Peter Jackson has announced his picks for The Hobbit.
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More info soon.
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The Hobbit gets a green light!!
It is official, The Hobbit has finally gotten a green light! Peter Jackson will be taking the helm on the 2 part, 3D version of the film. With all the delays we can finally expect to see the first movie start filming in February 2011, with 2012 and 2013 release dates.
While there is a glut of 3D movies out there, this one promises to be done with the latest technology that won’t leave viewers with a headache or frustrated that the picture quality wasn’t the best.
Casting is still in the works, but HobbitCast recently learned that Martin Freeman is the front-runner for the role of Bilbo, as was speculated early last year.
While the labour dispute amongst the actors in New Zealand still looms on the horizon, we’re confident that PJ will help get it settled and give us the movie we’ve been waiting for.
With things ramping up in the new year, HobbitCast will be there every step of the way. Check back often for more updates for all things “The Hobbit” related.
PJ will direct The Hobbit!
An update from our friends at The One Ring.net. Peter Jackson will indeed be directing The Hobbit. Follow the link for more info!
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/10/01/38921-new-york-times-jackson-to-direct-the-hobbit/
DragonCon 2009 Hobbit Panel
Hobbit panelists at DragonCon 2009
As promised, here is some of the latest Hobbit movie information we have been able to get. Sunday afternoon I attended at panel presented by the folks at The One Ring.net. The information we got is this…
First of all, the Hobbit movie(s) haven’t been given the green light yet. What does that mean? That means that the movie doesn’t have any official backing yet. Even without the green light, a lot of prep work is going on right now. The Hobbiton area of New Zealand is being regroomed in preparation for shooting that may start next spring. The actors we know that have signed on for the film are: Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum/Smeagol). According to sources the role of Bilbo is still not yet decided on, but the front runners include Simon Pegg (Shaun of The Dead, Star Trek) and Martin Freeman (Love Actually, Hitchiker’s Guide). The whispers of Tom Cruise meeting with PJ in New Zealand are true, but nothing about him having a role in the film has been confirmed.
As alluded to earlier, the movie will actually be two films. Possible release dates for the films are December 2011 and December 2012. It would be quite fortuitous to release the first of the two 10 years after the release of Lord of The Rings. In soundtrack news, Howard Shore has signed on once more to compose and conduct the soundtracks for the films. It’s appropriate that he would do this as they are trying to maintain the same feel we had with the original Lord of The Rings movies.
The writing team is busy working on the scripts for the movie and meet regularly with Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labryinth, Hellboy) to go over the script and tweak things. del Toro has moved his whole family to NZ at this time in order to be closer to PJ and his team. In addition to the writing and music goings-on, there is another choice still to be made. The art direction is in the process of being decided. Of course the usual suspects of Alan Lee and John Howe will be a part of the team, but there are several other notable artists that are being looked at as well.
All in all, lots of interesting news from the front lines of The Hobbit. Thanks to the folks at ToRN for allowing us all access to their brains at the Con!
More updates coming soon…
Peter Jackson Will Appear At Comic-Con 2009
With Neil Blomkamp’s District 9 set to release this August, everyone’s favorite director, producer, and all around geek, Peter Jackson will be making a stop in San Diego for Comic Con International 2009.