The Hobbit movie is finally coming

[Greg Bernhardt]

YAHOO! Maybe this is old news, but I just found out today
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1696080,00.html

Only bad thing is P Jackson is set to only write, not direct.

 

[Evo]

YAHOO! Maybe this is old news, but I just found out today
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1696080,00.html

Only bad this is P Jackson is set to only write, not direct.

It was his direction and leadership that made LOTR what it was. I need to ask my friend about this, I saw it yesterday.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

It was his direction and leadership that made LOTR what it was. I need to ask my friend about this, I saw it yesterday.

I agree, no one knows the tolkien world better than him right now. However he is giving up direction because he is working on two other movies. One of the possibilities would be Guillermo Del Toro who did PAN'S LABYRINTH. I thought the art and fantasy direction of PAN'S LABYRINTH was fantastic so I'd trust him.

 

[arildno]

 

[Math Jeans]

Dont you just hate it when some of them don't show up?

 

[vincentm]

My life is now complete

 

[arildno]

I agree, no one knows the tolkien world better than him right now. However he is giving up direction because he is working on two other movies. One of the possibilities would be Guillermo Del Toro who did PAN'S LABYRINTH. I thought the art and fantasy direction of PAN'S LABYRINTH was fantastic so I'd trust him.

Del Toro made a magnificent film with pan's labyrinth, and he might well be up to the task.
However, I hope the producers and the director are very clear on that the Hobbit is NOT some grand morality tale between good and evil like LOTR; for example, the Hobbit will fall flat if it isn't made funny.
It doesn't have enough story punch to be a "serious" drama, like LOTR was.

 

[arildno]

Dont you just hate it when some of them don't show up?

In this case, no.

 

[Math Jeans]

In this case, no.

heh. it does have a nice pattern to it.

 

[arunbg]

Quick, get the popcorn ready... the movie is scheduled for release after just 3 years!

 

[hypatia]

I'm really looking forward to it!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

the Hobbit will fall flat if it isn't made funny.

I agree there will have to be a great balance and hobbit culture and personality will be a huge part of the movie, but personally I thought the book had some very frightening parts, even more than the other books in some cases.

 

[Math Is Hard]

One of the possibilities would be Guillermo Del Toro who did PAN'S LABYRINTH. I thought the art and fantasy direction of PAN'S LABYRINTH was fantastic so I'd trust him.

Ooh! Ooh! I am dying to see Pan's Labyrinth - I have only seen some clips and it looks so cool. I am going to try to buy the DVD and take it with me to watch on the plane when I fly home for Christmas.

 

[Huckleberry]

LOTR were some of my favorite books. I used to read the series every summer sitting on the front porch under a cherry tree thinking about hobbitses. The movies were good too and stuck closely to the plot of the novels. I will definitely be looking forward to a Hobbit movie. I remember watching the cartoon in grade school, but at recess I slid down the slide and got my pants muddy, so my Grandma came to take me home and I missed the ressed of the movie. Did I mention I love LOTR?

Would this be a good place to mention the filming of another X-files movie staring the original actors is underway?

 

[Astronuc]

I liked the animated Hobbit movie that came out in the 70's. I can only find reference to the TV movie, but I saw in a theatre.

 

[Moridin]

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/0e062005e502972dc8c21058d4200038.htm

"Two "Hobbit" films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three "Lord of the Rings" films were made. Production is set to begin in 2009 with a released planned for 2010, with the sequel scheduled for a 2011 release."

Two? TWO?

 

[pace]

Oook. I think we have couple of Tolkien nerds here. Hmmmm. (har har)

I like the old cartoon hobbit movie from the 70ies with singing and such best, better than the new movies. Mostly because it's different, and that makes it special and therefore, also in the spatial way it was made, closer to what 'magic' is meant to be. It also being artistic. Also since the hobbit is shorter, maybe we will get less specked fighting, and more nature, as in the books.