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The Hobbit News

March 6 2010 (10.03.06) 03:18 PM MST

MyPrecious.us Dead but Reborn!

So. You probably noticed My Precious Rings died recently. Yes, a hard drive on the server exploded into 53 thousand pieces and all was lost. But then miraculously we worked a little elven techno magic on the thing and POOF! We've been resuscitated anew. Welcome back, O wandering shoppers, and continue purchasing our wondrous wares as per usual.

January 25 2010 (10.01.25) 03:57 PM MST

Spidey as Bilbo? Tobey Maguire to the Shire!

UK newspaper The Sun reported recently that three-time Spiderman star, Tobey Maguire, will play Bilbo in the upcoming Hobbit films. Though rumored for awhile earlier, the story picked up steam again once it was found out Maguire would not be returning in the fourth installment of the arachno-humanoid thriller series.

Without confirming the story, Maguire did say "I love Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson and I certainly wouldn’t take myself out of the conversation."

John Campea, blogger of entertainment news, sent out a tweet via Twitter.com confirming that he too had been leaked the same story. He wrote: "I have been personally told by a source very close to Guillermo del Toro that it’s true… Tobey Maguire IS The Hobbit."

However, as usual those most able to shed light throw water instead. Peter Jackson responded to an aintitcool.com email query and said, "No truth at all, although we’re all big fans of Toby. We are currently auditioning for Bilbo, and a month or two away from any announcements."

Still, something about the story rings true.

January 1 2010 (10.01.01) 10:55 PM MST

TNT: LOTR Movie Trilogy Fri, Sat, Sun

Now that the holidays are officially over (or will be when your--or your parents'--hangover dissipates), you can relax and get your fill of Lord of the Rings this weekend. TNT will be broadcasting the trilogy one movie each night starting tonight, Friday at 8pm Eastern Standard. Until The Hobbit comes out next year it'll have to suffice.

December 14 2009 (09.12.14) 10:08 AM MST

Blanchett and Weaving Return in the Hobbit

Peter Jackson told MTV last week that only three of the original LOTR cast will be returning for The Hobbit movies. Obviously Ian McKellen will play Gandalf but he also mentioned: "There's a couple of other characters: Elrond, who was played by Hugo Weaving [in the original films], and there's a possibility of Galadriel, who was played by Cate Blanchett."

He also shot down rumors that any of the other actors like Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen or John Rhys-Davies were to be featured in The Hobbit, whether in flashbacks, flashforwards, dream sequences or any other method of reintroducing their characters. He explains: "In book terms, the world of 'The Hobbit' takes place 60 years before 'The Lord of the Rings,' as it was written by Tolkien. So, not a lot of the characters actually feature, because they weren't around yet."

In regard to the movie production itself, Guillermo del Toro, the film's director, mentioned that they are halfway through the second rewrite of the screenplay and that he has himself been part of the writing process, adding that "Screenwriting is my favorite part of the whole process. I'm very happy being one of the writing team on 'The Hobbit'". Filming is set to begin in the first half of 2010. Del Toro's other current film, a screen adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel The Lovely Bones comes out in theaters later this month.

Del Toro seemed to also confirm the return of Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett for The Hobbit. "They are elves, so once again, in the realm of Middle-earth, they're immortal, they don't age." However, going by that logic, might we also expect a place for Liv Tyler?

November 23 2009 (09.11.23) 12:38 PM MST

4 Million Watch 'The Hunt for Gollum'

Amateur filmmaker, Chris Bouchard, never expected his 40-minute homemade movie "The Hunt For Gollum" would have seen such popularity. Using his personal savings and donations from others, he managed to create a rather slick-looking fan film prequel to the Lord of the Rings and since its debut over four million people worldwide have watched it on the web. The all-volunteer cast of over a hundred actors helped Bouchard for over two years to create the flim, which tells the story of the attempt to find Gollum before he can relate knowledge of the One Ring to the wicked lord, Sauron.

Computer whiz and west-Londoner, Bouchard (only 27 years old) has made absolutely no profit from the venture, after agreeing with Tolkien Enterprises to release it for free, but he said "I've had calls from a number of Hollywood producers who want me to work on some new projects. That would be unreal."

You can watch the film for free on YouTube here (click HD in the bottom right corner to watch it in Hi-Def).

November 14 2009 (09.11.14) 11:35 AM MST

GDT to Cameo as Hobbit

Theonering.net is reporting that Guillermo Del Toro posted a comment to their message board indicating he would be taking a small cameo part in The Hobbit as a hobbit himself. GDT wrote: "I had a hand on the design of the creature and I will personally sculpt the appliances that will be applied on my face and hands. I used to sculpt the creatures for NECROPIA (my FX company) and I miss it a bit. I will have a line or two and die quickly."

November 12 2009 (09.11.12) 10:02 AM MST

Who is Bilbo? Someone Knows!

Ok, so we take the term "News" somewhat loosely here at MyPrecious.us.

Apparently, back in August, Sir Ian McKellen got up in front of the audience at the BFI IMAX all-night showing of The Lord of the Rings and, among other things, let it be known that the role of Bilbo (actually, he flubbed himself and called him Frodo) had in fact been cast ("pretty much") and that we'll all "be pleased with that casting.

But who in fact will be playing Bilbo is still hush-hush, as they say. Back in July they were saying he was close to be named, and that within a few weeks we'd all know who the actor would be. That never happened. Back in June, James McAvoy (Atonement, Wanted) denied rumors he would be playing Bilbo. David Tennant (Doctor Who) is still rumored to be in the running. In August, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) expressed his lack of interest (whew) in playing Bilbo after his name was bandied about a bit. Finally, Martin Freeman (UK's The Office, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) has been nominated by many a fan. Someone even whipped up a fake movie poster featuring him as Bilbo.

click to see bigger pic - Martin Freeman as the Hobbit Bilbo

MTV asked him about the possibility. Freeman, who does indeed look like a younger Bilbo, if less portly, is apparently somewhat confused about which are hobbits and which are goblins. About the rumors he said, "Let me put it this way: People saying 'You look like a f****** goblin!'" He mentioned that Peter Jackson had in fact called him, but alas it was for a different role (one in The Lovely Bones, which did not turn out). He did say that if he were offered the Bilbo role he would "cross that troll bridge when I come to it!"

So there you have it. A) Old news about nothing new, and B) we still have no clue who Bilbo is.

However, as a consolation prize for you, dear reader, and because the news actually should carry something somewhat new, imdb.com has Ron Perlman rumored to play Thorin Oakenshield. GDT (Guillermo Del Toro) did pick him to play Hellboy so that one's not so hard to imagine. Perlman was great in the Hellboy films and does a bang up job in FX's biker series The Sons of Anarchy. Let's see him play Thorin!

November 9 2009 (09.11.09) 03:34 PM MST

Whoopi: Whoops! on Gandalf/Dumbledore goof!

Sir Ian McKellan, consummate Shakespearian actor and ever the British gentleman, had to endure a hodge podge of erroneous and shoddy interviewing skills by the ladies of The View last Thursday, Nov. 5th. Welcomed as a guest, he sat down and began to answer questions. First, Elisabeth Hasselbeck chose to take the occasion to toss out some political red meat to certain of their viewers by trying to disparage Britian's health care system, alleging that the government runs it. McKellen retorted that the doctors and the hospitals do, and that they'd had the system for a very long time, and that he wouldn't be as healthy now without it.

A little later, Star Jones asked him, "Do you think you're creepy?" (after explaining that his latest role in The Prisoner sort of creeped her out).

whoopi oops at mckellan

Then Whoopi Goldberg, whose excuse was that she was under the weather but chose to come in to work anyway, asked "Now, are you coming back in Harry Potter?" After a brief look of disbelief, Sir Ian politely informed her that if he were "Mike Gambon" he might, "but I don't play in Harry Potter. I don't play Dumbledore. I play in The Lord of the Rings." The audience broke out in laughter and there was a lot of scrambling on the panel to get past the gaffe. Jones soon changed the subject by referring to his being known for two big roles, the first of which being "Mag-Netto" (oops, I'm sure she meant "Mag-neeto").

It is presumed that by the end of the set, old Gandalf was quite prepared to vacate the premises, get on Shadowfax and blaze trails back to some Middle Earth locale (perhaps the Prancing Pony for a pint).

Watch the video! (Whoopi flubs at 4:01)

November 4 2009 (09.11.04) 08:51 AM MST

Gimli Actor Rhys-Davies Won't Return for Hobbit

Empire Online is reporting that John Rhys-Davies has rejected an offer to return as his former dwarf character Gimli's father Gloin in the upcoming Hobbit films. “I’ve already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn’t. I have already completely ruled it out. There’s a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more.?br>
Apparently the makeup job was a brutal one transforming Rhys-Davies into the stout and bellicose warrior dwarf, Gimli. With such a sacrifice, Rhys-Davies didn't feel it was worth it just for a small cameo role in The Hobbit, where he'd be one of thirteen dwarves accompanying Bilbo on his great adventure. "Why would you want to do it if it was just a couple of shots? When you've been 1 of 1, why would you want to be 1 of 13?"

He did express interest if offered a different sort of role, perhaps as an elf, but come on people, Gimli as an elf? I don't think so.

November 3 2009 (09.11.03) 05:10 PM MST

Shopping Cart Back to Normal, Order Away!

We had an unanticipated server upgrade recently that caused some of our code to cough for a few days. As a result, customers trying to add items to their shopping carts were unable to do so. However, upon further analysis and a few quick code adjustments, we can tell you My Precious Rings did not come down with Swine Flu, just a little cold. But all is well now and everyone can resume shopping again with reckless abandon! Enjoy!

October 5 2009 (09.10.05) 04:03 PM MST

New Lord of the Rings Halloween Items

Looking for Lord of the Rings Halloween costumes? See our new Lord of the Rings Halloween page for costumes of Gandalf, Arwen, Aragorn, Legolas, Gollum, a Ringwraith, and more. You can also get a costume version of Arwen's necklace, Aragorn's sword, some elf ears, Legolas' bow & arrows, etc.

You'll also find a General Halloween section with regular Halloween items like a deluxe party kit, party plates, pumpkin containers, slimy hands, strobe light and more.

Happy Lord of the Rings Halloween!

July 21 2009 (09.07.21) 01:26 PM MST

Doctor Who Actor Touted for Bilbo Role

David Tennant, currently the 10th actor to play the well-known character of The Doctor in the BBC's long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, is reportedly at the top of the list of actors hoping to play the role of Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit films, coming out in 2011 and 2012. Also in the running are actors James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe. In its story on Tennant, the British newspaper The Telegraph also reports that both he and Hobbit-producer Peter Jackson will be attening Comic Con in San Diego this week where Jackson is expected to announce the final choice.

Tennant, the 38 year old Scottish theater actor, is also known for his role as Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. As reported by the Daily Mail last December, he was named one of the most influential people in entertainment by the British theater and show biz magazine, The Stage, only the fifth actor ever to break the top 20 list, which is usually populated by producers and directors. The only other actors to achieve such renown are Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Nigel Havers and Simon Russell Beale. An editor of The Stage explained his influential status due to the fact that Tennant was ""the biggest box office draw in recent memory".

2009.07.06 14:53 MST

Authorize.net Resumes Credit Card Processing

Apparently Authorize.net was able to resume proceessing of credit cards within a day or so after the fire at its Seattle offices and all operations are back to normal. My Precious customers may continue to use their credit cards as usual again.

2009.07.04 11:10 MST

Fire at Authorize.net Halts Credit Card Processing

What does this mean for you? Until they get their services back up and running, all customers of My Precious should use an alternate form of payment, such as PayPal (takes credit cards too) to purchase items on our website. Email us with questions.

Details: In what's being called "a perfect storm", online credit card processing company Authorize.net has been down over the July 4th weekend. After a fire ravaged it's Seattle offices, and the local fire department prevented the company from using their backup generators, and a coincidental transition operation taking place with their new backup servers, Authorize.net's servers were unable to accomodate requests for credit card processing from tens of thousands of websites across the Internet. Authorize.net is the world's largest processor of credit card transactions, numbering in the millions per day. They have set up a Twitter account to get news out to their huge customer base anxiously awaiting resolution.

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