as an LGBT advocate as his genuine examples of heroism. The out actor ...
  2 weeks ago

• AfterElton Briefs: "Glee" Boys Reveal "Man-crushes", Stephen Gately Gets Sold Out and more!

  
  AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters — Authority: 634
  Allan Hyde and his friend Hadleyk Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, were serious.read more
  2 weeks ago

• Ian McKellen Wants the Only Gay in the Village to Tone It Down

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 750
  In a talk to students at Sudbury Upper School in the UK, actor Ian McKellen expressed his dissatisfaction with flamboyant portrayals of gay men, and also the word gay .  Said McKellen: "The idea of camp can be misleading. I have to confess that I am little disquieted at times by the way that gays are portrayed, ...
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• MCKELLEN: LET’S DITCH THE WORD GAY

  
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  Sir Ian McKellen, off of Shakespeare, Lord of the Rings and every Stonewall event in history, has told a group of sixth formers that he feels the word “gay” should be dropped.In a visit to Sudbury Upper School in Suffolk, organised by Stonewall, the actor said: “The word gay has become used as a derogatory [...]
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