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The Hobbit Movie News

July 1 2010 (10.07.01) 11:29 AM MST

Director Petey J Back on the Bilbo Bandwagon, or
Jackson's Back in the Saddle! Hopping on Hobbit Installment, or
There and Back Again: Jackson Plays Middle Earth God, Redux
...or so go the rumors

Peter Jackson loses an oliphaunt in weight

A certain Mr. Mike Fleming, editor over at Deadline.com reported only days ago that "trusted sources" are telling him Peter Jackson has relented to the calming coaxing of the universe, persistently pulsating within and throughout every quantum, nook and cranny, soothingly reassuring him of what he deep down knew all along. He was meant to direct The Hobbit. And now, after Hobbit hopeful Guillermo del Toro has chosen the cohesiveness and spiritual well-being of his tiny little human family over the vast imperatives of the mysterious cosmos by bailing out as director, it seems Petey J. has decided to take up the reins and direct the anxiously awaited new Middle Earth movies--my previous concern regarding "non-hobbit bumsides" fitting into directors' chairs notwithstanding (actually, as the photo above indicates, it appears Jackson himself has remedied the situation by losing what appears to be a couple of oliphaunts in weight).

Apparently, over the 4th of July weekend (relevant to U.S. readers only, obviously), he and former LOTR scriptwriters, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are making a trip to London, after which they will spend the next week in L.A. One can only assume they will be teasing all sorts of clever plot play from one another's craniums during this time. Or perhaps it takes a week and half just to sign all the paperwork in order to secure the gargantuan royalty rights. Or, more probably, and as reported, they will be meeting with "the most impressive actors who’ve been put on tape by casting directors".

Anyway, so three cheers for Jackson being back at the helm of The Hobbit! Middle Earth rejoices...

side note: regarding the debate whether the Hobbit will be in 3D or not (see earlier article), poster "Moola", who claims to have done some "brief work" on the Hobbit and knows "a few of the actors that have read" also claims to know that The Hobbit "WILL be in 3D, it’s already been decided! Test footage has been shot for that (granted under Del toro)". Take that bit of "insider knowledge" with a grain of salt, though, of course.

June 10 2010 (10.06.10) 10:42 PM MST

Guillermo del Toro Bails on Bilbo!

So, first Peter Jackson deflated us all by opting out of the director's job for the upcoming Hobbit movies. Granted, there were rumors MGM somehow only paid him 25 bucks a piece for each of the previous three movies. But after the couple grand they spent on special effects and little costumes (no shoes), what'd Big Petey J expect? Anyway, so since either Goldwyn or Mayer, or both, couldn't appreciate his demand for the $75 Billion he felt was his due, he was forced to take on the role of Producer of The Hobbit. Who knows, maybe they forced him to be the money-man this time around as both sort of a consolation prize and an opportunity to turn it around and screw the next director out of his cash (pay it forward!).

Which may explain why it's now been officially reported that Big
Guillermy T has "bailed on Bilbo" (my phrase) and hopped out of that little canvas director's chair on The Hobbit set. Or perhaps it's just that those chairs really aren't meant for such non-hobbit (read: smallish) bumsides.

Whatever the case may be, it's true that we won't be seeing any eyes on elven palms in some decidedly wonderful del Toroesque interpretation of Tolkien. In other words, Guillermo del Toro has officially withdrawn from the Hobbit movie project (and P. Jackson will not direct in his stead). He cites as reasons for his departure the continuing complexities and delays in beginning shooting and production, which caused strain on his life and family who relocated to New Zealand for the enterprise. When I first heard this news I felt crushed (not really), but now I wonder if perhaps it's not such a bad thing. I took the poll on one-ring.net (or whatever it is--note: oh, it's theonering.net) and had to finally opt for Sam Raimi as the new director. If he gets the gig I'm not sure if Bilbo's gonna sling more web than a Mirkwood 8-legger, or if he'll be reanimating dead goblins just so Gandalf can behead them with his shovel, staff, whatever. (obscure reference: Evil Dead).

April 7 2010 (10.04.07) 04:53 PM MST

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April 1 2010 (10.04.01) 10:34 AM MST

The Hobbit: In 3D or Not 3D, That is the Question

If you haven't seen über-director James Cameron's new film Avatar in 3D you probably don't even know it but you've got a hole in your entertainment soul waiting desperately to be filled. For the first 30 minutes of the film, you'll find yourself peeing your pants at the absolute visual marvel and near-hallucinogenic effect of the three dimensional goodies constantly suprising you like Charlie, for the first time, touring Mr. Wonka's wonderful factory of cocoa derivatives and quirky confections. It really is a (third?) eye opener -- so it's no mystery why Avatar's chopped Titanic's measly $1.8 billion worldwide take into cheap sushi, already raking in $2.7 billion in almost half the time. And that's before the forthcoming DVD has even been released (coming on April 22nd).

Well. With that sort of success, you can bet your sweet onions that studio execs from here to Timbuktwelve are reevaluating every fantasy/scifi/action flick on their production schedule to intuit the potential increase in coconuts, banana peels, clams, smackers, benjamins and other dead presidents with which they could line their pockets by converting the process to that succulent, mouth-watering, almost-pornographic technology so minimalistically named "3D".

$2.7 billion dollars in just over 100 days!

As a consequence, higher ups at MGM have begun asking questions about the possibilities of shooting The Hobbit movies in 3D. Del Toro, director of the forthcoming duology, said, "I wouldn't read much on it just yet, but now, after all this time, after Avatar doing the box office it did, we have had enquiries from above about The Hobbit being in 3D. No impositions or heavy leaning. Just enquiries. Just fulfilling my promise to let you all know if discussions ever started." (source: theonering.net) In 2009, he'd indicated otherwise: "As a co-writer and director of this film ... let me be very clear one more time: we are not talking about 3D, we are NOT writing the screenplay for 3D right now."

He also added to his more recent comments: "If after “Avatar” the market may change and demands are put upon us, etc that is in the future. But if such things happen and we start discussing 3D down the line, I’ll let it be know here at TORN [theonering.net] because that’s the proper way of doing things."

Why not use the feedback box further down on this page and let us know whether you like the idea of The Hobbit in 3D.

January 25 2010 (10.01.25) 03:57 PM MST

Spidey as Bilbo? Tobey Maguire to the Shire!

UK newspaper The Sun reported recently that three-time Spiderman star, Tobey Maguire, will play Bilbo in the upcoming Hobbit films. Though rumored for awhile earlier, the story picked up steam again once it was found out Maguire would not be returning in the fourth installment of the arachno-humanoid thriller series.

Without confirming the story, Maguire did say "I love Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson and I certainly wouldn’t take myself out of the conversation."

John Campea, blogger of entertainment news, sent out a tweet via Twitter.com confirming that he too had been leaked the same story. He wrote: "I have been personally told by a source very close to Guillermo del Toro that it’s true… Tobey Maguire IS The Hobbit."

However, as usual those most able to shed light throw water instead. Peter Jackson responded to an aintitcool.com email query and said, "No truth at all, although we’re all big fans of Toby. We are currently auditioning for Bilbo, and a month or two away from any announcements."

Still, something about the story rings true.

January 1 2010 (10.01.01) 10:55 PM MST

TNT: LOTR Movie Trilogy Fri, Sat, Sun

Now that the holidays are officially over (or will be when your--or your parents'--hangover dissipates), you can relax and get your fill of Lord of the Rings this weekend. TNT will be broadcasting the trilogy one movie each night starting tonight, Friday at 8pm Eastern Standard. Until The Hobbit comes out next year it'll have to suffice.

December 14 2009 (09.12.14) 10:08 AM MST

Blanchett and Weaving Return in the Hobbit

Peter Jackson told MTV last week that only three of the original LOTR cast will be returning for The Hobbit movies. Obviously Ian McKellen will play Gandalf but he also mentioned: "There's a couple of other characters: Elrond, who was played by Hugo Weaving [in the original films], and there's a possibility of Galadriel, who was played by Cate Blanchett."

He also shot down rumors that any of the other actors like Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen or John Rhys-Davies were to be featured in The Hobbit, whether in flashbacks, flashforwards, dream sequences or any other method of reintroducing their characters. He explains: "In book terms, the world of 'The Hobbit' takes place 60 years before 'The Lord of the Rings,' as it was written by Tolkien. So, not a lot of the characters actually feature, because they weren't around yet."

In regard to the movie production itself, Guillermo del Toro, the film's director, mentioned that they are halfway through the second rewrite of the screenplay and that he has himself been part of the writing process, adding that "Screenwriting is my favorite part of the whole process. I'm very happy being one of the writing team on 'The Hobbit'". Filming is set to begin in the first half of 2010. Del Toro's other current film, a screen adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel The Lovely Bones comes out in theaters later this month.

Del Toro seemed to also confirm the return of Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett for The Hobbit. "They are elves, so once again, in the realm of Middle-earth, they're immortal, they don't age." However, going by that logic, might we also expect a place for Liv Tyler?

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