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ever made
Halo, but this should patch things up a tad =E2=80=94 the Lord of the Rings=
 director
will film The Hobbit in 3D entirely on thirty hand-machined RED EPIC
cameras, starting early next year. That=E2=80=99s the news straight from RE=
D founder
Jim Jannard, but that=E2=80=99s not all, as a limited number of pre-product=
ion EPIC
packages will be available to early adopters as well. $58,000 buys your
deep-pocketed budding director a machined EPIC-M body, titanium PL mount,
Bomb EVF and 5-inch touchscreen LCD, a REDmote, a four-pack of batteries, a
charger and a solid state storage module with a four-pack of 128GB SSDs.
Jannard expects to hand-assemble that first batch of 5K imagers in December
or January, start the real assembly lines a month after that, and hopefully
have widespread availability by NAB in April, though he=E2=80=99s not makin=
g any
promises there.
http://tinyurl.com/37bwdrm

*Gandalf Watch =E2=80=93 McKellen.com Update?*
Thanks to Ringer Kookie for sending in this tip! On Wednesday (or around
there), Sir Ian McKellen=E2=80=99s official website (McKellen.com) made an =
update to
its =E2=80=992010=E2=80=B2s Film=E2=80=99 section. While we don=E2=80=99t h=
ave an official press release
yet, the update to his website seems to imply he is coming back as Gandalf
for =E2=80=98The Hobbit=E2=80=99 films:
http://tinyurl.com/39xbsvy

*TotalFilm=E2=80=99s Hobbiton Set Photos*
In upcoming Issue 175, TotalFilm.com has published some great aerial shots
of Hobbiton in production. You can see a small preview image above and on
their site by following this link. If you happen to get your hands on this
issue and want to send us a scan, we won=E2=80=99t refuse! :) Please send i=
t to
spymaster at theonering.net.
http://tinyurl.com/34plnv8
*
British Actor Shane Briant Auditioned For Role of =E2=80=9CMayor=E2=80=9D*
Here=E2=80=99s a juicy bit of news regarding an interesting role PJ and Co.=
 are
supposedly casting for The Hobbit. British actor Shane Briant spoke at the
Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival Whitby Hammer Convention and Exhibition on
Sunday October 17th, 2010, and his revelation of his audition for the
highly-anticipated Hobbit films drew a very audible =E2=80=9COoooh!=E2=80=
=9D of surprise
from a rather rapt audience.
http://tinyurl.com/25mxu9v
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<span style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href=3D"goog_1817780296"><font size=
=3D"2"><br></font></a></span><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span style=3D"colo=
r: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size=3D"2">Hullo!! Take a look at the latest update=
s from TheOneRing.net and beyond!<br>
<b><br></b></font><font size=3D"2"><b>Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt cast =
in =E2=80=98The Hobbit=E2=80=99?</b><br>Spy Tomper sends in a report that M=
ikael Persbrandt has been cast for an unknown roll in =E2=80=98The Hobbit.=
=E2=80=99 The link we were sent isn=E2=80=99t in English but our spy report=
s, =E2=80=9CHe is one of the best known actors in Sweden today,=E2=80=9D an=
d =E2=80=9C(he) is known for playing macho characters and a rather stiff wa=
y of acting.=E2=80=9D So there you go!<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/38h7cco">http://tinyurl.com/38h7cco</a><br><b=
r><b>MGM studio=E2=80=99s bankruptcy plan wins judge=E2=80=99s OK</b><br>Me=
tro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc won a federal judge=E2=80=99s approval for it=
s bankruptcy reorganization plan, clear the way for the storied Hollywood s=
tudio to emerge from Chapter 11 under new ownership.<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/3xz5sm7">http://tinyurl.com/3xz5sm7</a><br><b=
r><b>Ron Perlman Not In The Hobbit</b><br>ComingSoon.net has snagged an exc=
lusive with actor Ron Perlman in which he states he=E2=80=99s not in The Ho=
bbit. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m not doing [it],=E2=80=9D Perlman said, adding wi=
th a laugh, =E2=80=9CI think maybe that=E2=80=99s a scoop for you.=E2=80=9D=
 With not much else to go by, fans of Ron Perlman probably needn=E2=80=99t =
despair, as just because he isn=E2=80=99t in it yet doesn=E2=80=99t mean he=
 won=E2=80=99t be down the line. Some might recall former Hobbit director G=
uillermo del Toro mentioning he had a role in mind for Perlman, but with Pe=
ter Jackson taking over the directorial reins of the two films, only time w=
ill tell whether GDT=E2=80=99s choice will still hold.<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/32bdqk8">http://tinyurl.com/32bdqk8</a><br><b=
r><b>Sylvester is Radagast =E2=80=93 Just not official yet=E2=80=A6</b><br>=
The BBC has a great interview with actor Sylvester McCoy today that, again,=
 confirms his role as Radagast the Brown in the upcoming Hobbit Films. We a=
re pasting the relevant parts below, but make sure you check out the full i=
nterview with some other juicy tidbits at the BBC site.<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/28vscld">http://tinyurl.com/28vscld</a><br><b=
r><b>Peter Jackson nabs thirty RED EPIC cameras</b><br>From <a href=3D"http=
://engadget.com">engadget.com</a>: We=E2=80=99re still slightly bummed that=
 Peter Jackson never made Halo, but this should patch things up a tad =E2=
=80=94 the Lord of the Rings director will film The Hobbit in 3D entirely o=
n thirty hand-machined RED EPIC cameras, starting early next year. That=E2=
=80=99s the news straight from RED founder Jim Jannard, but that=E2=80=99s =
not all, as a limited number of pre-production EPIC packages will be availa=
ble to early adopters as well. $58,000 buys your deep-pocketed budding dire=
ctor a machined EPIC-M body, titanium PL mount, Bomb EVF and 5-inch touchsc=
reen LCD, a REDmote, a four-pack of batteries, a charger and a solid state =
storage module with a four-pack of 128GB SSDs. Jannard expects to hand-asse=
mble that first batch of 5K imagers in December or January, start the real =
assembly lines a month after that, and hopefully have widespread availabili=
ty by NAB in April, though he=E2=80=99s not making any promises there.<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/37bwdrm">http://tinyurl.com/37bwdrm</a><br><b=
r><b>Gandalf Watch =E2=80=93 McKellen.com Update?</b><br>Thanks to Ringer K=
ookie for sending in this tip! On Wednesday (or around there), Sir Ian McKe=
llen=E2=80=99s official website (McKellen.com) made an update to its =E2=80=
=992010=E2=80=B2s Film=E2=80=99 section. While we don=E2=80=99t have an off=
icial press release yet, the update to his website seems to imply he is com=
ing back as Gandalf for =E2=80=98The Hobbit=E2=80=99 films:<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/39xbsvy">http://tinyurl.com/39xbsvy</a><br><b=
r><b>TotalFilm=E2=80=99s Hobbiton Set Photos</b><br>In upcoming Issue 175, =
TotalFilm.com has published some great aerial shots of Hobbiton in producti=
on. You can see a small preview image above and on their site by following =
this link. If you happen to get your hands on this issue and want to send u=
s a scan, we won=E2=80=99t refuse! :) Please send it to <a href=3D"mailto:s=
pymaster at theonering.net">spymaster at theonering.net</a>.<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/34plnv8">http://tinyurl.com/34plnv8</a><br><b=
><br>British Actor Shane Briant Auditioned For Role of =E2=80=9CMayor=E2=80=
=9D</b><br>Here=E2=80=99s a juicy bit of news regarding an interesting role=
 PJ and Co. are supposedly casting for The Hobbit. British actor Shane Bria=
nt spoke at the Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival Whitby Hammer Convention a=
nd Exhibition on Sunday October 17th, 2010, and his revelation of his audit=
ion for the highly-anticipated Hobbit films drew a very audible =E2=80=9COo=
ooh!=E2=80=9D of surprise from a rather rapt audience.<br>
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