A bunch of movie news and updates today, some of them are really interesting, some of them aren’t. Ready for some gossip on The Hobbit, Spider-Man and other movies? Was this teaser better than yesterday’s?

The Hobbit

A little bit of news for The Hobbit movie that follows our most recent Hobbit updates. All the labor disputes are settled and filming will take place in New Zealand, as predicted. Peter Jackson also says there are 13 Dwarfs in the movie, some of whom are quite sexy… [ from cinemablend]

“Thorin Oakenshield is a tough, heroic character, and he certainly should give Leggie and Aragorn a run for their money in the heartthrob stakes – despite being four feet tall.”

Spider-Man

We just had an update on Spider-Man, but this is sort of sad news. no more JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson in the upcoming Spider-Man 4 movie…. which leads to the question … who can possible fill this role that Vern Schillinger err…. Simmons has totally owned? Who else thinks Simmons as Vern Schillinger and nothing else, when you see him? Man I miss Oz.

Sherlock Holmes 2

Noomi Rapace (Girl with the Dragon Tatto fame) is in the new Sherlock Holmes movie, playing a crazy gypsy. Noomi is also the favorite for the lead female character in the new Alien movie.

Transformers 3

Here’s the teaser poster, spotted outside hotel conference room in Detroit…

Twilight Breaking Dawn

A bunch of new names are added to the new Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn. Olga Fonda (Love Hurts), Janelle Froehlich (Hacienda Heights), Masami Kosaka (The Runaways), Sebastiao Lemos (Brazilian TV series Força-Tarefa), Amadou Ly (The Tested, The Bridge), Ty Olsson (X2), Wendell Pierce (Ray, The Wire), and Carolina Virguez (Spanish TV series Matalobos) [Cinemablend]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Here’s a piece of advice. Don’t take your kids to this 2010 Christmas movie, unless you want to scar them for life. Apparently Santa kills kids, and kicks ass, in this alternative take on St Nick. Those silly Fins and their horror films….