First, its studio – the one that owns the rights to the film’s vital underlying property – fell into financial difficulty and couldn’t find a buyer. Then, the director quit. Then there were other finance setbacks, Then there were the union wrangles. Now, it seems someone has walked in front of yet another black cat because, within minutes of being greenlit, Peter Jackson‘s two-part feature ‘The Hobbit’ is... 

There’s trouble at ‘mill as Peter Jackson, still a little big headed from his triumph with the LOTR trilogy, says he’ll move ‘The Hobbit’ parts 1 and 2 from New Zealand unless the Australian actors’ union wakes up and smells the coffee. There’s been a huge kerfuffle over the last few days with the production not playing ball with the unions and, to date, seven unions have told actors not to take roles in the films. Jackson says he’ll... 

Rumours are flooding from fans sites of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ that prequel ‘The Hobbit’ (parts 1 and 2) may have an ending that differs from the book. According to some form of ‘casting document’ a character that sounds a lot like Bilbo Baggins ‘becomes…in the last battle, very brave’. Readers of the popular book may remember that the hero, Bilbo, is knocked out for the exciting climax. He’s...