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  • Spielberg Completes “Tintin” Filming

    11/25/09 The Secret of the Unicorn has been completed, and it now goes to motion-capture technicians and artists who will spend the next two years finishing it, Peter Jackson , who is producing it, said in London on Tuesday.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
  • Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame? [Beautiful Awards]

    11/25/09 Peter Jackson 's long-awaited adaptation of beloved book The Lovely Bones has been one of the few remaining question marks in the Oscar race.  |  Gawker
  • Peter Jackson Says Spielberg's 'Tintin' is Done Filming, but...

    11/24/09 The Secret of the Unicorn , the first film in a proposed trilogy of new, motion-capture animated 3D films co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson (among others) based on the comic book series created by Georges "Hergé" Remi. Spielberg took up directorial duties on the first in the series, which was supposed to begin filming in 2008 for a 2010 release, but Universal, burned by the under-performance of Beowulf and Monster House at the box office, decided to pull out in the pre-production process, halting progress until Paramount could partner with Sony in order to grease the gears financially.  |  Cinematical.com
  • Lead Actor Race

    11/18/09 Has four prior Oscar noms ("The Last Picture Show," "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," "Starman" and "The Contender").  |  Variety
  • Hollywood rethinks use of A-list actors

    11/13/09 Hollywood studios are now thinking twice about splurging on A-list movie stars and costly productions in reaction to the poor economy, but also because of the surprising success of recent films with unknown actors.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • 'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Makes Ian McKellen 'Shiver'

    11/06/09 It's been over a decade since Ian McKellen donned Gandalf's robes on the set of the first film in the " Lord of the Rings " trilogy.  |  MTV Movies Blog
  • 'The Hobbit' Director Guillermo Del Toro Talks Smaug The Dragon, Story Concerns

    11/06/09 Yesterday, we posted some of Eric Ditzian's interview with Sir Ian McKellen , who plays the wizard Gandalf in the " Lord of the Rings " and upcoming " Hobbit " movies.  |  MTV Movies Blog
  • EXCLUSIVE: Ian McKellen Says 'The Hobbit' Script Pulls From Other Tolkien Sources

    11/05/09 Tolkien-ites freaked out over the fate of " The Hobbit " – when's it gonna start shooting?  |  MTV Movies Blog
  • Ian McKellen Has Read 'The Hobbit' Scripts But Is 'Sworn To Secrecy,' No Bilbo Yet Though

    11/03/09 When Ian McKellen said that " The Hobbit " scripts would be delivered shortly , he really wasn't kidding.  |  MTV Movies Blog
  • Examining Peter Jackson's Lovely Bones

    11/01/09 He's become identified with big-budget epics like the "Lord of the Ring" movies and his "King Kong" remake, but Peter Jackson has his roots in supernatural thrillers -- making, as the New York Times points out, his adaptation of "The Lovely Bones" a sort of homecoming.  |  Rotten Tomatoes