'The Hobbit' Begins Shooting

 
Despite pre-production problems, union difficulties, and Guillermo Del Toro leaving, The Hobbit has finally begun to film, according to a report by Variety. While I would be more optimistic about this movie if it were still in the hands of Guillermo Del Toro (who doesn't want to see his take on Middle Earth?), I'm still confident that this will turn out to be a great movie and I'm excited to see the final results. Now we only have a couple years left to wait!

Aronofsky Exits 'The Wolverine'

Aronofsky has exited 20th Century Foxes The Wolverine, according to a report from Deadline Hollywood. A possible cause of this departure is his recent divorce and the fact that he does not want to spend a year in Hollywood, as the film is planned to shoot in Japan.

While I was excited to see Aronofsky's take on The Wolverine, I also had trepidations about whether the movie could be any good, considering the first. Hopefully this means that Aronofsky can move forward with other projects, and it seems as though he is still in good standing with Fox, especially considering the award-winning success that was Black Swan.