My colleague Josh Hurst got married a few days ago and is off enjoying the perks of newly wedded bliss for the next couple of weeks, so I’m looking after his Reel News column for CT Movies until he gets back. Today’s column looks at some of the latest developments with regard to The Hobbit, including last Saturday’s online chat with producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro, as well as the Times of London‘s recent report that Christopher Tolkien still hopes to “terminate” these films before they are made; he will argue his case in court June 6.