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Guillermo del Toro leaves The Hobbit film adaptation

After two years in development on The Hobbit, HeatVision reports that director Guillermo del Toro has announced that he’s leaving the long-delayed J.R.R. Tolkien 2-film adaptation. “In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming “The Hobbit,” I am faced with the hardest decision of my life,” del Toro wrote ….

Robert Rodriguez nabs remake rights to Bakshi’s Fire & Ice

Ain’t It Cool interviewed Robert Rodriguez about his upcoming grindhouse flick Machete, which hits theaters on September 3, 2010, and during the extensive discussion, they touched on Fire & Ice, a dream project Rodriguez apparently has been circling for years. Master illustrator Frank Frazetta’s artwork brought the original Ralph Bakshi animated film to life in ….

Spartacus: Blood and Sand – The Complete First Season disc features content too risqué even for cable

Starz Original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, comes home when Anchor Bay releases the critical and audience hit as a heroic four-disc DVD and Blu-ray on September 21st. Both the Spartacus: Blood and Sand – The Complete First Season DVD and Blu-ray are clad in high-end collectible, book-style packaging. Executive produced by Rob Tapert, Sam ….

Win one of two copies of Holy Grail in America on DVD

Today, History released Holy Grail in America – the feature-length documentary special that frames this much-studied, centuries-old mystery in a fascinating new light – on DVD. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the DVD to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews ….

Starz to premiere Ridley Scott-produced epic Pillars of the Earth this summer

Starz is set to premiere a ground-breaking eight-hour adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, which was produced by Tandem Communications and Ridley and Tony Scott, this summer on the cable network. The $40 million series is directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Heroes, Into the West) and was shot on location in ….