Hopkins first worked with director Peter Jackson on his 1992 movie Braindead, and was also part of Jackson's team for Heavenly Creatures and The Frighteners as well as the three Lord of the Rings epics.

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He of the classic pocket style, the effortless throwing motion, the three Super Bowl rings and enviable jet set glamour.

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He was the scout and manager for all three Lord of the Rings films and for The Hobbit trilogy. (Scouting for The Hobbit alone, he said, took the better part of four years).

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Much to the delight of Rings fans everywhere, director Peter Jackson (the man behind the first three films) stepped up to take over the project.

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Peter Jackson became the first director to receive nominations three years in a row, as all of his Lord of the Rings films have now been up for the award.

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The spire contains 18 steel sections and three communication rings.

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M. on the seventeenth he was served it: three barbecued pork ribs, two orders of onion rings, fried okra, three beef enchiladas with cheese, and two slices of lemon cream pie.

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Once the architectural structure is complete, it will contain 18 separate sections of steel and three communication rings.

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Once the architectural structure is complete, it will be comprised of 18 separate sections of steel and three communication rings.

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With the considerable running times of the Lord of the Rings borne in mind, is there really enough material in The Hobbit to justify spreading it across THREE movies?

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