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Warners lawsuit win means you'll never see that Hobbit mockbuster

Trent Moore

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 5:02pm

We'd heard for a while that MGM and the folks behind The Hobbit were trying to shut down a "mockbuster" using the Hobbit name—and now it looks like they might've succeeded. Sorry straight-to-DVD fans, we may never get to see Age of the Hobbits now.

Warner Bros. officially trying to kill that Hobbit mockbuster

Trent Moore

Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 11:22am

We'd heard the folks at Warner Bros. were none too happy with the upcoming mockbuster Age of the Hobbits—and now the studio behind The Hobbit has officially pulled the trigger in an effort to kill the direct-to-DVD rival.

See the trailer for mockbuster Hobbit movie WB's trying to kill

Trent Moore

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 1:07pm

It's taken decades to get a proper film based on The Hobbit made, and now that the trilogy is finally happening, the buzz is generating some unwanted attention from would-be filmmakers wanting to cash in on the "Hobbit" craze—and Warner Bros. is none too happy about it.

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