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First Trailer For ‘The Hobbit’ Arrives

Martin Freeman in ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

December 21, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Middle Earth is rejoicing with the debut of the first look at Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” prequel, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”

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Aniston, Streisand & More To Be Honored By ELLE’s Women In Hollywood Gala

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September 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

ELLE, the world’s largest fashion magazine, has announced the lineup for this year’s 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Celebration at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills Hotel on Monday, October 17, 2011.

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‘Lost’ Star Evangeline Lilly Cast As An Elf In ‘The Hobbit’

Evangeline Lilly attends the “The Princess of Montpensier” premiere held at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 16, 2010

June 20, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

“The Hobbit” cast now has a few more “Freckles.”

Director Peter Jackson announced that former “Lost” star Evangeline Lilly will be joining the cast as an elf.

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Summer 2011 Blockbusters Go Back In Time

Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Ron Eldard in Paramount Pictures’ “Super 8”

June 02, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

It might be summer 2011, but at the movies it’s all about going back in time!

Period movies might evoke the Oscar season (and films usually starring Kate Winslet or Cate Blanchett), but this summer, some of the biggest popcorn flicks are going retro – from the 1970s all the way back to the 1870s!

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‘The Hobbit Films’ Get Titles & Release Dates

Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood in 2001’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’

May 31, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Peter Jackson’s two “The Hobbit” movies will hit theaters in 2012 and 2013.

On Monday, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announced that the first film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” will be released on December 14, 2012, with the second film, “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” slated to hit theaters the following year on December 13, 2013.

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Peter Jackson: It’s Official – Orlando Bloom Has Joined ‘The Hobbit’

Orlando Bloom looking dapper at the Bambi 2010 Award Winners Board at Filmpark Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany on November 11, 2010

May 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Orlando Bloom will reprise his role as bow and arrow-wielding elf Legolas in “The Hobbit.”

After months of speculation as to whether the English actor would take part in the two-part “Lord of the Rings” prequel, director Peter Jackson finally confirmed the news on Friday.

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