deanb Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Here's a making of in the early stages. Seems it's due in 2-3 years :/ http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150223186041807&oid=141884481557&comments About 10 minutes long. Nothing too revealing. Few spoilers if you've not read the book. One thing to note for this is they're doing it in 3-D at 48fps, which they reckon makes it all a bit smoother and less strain on the eyes. I guess it's a case of wait n see. http://www.facebook.com/notes/peter-jackson/48-frames-per-second/10150222861171558 Oh yeah you' may of noticed, a lot of this is going up on facebook. He's being pretty open on the film making process which is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgamemnonV2 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I can't believe he's doing it in 3D. I really want to stab who ever started the stupid 3D craze again IN THE EYES. Go back to the 90s who ever the hell you are! We hates it, precious! We really hates it! And of all the damn people too. Have fun wearing your prescription 3D glasses, Peter! Ass. Anyway, I have my doubts about the movie. I've heard the script has changed so many times that it's at some ridiculous stages now. And how the hell do you cast for Frodo when he's not even born yet? And I doubt it'll be in two or three years. I wouldn't be surprised if it wouldn't be until 2015 that we'd finally see part one, given all the delays that keep on happening. Anyway, I keep up with the info on Third Age: Total War's suboard, which has a great thread containing a boatload of info on the film: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=282000 Which mostly comes from theonering.net anyways, so bookmark that as well if you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Stephen Fry is going to be the Master of Laketown. This is turning into a very British film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Booyah bunny indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Martin Freeman just let slip at the BAFTAs that Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be on. It was supposedly meant to be secret. I guess that solves the clashing of schedules for Sherlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Ooops! Oh well, not sure why it was a secret anyways. Rumour has it he's to be the voice of Smaug. Will be interesting to see the two of them playing opposite each other in a different scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Yikes! I can finally get back to some postings! We've finished our first block of shooting and moved straight into location scouting. More on that soon... But today, I'm thrilled to announce two new cast members who will be joining us for our second block of shooting. Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character—the Woodland Elf, Tauriel. Her name means 'daughter of Mirkwood' and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.) What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life. I'm also highly excited that Barry Humphries will be portraying the Goblin King, in much the way Andy Serkis created Gollum. Barry is perhaps best known for his business and social connections as the long-time manager of Dame Edna Everage. He has also been an ardent supporter of the rather misunderstood and unfairly maligned Australian politician, Sir Les Patterson. However, in his spare time, Barry is also a fine actor, and we're looking forward to seeing him invest the Goblin King with the delicate sensitivity and emotional depth this character deserves. Evangeline and Barry, along with Welsh actor Luke Evans as Bard and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug, just about rounds out the major casting. I cannot wait to get stuck into these new scenes! More soon, including a flurry of answers to your questions. Sorry for the delay! Cheers, Peter J I was like "Barry Humphries? Isn't that...". Also Cumberbatch is Smaug. Woot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 It may just be from a bodged up photoshopping job, but it looks a tad VGI to me which isn't too good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I was like "Barry Humphries? Isn't that...". Also Cumberbatch is Smaug. Woot. And Sauron in the second one. These first pics appeared a couple of days ago but in case anyone hasn't seen them: They're pretty horribly lit and just not very well composed in general. The Ori, Dori and Nori designs son't feel very Tolkien to me either. So safe to say I'm not loving the pics that have been shown so far, hopefully these early stills aren't reflective of the finished film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Stills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Eh, might as well post this as there has been some rather large momentum. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/5676677/Hobbit-hopefuls-long-trip While I know one of them, though they're all in advertising with me, I never really bothered to learn more about their desire to be extras in The Hobbit. I figured many other fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's work, especially The Hobbit, would be up to something similar. The difference has been http://roadtotheshire.com. While I'm not quite sure how widespread their success has been in the last few months, aside from fellow fans, the article above shows that there are even people in New Zealand that would like the trio's dream to come true. The only downside is how a spokesman for Peter Jackson, a Mr. Matt Dravitski, pretty much has taken a "realistic" approach saying anyone outside of New Zealand has no chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150451523596807 Another video. More technical than the last, but I love this kinda stuff. Looking at their RED Epics n their 3-D rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Can't embed this and it doesn't seem to be on youtube yet, but Holy. Mother. Of. God. http://www.joblo.com...hobbit_auj_trlr Everything just looks... perfect. Quite simply perfect. I'm actually a fan of Guillermo del Toro and would've loved to see his take on the material. But seeing this just makes me think "Thank fucking God Peter Jackson came back!" Edited December 21, 2011 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I prefer scifi over fantasy almost every time, but I LOVE the LOTR movies. This is going to be the movie to watch next year for me. The Dark Knight Rises trailer didnt do a thing for me and im looking forward to the Avengers, but no other film really matters in comparison. This is like....my thing, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've been humming the song since I watched that trailer. Its a great thing to hum while playing Skyrim, exploring and coming upon a dorf fortress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151028043926807 I do love that they're making these videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 It's going to be three films :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Two made sense to me, there's no way you're getting that whole story into a single movie without cutting a lot of stuff out, but three seems excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I can't understand Three. Two would have been a bit of a stretch in as much as i don't think its really two films based on 'The Hobbit' anymore, but i could see how they'd construct a story based on other Middle Earth works, but Three. I just can't see it myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 It's the 75th Anniversary on Friday. So folks are doing "Elevenses" around the world. Oh also on a local scale, turns out Northumberland is as good as New Zealand. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/9549670/Middle-Earth-moves-to-Northumberland-in-The-Hobbit-film-posters.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TCP Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Looks like they're keeping a lot of the humour! I am impressed. It's been about 12 years since I read The Hobbit so my memory is a little foggy... who was the hermit looking character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 The one with the animals? He's actually not in the Hobbit book, he's mentioned in Lord of the Rings though as sort of being partially involved (remember in Hobbit when Gandalf fucks off for a large part of the story?). He's Radagast the Brown AKA The Seventh Doctor AKA Sylvester McCoy. They seem to be expanding upon the whole Dark Lord of Mirkword part of the Hobbit that was only partially touched upon in the book, but obviously hugely expanded upon in LotR since he leaves Mirkwood for Mordor. Since we are kinda working our way backwards it means events of LotR can be injected into The Hobbit as a sort of retconning that Tolkien did kinda attempt, but couldn't really do without rewriting the Hobbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 That trailer had me grinning from start to finish. I was a little concerned but its things are looking a little rosier now. Still, its not the first instalment i'm worried about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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