ReRushed Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 They got the right guy! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080425/ap_en_...hobbit_del_toro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Freaking awesome - Now the waiting game starts all over again - And then the dreaded time between movies - And the checking of the updates every day on TORN + the inevitable download of the Hobbit countdown clock - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 When I first read the title of this thread, I thought, he's an actor - has he even ever directed before? As it turns out, I was thinking of Benicio Del Toro... Excellent choice, btw. I don't have anywhere near the excitement I did over the LOTR movies, but I'm sure these will be great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 great choice for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Forward progress- excellent news!! Now start filming before something happens to Ian McKellen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifloveremains Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 QUOTE (Lerxster @ Apr 25 2008, 07:13 PM) Forward progress- excellent news!! Now start filming before something happens to Ian McKellen. I'm particularly interested in how the sequel/bridge film will turn out... as a novel I preferred LotR over the Hobbit, but the latter has a lighter theme so it will be neat to see how they close the gap between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 not a bad choice....still would have rather had Jackson in the chair, but at least he's producing the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I hope they will collaborate at least a little. I really hope there is a consistancy to this film. for example, As much as I loved Star Wars as a kid, the incredible jumps forward in technology coupled with the jumps BACK in the story makes it hard to watch. and if a jarjar -type character emerges I'll personally hunt the man down :-) I'm not too familiar w/ him, but I did see Pan's Labrynth and I'm not sure that I loved it, and not sure that I disliked it either. I'm assuming that there will be uniformity w/ regard to wardrobe scenery, etc. Is this a fair assumption??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 QUOTE (third hand grace @ Apr 26 2008, 10:46 AM) I hope they will collaborate at least a little. I really hope there is a consistancy to this film. for example, As much as I loved Star Wars as a kid, the incredible jumps forward in technology coupled with the jumps BACK in the story makes it hard to watch. and if a jarjar -type character emerges I'll personally hunt the man down :-) I'm not too familiar w/ him, but I did see Pan's Labrynth and I'm not sure that I loved it, and not sure that I disliked it either. I'm assuming that there will be uniformity w/ regard to wardrobe scenery, etc. Is this a fair assumption??? Yes. It's a fair assumption. Guillermo del Toro has repeatedly said he wants to contribute to what Peter Jackson has established. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenhigh Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 If it had to be someone besides PJ, it's good that they picked del Toro. His films show that appreciation for the fantastic and bizarre like PJ so I think it will work out quite well. I'm more concerned about casting, especially Bilbo as I don't think they will ask Ian Holm because of his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 QUOTE (darrenhigh @ Apr 26 2008, 12:03 PM) If it had to be someone besides PJ, it's good that they picked del Toro. His films show that appreciation for the fantastic and bizarre like PJ so I think it will work out quite well. I'm more concerned about casting, especially Bilbo as I don't think they will ask Ian Holm because of his age. They have the right people working on this film. I trust everything will work out just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sark Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 QUOTE (darrenhigh @ Apr 26 2008, 08:03 AM) If it had to be someone besides PJ, it's good that they picked del Toro. His films show that appreciation for the fantastic and bizarre like PJ so I think it will work out quite well. I'm more concerned about casting, especially Bilbo as I don't think they will ask Ian Holm because of his age. They really only have to worry about Gandalf, Gollum and possibly Elrond. Bilbo was much younger, so there are more options for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Didn't "Gandalf" already sign on again?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Here's a very encouraging interview with del Toro. I think it answers a lot of questions some fans may have: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/04/25...e-hobbit-films/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 QUOTE (third hand grace @ Apr 27 2008, 12:30 PM) Didn't "Gandalf" already sign on again?! Looks like Ian McKellen will indeed reprise his role as Gandalf http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2008043...0959376000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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