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Tach Deneva · Post by **Tach Deneva** » 19 Dec 2007, 07:57

NEW YORK - Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_ ... the_hobbit

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Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » 19 Dec 2007, 19:10

nice. i hope they do a good job. i think this was the most enjoyable story of the whole deal...

Tach Deneva · Post by **Tach Deneva** » 19 Dec 2007, 20:07

More: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35108

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PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 19 Dec 2007, 21:19

I'm sure I'll be seeing it at the movie theater.

Jedi Master · Post by **Jedi Master** » 26 Dec 2007, 14:22

I'm still surprised they didn't try and do it immediately after LOTR while they still had Hobbiton and Rivendell sets.

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 26 Dec 2007, 15:22

Jedi Master wrote:I'm still surprised they didn't try and do it immediately after LOTR while they still had Hobbiton and Rivendell sets.

I would think it was because Jackson probably wanted to take a break for a while and wasn't he already committed to doing King Kong as his next film?

Grifter · Post by **Grifter** » 27 Dec 2007, 08:41

pretty much yeah. I'm sure that they have the sets sitting in moffballs somewhere, no? Who do you think will play Bilbo?

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 27 Dec 2007, 08:45

Grifter wrote: Who do you think will play Bilbo?

Justin Timberlake should play Bilbo because he's just so talented and cool and he would have that "connection" with younger audiences.

Grifter · Post by **Grifter** » 27 Dec 2007, 09:35

the singer? stop being sarcastic.

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 27 Dec 2007, 09:40

Grifter wrote:the singer? stop being sarcastic.

LOL! Seriously though, I would love for Ian Holm to play Bilbo again but he's just too old now.

Tach Deneva · Post by **Tach Deneva** » 27 Dec 2007, 13:07

They could recreate Ian Holm using CGI and get Andy Serkis to do all the motion capture stuff for him as well as Gollum. And all the Dwarves. And Gandalf. And Thranduil. And Smaug. Heck, they don't need anybody else!

Andy Serkis FTW!

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PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 27 Dec 2007, 13:09

Oh no, I definitely want Ian McKellen back as Gandalf.

Tach Deneva · Post by **Tach Deneva** » 01 Feb 2008, 13:30

Del Toro signed for The Hobbit.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/849/849112p1.html

The Hobbit, written by Tolkien in 1937, takes place many years before The Lord of the Rings and centers on young Bilbo Baggins, who, along with a group of dwarves and Gandalf the wizard, embark on a quest to steal the treasure of Smaug the dragon. The first movie will reportedly tell this story, while the second will show events immediately preceding the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring.

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Jedi Master · Post by **Jedi Master** » 01 Feb 2008, 14:27

Ah, so now I see what the 2nd film will be. It will cover the time between Hobbit and LOTR. I'm not sure exactly what will happen in that film, though.

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 01 Feb 2008, 15:26

Jedi Master wrote:Ah, so now I see what the 2nd film will be. It will cover the time between Hobbit and LOTR. I'm not sure exactly what will happen in that film, though.

Wait a minute though, did Tolkein ever write anything for that time period between the Hobbit and LOTR? If not, I guess that means they'll be writing an original script for that second film.

Jedi Master · Post by **Jedi Master** » 06 Feb 2008, 15:14

Only what is said in LOTR about the time between, which isn't much.

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