Gandalf Speaks, Middle Earth Magic is Back, Guillermo Del Toro, Like Heaven’s Gate, Why Didn’t Lord of the Rings Series Fail?

A film based on “The Hobbit” has been on the cards since “The Lord Of The Rings” trilogy. Did you ever think it would actually happen? This was the first question put to Ian McKellin here .

As unthinkable as it is, it has now been nearly a decade since moviegoers have visited JRR Tolkien’s fantastical Middle-earth, nine years since director Peter Jackson conquered this earth with—and received Oscars for—2003’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” Click here to see what the Phillipine daily Inquirer has to say.

The Hobbit Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro’s Version Would Have Been Amazing…..so says Phillipa Boyens as reported here.

Here an article compares The Lord of the Rings with Heaven’s Gate, an equally expensive movie that ended up a failure .