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By DAVE MCNARY

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In a major step forward on “The Hobbit,” Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct the New Line-MGM tentpole and its sequel.
The widely expected announcement — which had been rumored for several weeks — came Thursday afternoon jointly from exec producers Peter Jackson [...]

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UFC veteran Charles McCarthy  announced his retirement Thursday in an e-mail sent to various Web sites.
“I would like to announce my formal retirement from mixed martial arts competition,” he wrote. “I have achieved many of the goals I set out to accomplish in this sport and found others just out of reach. It is now [...]

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In a less-than-dreamy scenario, Fight Entertainment Group’s Dream MMA brand has been ousted from primetime television on the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
The change comes after the debut edition of Dream garnered lackluster ratings in a make-or-break scenario for FEG and TBS.
The event grabbed only an 8.9 percent rating average on TBS in primetime, according to Japan’s [...]

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 Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges Thursday, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star by aggressively pursuing the maximum penalty.
Snipes’ lawyers had spent much of the day in court offering dozens of letters from family members, friends even fellow actors Woody Harrelson [...]

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Gale Anne Hurd and Kevin Feige, producers of the upcoming “The Incredible Hulk” movie, told SCI FI Wire that elements in the film lay the clear groundwork for a film adaptation of Marvel’s character crossover saga “The Avengers.”
“It’s nice to be able to let things evolve, and we set things up with this film,” said [...]

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SuperheroHype! is reporting that the upcoming “Iron Man” film, which is set to hit theaters on May 2nd, will release a day earlier (May 1st) at 8pm. This is great news, since the movie will premier in most countries on April 30th and May 1st. Now, US fans will get a chance to check the [...]

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Guillermo del Toro, writer/director of “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” told SCI FI Wire that he would like to do a third film if the upcoming sequel does well, but no more.
“If there was ever a third one, I would really make sure that we at least sign a contract that there is no more,” [...]

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Collider got the chance to speak to Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) during a press junket for his upcoming movie “Lie to Me” and were able to squeeze a few bits of information about the “Superman Returns” sequel and “Justice League of America.”
Regarding “Superman: The Man of Steel,” Routh stated that the project is still alive [...]

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