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   > Maybe this time I can get in earlier and catch some of the pre-   
   > film wave (though I've undoubtedly missed the pre-filming hype   
   > and speculation). What is the latest news on the films, anyway?   
   > I've only read bits here and there, mainly Andy Serkis when I've   
   > read interviews of him for 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'   
   > (which I enjoyed watching very much).   
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   > Christopher   
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   Good to see you back, my friend!  ;-)   
      
   AFT & RABT haven't really been the hotbed of film-rumours that we saw   
   up to and during the releases of the LotR films -- perhaps that is   
   one of the signs that Steuard may be right in his assessment of the   
   groups being at least less pro-film than they were (I am still   
   uncomfortable about the term 'purist').   
      
   For myself, this is possibly a reaction to my experiences with the   
   LotR films -- the hype and the persistent discussion of every little   
   rumour may have contributed to raising my expectation to a level that   
   Jackson couldn't satisfy (to _my_ loss, not his!).  I will certainly   
   go a watch both of the Hobbit films, and I expect to enjoy them even   
   more than I did the LotR films, but I have no desire to follow every   
   rumour (thus you will, for instance, see very little about the films   
   in my monthly internet summaries).   
      
   For regular updates about the films (and other Tolkien-related stuff)   
   you might want to follow Pieter Collier, @TolkienLibrary, on Twitter   
   -- he seems to tweet also the film rumours ;)   
      
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