Despite the fact that MGM have got no money, The Hobbit adaption is still slowly ticking along. MGM own half the rights to the property. Warner Bros own the other half and there are many meetings going on to get it sorted.
Peter Jackson has almost agreed to direct the film, which will be in two parts, after Guillermo Del Toro left the project. Hobbiton has been built and Sir Ian McKellen is still onboard, although he won’t wait forever. Then again if he could wait forever that would make him some kind of immortal or Doctor Who. He may not have to wait much longer.
Heat Vision have the news that Peter Jackson is in Los Angeles this week quietly meeting with actors. The casting trip, which also included stops in New York and the U.K. could mean that they are getting closer to actually making it.
Maybe we will get to hear who will be playing Bilbo Baggins at this years Comic Con.
