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BILLUND, Denmark and BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros.

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tolkien Trust (a UK registered charity), New Line Cinema, and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. have resolved the lawsuit relating to the "Lord of the Rings" films. The claim was filed in February of last year. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Nigerian-born Australian actor Hugo Weaving has been cast in The Hobbit movies, the two films' director Guillermo del Toro said. EW.com reported del Toro confirmed Weaving's hiring to England's BBC Radio 5. The entertainment news station's Web site said Weaving will reprise his role of the Elven Lord Elrond from The Lord of the Rings blockbusters in the upcoming Hobbit flicks.