MTV Movie Blog continues to snag some great ‘Hobbit’ film tidbits! This time around, they’ve caught up with Cate Blanchett and asked her if she’d be up for an appearance in a film version of ‘The Hobbit’:
“”I haven’t heard a thing [about a potential ‘Hobbit’ film],” she declared. “But, oh God, I would love to work with Hugo [Weaving] and Peter [Jackson] again.”
Blanchett is the latest “Lord of the Rings” actor to tell MTV that she’d consider playing her character again for a prequel series. Like Viggo Mortensen or Orlando Bloom, Blanchett’s character doesn’t exactly appear in “The Hobbit,” although thanks to J.R.R. Tolkien’s extensive later backstories, her insertion would be completely unproblematic. In fact, it’s hard to envision a “Hobbit” film WITHOUT Galadriel, particularly if the film covers any of the period between the defeat of Smaug and the War of the Ring.”
Read the full interview over at MTV!
MTV Movie Blog Discuss
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Reminder to all Los Angeles Tolkien fans: This Saturday September 22nd is Tolkien Forever’s Annual Hall of Fire starting at 4pm in Glendora. It will be an enchanted evening filled with fun, food and fellowship. There will be music, art, poetry, and costumes are encouraged. The dinner is potluck, so please bring a dish to share. Please RSVP to Saystine@att.net for specific directions to the event.
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Jonathan let us know that you can catch Ian McKellen’s recent interview on ‘Charlie Rose’ online at charlierose.com. An added bonus is catching his 1999 interview with Rose, just a few years before he became a household name.
A Conversation with Ian McKellen
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Jo writes: The White Tree Fund is hosting a Tolkien lecture in Toronto next Thursday, September 27 at 7.00 pm. It will be held at Hart House, University of Toronto. Dr. John Browne is speaking on “Tolkien as Wordsmith: One Reader’s Journey Through the Lord of the Rings”. Tickets are $10 if you’re a member of the Toronto smial or $15 for non-members. Please bring along any old children’s books or magazines to be donated to the Parkdale Project Read, a local literacy group. For more info and to get tickets see: www.whitetreeefund.org.
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Ford of Rivendell writes: I heard that Robert Jordan; author, veteran, historian, and family man, passed away on Sunday, and wanted to let you folks know, as TORn has reported news about him and his stories as many Tolkien readers travel to Jordan’s books and worlds as well. Here are a couple links to AP articles where I first found it.
Author Robert Jordan Dies James O. Rigney Jr., Who Wrote as Robert Jordan, Dies at 58 Discuss
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While there is no official news on ‘The Hobbit’ movie yet, we can always count on Houghton Mifflin to continue to put out wonderfully crafted publications from Tolkien’s universe. The lastest batch of new books, ‘The History of the Hobbit,’ are coming this Friday to stores new you, just in time for the 70th Anniversary of the publication of ‘The Hobbit!’
“A beautiful boxed set: the definitive examination of how Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece, including the complete unpublished draft and little-known illustrations and unpublished maps, along with a new edition of the classic work itself.”
The books are being sold individually and released on Friday, Sept 21st in bookstores nationwide. However, if you are interested in purchasing the two books together, along with the speciacl Anniversary Edition of ‘The Hobbit,’ you’ll need to wait until October 26th. All are available right now on Amazon.com for pre-order.
History of the Hobbit – Part 1 Part 2 Set
The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition Discuss
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