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Labor Unrest In The Shire: SAG & AFTRA Nix Non-Union The Hobbit

Quick! Someone dub Norma Rae over in Elvish! The trouble-prone film adaptation to The Hobbit has had to jump over an unusually large number of hurdles for prequel to a multibillion dollar movie series. First,MGM, its parent distributing company, went through a protracted bankruptcy, freezing the film’s funds. Then its original director, Guillermo del Toro dropped out, leading Peter Jackson to once again take the reins. And now it seems like the Scylla and Charybdis of actors’ unions are giving it the stinkeye.

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Labor Unrest In The Shire: SAG & AFTRA Nix Non-Union The Hobbit

Up Next For Cate Blanchett: Lady Edwina Mountbatten

Cate Blanchett is set to star in a film adaptation of Indian Summer as Lady Edwina Mountbatten . Although we know it will be a challenge for Blanchett to play English royalty (cough, cough) we’re sure she’s up for the challenge.

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Up Next For Cate Blanchett: Lady Edwina Mountbatten