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[quote]Master of ‘Rings’ to Tackle ‘Hobbit’
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By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Published: December 19, 2007
LOS ANGELES — Goblins, trolls and dragons were a breeze compared with the caustic clash of egos that kept “The Hobbitâ€