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Neill Blomkamp not offered 'Hobbit'

Published Wednesday, Jun 23 2010, 15:12 BST | By Mike Moody
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Neill Blomkamp is reportedly not in talks to direct The Hobbit, despite reports to the contrary.

J.R.R. Tolkien fan site TheOneRing speculated earlier this week that the District 9 helmer might be attached to direct the prequel to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films.

However, a source at Blomkamp's agency William Morris Endeavor has said that MGM/United Artists or Warner Bros. have not contacted the filmmaker about directing the project.

Blomkamp is instead said to be working on an original sci-fi script called Elysium.

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