Oxigen_Waste Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Faithfull adaptations are mostly disappointing. Different mediums need different approaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendohnut Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Gandalf will be in it but Ian McKellen is still not confirmed sadface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Gandalf will be in it but Ian McKellen is still not confirmed sadface If Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis aren't doing this then they should simply cancel the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 If Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis aren't doing this then they should simply cancel the films. Agreed on Ian. Serkis' part is so small it wouldn't really matter that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Guess who's back... back again... http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/114/1143082p1.html Yep, Elijah Wood will reprise his role as Frodo. Rumors first surfaced yesterday and now it appears to be official: Elijah Wood will reprise his role as Frodo Baggins in the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. TheOneRing.net confirmed the news, and added that Wood's Frodo will appear in the opening sequence of The Hobbit. Wanna know how? "As readers of The Hobbit know, the tale of The Downfall of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit or There and Back Again, are contained in the fictional Red Book of Westmarch. In Peter Jackson's LOTR films, the book is shown on screen and written in by Bilbo and Frodo and handed off to Sam Gamgee," TOR explains. "The fictional book, and either the telling from it or the reading of it, will establish Frodo in the films experiencing Bilbo's story. Viewers are to learn the tale of The Hobbit as a familiar Frodo gets the tale as well." The Hobbit finally begins filming next month in New Zealand under the direction of Oscar winner Peter Jackson. UPDATED: Elijah Wood's publicist has acknowledged via a press release that he will indeed be in The Hobbit. That's a nice way of connecting the films IMO... a pre LOTR's Frodo having Bilbo's story read to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) I don't like them shoehorning all this Lord of the Rings stuff into The Hobbit. Feels very much like they don't have faith in the story itself. Isn't Aragorn going to show up somewhere too? If they'd stuck to the book they could very easily tell this tale in a single movie, how they'll fill two with what is essentially a brief children's tale is beyond me. The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit? We'll see. Cautious optimism seems appropriate here. I hope to God it's awesome and in a few years I look back on this post and feel like a complete doomsinging pratt. Edited January 8, 2011 by Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendohnut Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Me too! I just hope that they can maintain the same feeling as the LOTR films while managing to separate it enough that it won't merge with the series. I think touches like Frodo's inclusion are a good thing (and I like Elijah Wood) so that it is clearly in the same universe (a different looking Gollum would not fit at all, for example, and would make me feel slightly put-off as an audience member). Whatever, I'm sure it'll be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Faithfull adaptations are mostly disappointing. Different mediums need different approaches. Agreed. A faithful adaptation of LotR would've been... long... and mostly boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Good news... http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/114/1143361p1.html Andy Serkis is now set to reprise his role as Gollum in the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. New Line confirmed Serkis' casting to Variety. Serkis, as you know, played Gollum (and Smeagol) in the Lord of the Rings films. The Hobbit will reunite him with that trilogy's Oscar-winning director, Peter Jackson. UPDATED: The Hollywood Reporter says Sir Ian McKellen is now signed to reprise the role of Gandalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Ian Holm are also rumoured to be in talks to reprise their roles in the Hobbit. Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Ian Holm are also rumoured to be in talks to reprise their roles in the Hobbit. Win. From what I've heard, the story starts in the LotR time period with old Bilbo telling the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 how they'll fill two with what is essentially a brief children's tale is beyond me.Maybe they'll be two more managable 2hr films?... So combined, they'll be the equivalent of 1 1/2 LOTR films, which sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 From what I've heard, the story starts in the LotR time period with old Bilbo telling the story. Yeah, I originally thought that they might have also continued the story by having Bilbo reminiscing whilst on the boat to the Grey Havens with Frodo, Gandalf, Galadriel, Celeborn, Elrond, etc. Setting it just before LOTR with Bilbo telling the story to Frodo wouldn't detract from the emotional ending of Return of the King though, so I'd prefer that. There will probably be room for cameos from Sam, Merry and Pippin too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Setting it just before LOTR with Bilbo telling the story to Frodo wouldn't detract from the emotional ending of Return of the King though, so I'd prefer that.Well surely you'd watch them in Hobbit-LOTR order anyway no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 First Image of the cast: I didn't realise I liked some many of the actors they'd cast. I'm looking forward to it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Martin Freeman? Just can't get rid of the chap... Looking at the cast list is semi-disappointing. Seeing all the "old" characters featuring in it just for the sake of it feels wrong. Agreed. A faithful adaptation of LotR would've been... long... and mostly boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) One for the geeks... The Hobbit to be filmed at 48FPS http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/12/peter-jacksons-statement-on-why-the-hobbit-is-being-filmed-at-48-fps/ Which is supposed to look very cool. Edited April 12, 2011 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Apparently he's taking James Cameron's advice. I'm all in favour of this new trend. I assume this movie's shot in 3D (as opposed to 3D-fied in post-processing like many other movies)? And probably using RED cameras.. The Hobbit's going to look gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (It is being shot in 3D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tissue Town Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 You would think news of the first production diary being posted up would have happened.. But nooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforcemario Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViPeR Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 "Hell no let's start shooting" Damn right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 One of the reasons things are shot in 24fps is to give films that cinematic "feel". 48fps might make it look like a home movie or something, lol. Though Jackson seems very visual, I don't think this will be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 If they'd stuck to the book they could very easily tell this tale in a single movie, how they'll fill two with what is essentially a brief children's tale is beyond me. They did it with Deathly Hallows, all they need to do is extend a few scenes where they go to bed/wake up* for a couple of hours and they're golden. *get fresh, bowl, cereal etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 One of the reasons things are shot in 24fps is to give films that cinematic "feel". 48fps might make it look like a home movie or something, lol. Though Jackson seems very visual, I don't think this will be the case. So it's the framerate that gives feature films and home videos such distinct qualities? I've always wondered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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