Film Studios Sue 'Mockbuster' Co. Over 'Hobbit' Movie

By Matthew Heller (November 8, 2012, 8:15 PM EST) -- In an effort to protect their "Hobbit" turf, three Hollywood studios sued a producer of "mockbusters" on Wednesday, alleging The Global Asylum's "Age of the Hobbits" is a ripoff of their upcoming trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth fantasy....

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