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Reese Witherspoon To Star In Controversial Murder Flick
Reese Witherspoon has signed on to star in Devil's Knot, a forthcoming drama about the 'West Memphis Three' who were tried and convicted of the murders of three boys in Arkansas in 1993. During the...
By WENN on 19 December 2011
Steven Spielberg Writing Second Tintin Movie
Steven Spielberg is already working on the script for the second 'Tintin' movie. The legendary filmmaker directed the first film 'The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn' starring Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig and...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 December 2011
Saoirse Ronan's The Host Confusion
Saoirse Ronan has no idea how she will film 'The Host'. The 17-year-old actress will take on the lead role in the movie about an alien race called Souls who take over Earth and its...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 November 2011
Liam Hemsworth For The Host?
Liam Hemsworth is being considered for one of the main roles in 'The Host'. The 'Hunger Games' star is one of a handful of actors who have been called in to screen test for the...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 November 2011
Peter Jackson, Turns 50, Helps Out Former Death Row Inmate
Peter Jackson turns 50 today (31st October 2011) and the New Zealand director will have more than cause to celebrate as work continues to pick up ahead of the long-awaited release of 'Lord Of The...
By WENN on 31 October 2011
Orlando Bloom: 'Lord Of The Rings Is In My Veins'
Orlando Bloom feels like 'Lord of the Rings' is in his blood. The British actor portrayed the role of elf Legolas in all three instalments of the epic fantasy movie and will be returning for...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 October 2011
Evangeline Lilly Worried Hobbit Role
The former 'Lost' actress plays elf character Tauriel â who has been created for the film and is not a part of the original book by J.R.R. Tolkien â and is worried about how die-hard...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 September 2011
Jackson & Walsh Committed To Keep Funding Murder Investigation
Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson will continue to fund an independent investigation surrounding the 1993 deaths of three Arkansas boy scouts after the three men jailed for the murder were set free last...
By WENN on 24 August 2011
Saoirse Ronan Disappointed To Miss Hobbit
Saoirse Ronan is "really disappointed" she couldn't appear in 'The Hobbit'.The 17-year-old actress initially jumped at the chance to work with director Peter Jackson - after previously starring in his adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 July 2011
Elijah Wood Smokes 'Too Many' Cigarettes
Elijah Wood, the American actor best known for his role in the 'Lord of the Rings' movies, admits he smokes too many cigarettes in order to cope with stress. Elijah Wood is set to star...
By WENN on 23 June 2011
Evangeline Lilly Joins The Hobbit
Evangeline Lilly has joined the cast of 'The Hobbit' movies.The former 'Lost' actress has signed on to play a new character, Tauriel, but director Sir Peter Jackson refused to give any further details about the...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 June 2011
Cate Blanchett Not Seen Hobbit Script
Cate Blanchett has not yet read a script for 'The Hobbit'. The Australian actress has signed up to appear as ethereal character Galadriel in the 'Lord of the Rings' prequel - which recently began shooting...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 March 2011
Liv Tyler Disappointed About Hobbit Return
Liv Tyler is disappointed she wasn't approached to take part in 'The Hobbit'. While the actress plays elf princess in Arwen in the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, she admitted she hasn't heard from director...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 March 2011
Gosling Upset Jackson By Piling On The Pounds For The Lovely Bones
RYAN GOSLING and PETER JACKSON fell out on the set of THE LOVELY BONES when the actor showed up for work 60 pounds heavier.Gosling quit the project after disagreeing with his director's vision of the...
By WENN on 08 December 2010
Ryan Gosling Fired From Lovely Bones For Weight Gain
Ryan Gosling got fired from 'The Lovely Bones' for "drinking" ice cream.The actor was replaced by Mark Wahlberg just days before filming was due to commence because he and director Peter Jackson had had different...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 December 2010
Jackson's Rep Brands Hobbit Race Dispute An 'Unfortunate Error'
A representative for director PETER JACKSON has admitted casting crews working on THE HOBBIT made "an incredibly unfortunate error" after a British actress claimed she was turned down for a role in the film because...
By WENN on 29 November 2010
Ian Mckellen Not Set For Hobbit?
Sir Ian McKellen is not "under contract" to appear in 'The Hobbit'. The British actor - who has appeared as wizard Gandalf in the previous 'Lord of the Rings' movies - says things could be...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 November 2010
Jackson Names His Hobbit Cast
Filmmaker PETER JACKSON has announced his cast for the highly-anticipated THE HOBBIT movie, which will start shooting in February (11).After months of rumours, he confirms Martin Freeman will play hero Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage...
By WENN on 22 October 2010
Jackson Indicates The Hobbit Movies Will Not Film In New Zealand
Some 1,500 New Zealand film technicians marched into Wellington Wednesday night in what some said appeared to be an effort to disrupt a meeting of an actors union group that has ordered a boycott of...
By Lew Irwin on 20 October 2010
Dominic Monaghan: 'I Won't Be In Hobbit'
Dominic Monaghan will not appear in 'The Hobbit'. The actor - who has played hobbit character Merry in all three of the previous 'Lord of the Rings' movies - confesses he will not be involved...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 September 2010
Jackson To Fly In Style In New Private Jet
Filmmaker and aviation buff PETER JACKSON will be taking off from Middle Earth in style the next time he flies - the LORD OF THE RINGS mastermind has purchased a new private plane.The director has...
By WENN on 26 July 2010
Jackson Emerges As Hobbit Favourite
LORD OF THE RINGS mastermind PETER JACKSON is in negotiations to return to Middle Earth and direct THE HOBBIT.Jackson is considering stepping in and replacing Guillermo del Toro who quit the project a month ago,...
By WENN on 26 June 2010
Ian Mckellen Annoyed By Potter Confusion
Sir Ian McKellen gets frustrated when people think he is Dumbledore from 'Harry Potter'. The 71-year-old actor confesses he is a fan of his character in 'Lord of the Rings', white bearded Gandalf, but he...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 May 2010
Jackson Couldn't Shoot The Lovely Bones' Rape And Murder
Moviemaker PETER JACKSON has defended his decision not to show the rape and murder of a teenage girl in his adaptation of ALICE SEBOLD's bestseller THE LOVELY BONES, revealing he felt "morally conflicted about the...
By WENN on 10 December 2009
Michael Jackson's Son Set For Stardom
Michael Jackson's youngest son could be as big a star as his father, it has been claimed.Family friend Mark Lester - godparent to all three of the late singer's children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 July 2009
Jackson Hits Back At New Line Boss
LATEST: Oscar winner PETER JACKSON has hit back at New Line boss BOB SHAYE, blaming the studio's lack of co-operation as the reason he has filled a lawsuit against them. Jackson and his production company,...
By WENN on 12 January 2007
Jackson Starts Own Video Game Studio
LATEST: LORD OF THE RINGS director PETER JACKSON and his screen writing partner FRAN WALSH have started a new video game studio called Wingnut Interactive. The pair have signed a long-term deal with Microsoft to...
By WENN on 28 September 2006
Jackson Sheds Weight
Director PETER JACKSON has lost a staggering 32 kilograms (five stone/70 pounds) in weight in just 10 months. THE LORD OF THE RINGS director stunned journalists at promotional interviews for his new movie KING...
By WENN on 08 December 2005
Gandalf Vs Dumbledore - Sir Ian Mckellen Discusses Disagreement With Richard Harris
Legendary thespian and film star, Sir Ian McKellen, came under fire from the late Richard Harris several years ago when he landed the role of the wise but mischievous Gandalf in 'The Lord of the...
By Steven Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 January 2004
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