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Adventure, FantasyRelease Date :
December 01, 2011Director :
Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro Details on the Creatures to Be Featured on 'The Hobbit'
November 13, 2008 02:11:01Guillermo del Toro, director of "The Hobbit", talks to Coming Soon about the creatures that are going to be featured on the upcoming adventure-fantasy flick, about which he gushes, "We want to do a muscle-driven, radio-controlled suits for a couple of things." He goes on revealing, "I already started that with Wink in 'Hellboy II.' Wink was pushed as far as we could within the time limits and the budget limits of the movie and we're going to take what we learned and apply it."
Picking up dragon Smaug, the creature in "The Hobbit", as a reference, del Toro credits J. R. R. Tolkien for describing it "magnificently." "It's already a fantastic character. So, obviously, dragons, you ask every person what their best favorite dragon is, they will give you a different answer. In my mind, what we're going to attempt on the design of this creature and the creation of this creature needs to push the envelope beyond anything you've ever seen on that kind of creature," he argues.
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Guillermo Del Toro on 'The Hobbit' Casting
October 15, 2008 02:10:37After opening up about his vision on the creatures of "The Hobbit", dragon Smaug and Wargs, director Guillermo Del Toro speaks out about what he knows of the casting. Talking to MTV, the 44-year-old fesses up that no one has definitely come on board the project though he and his crew have in mind some of the potential actors.
Asked whether Hugo Weaving will be cast as Elrond once again, Del Toro reveals that he has the intention to approach the star as well as other "Lord of the Rings" actors, like Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen. "Oh yeah. We have to approach him - of course," he says. "Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen - they all must be approached to do the movie."
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Dragon Smaug in 'The Hobbit' Described as Magnificent
October 06, 2008 04:10:36As time comes nearer and nearer to the production of "The Hobbit", Guillermo Del Toro let out more interesting tidbits about the J.R.R. Tolkien's novel adaptation. Sharing his idea with Coming Soon during the conversation with New Yorker staff writer Daniel Zalewski, the filmmaker spoke out of his excitement on tackling one of the creatures in the flick saying, "All my life I've been fascinated by dragons. I was born under the Chinese sign of The Dragon."
"It's such a powerful symbol, and in the context of 'The Hobbit' it is used to cast its shadow through the entire narrative," he further explained. "Essentially, Smaug represents so many things: greed, pride...he's 'the Magnificent,' after all. The way his shadow is cast in the narrative you cannot then show it and have it be one thing, he has to be the embodiment of all those things. He's one of the few dragons that will have enormous scenes with lines. He has some of the most beautiful dialogues in those scenes!"
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'Lord of the Rings' Writers Back 'Hobbit', Scripting Begins
August 20, 2008 10:08:20Being one of the most talked about movies in development, "The Hobbit" slowly but surely moves forward as it is now officially having a screenwriting team. The Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adaptation is seeing the collaboration between the group of successful "Lord of the Rings" writers, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and director Guillermo del Toro.
All four of them have been signed to pen the screenplay of both films, "The Hobbit" and "The Hobbit 2" adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel. It has been noted that the deal with the scribes has been completed and they have begun on the writing of the screenplay. On the scripting process, del Toro as reported by The One Ring allegedly has even described it as "beautiful".
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One of the 'Hobbit' Films to Have Fans as Extras
July 08, 2008 03:07:06Ever since he has been tapped to direct the two installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel adaptation, "The Hobbit" and "The Hobbit 2", director Guillermo del Toro has been so open about what he has in mind of the two movies. Recently, he sat down with MTV to answer some burning questions from the fans.
On the occasion, the "Pan's Labyrinth" director made one interesting remark when he answered Mike Moore's question about the chance of a fan having to play as extra in the movie. Giving a serious reply to the curiosity, del Toro confessed that there is a good chance that one of the two films will use extras from fans stating, "I believe as the film comes to happen, in either of the two films, [fans] have a good chance of being there."
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Guillermo del Toro Opens Up More Plans for 'Hobbit'
July 02, 2008 11:07:46So far, details shared about the latest J.R.R. Tolkien's adaptation movie "The Hobbit" didn't provide much about the movie aside from the fact that it will follow Bilbo Baggins' adventure in reclaiming a treasure stolen by dragon Smaug. Yet, recently director Guillermo del Toro provided fans with more clues into his concept for the upcoming fantasy flick.
Sharing the special scoop about Warner Bros. Pictures' film at the 34th Saturn Awards on June 24, the filmmaker talked about the creatures, story and even casting. Known for his amazing realization of monsters in "Hellboy" and "Pan's Labyrinth", the 43-year-old revealed that he plans on presenting incredible new creatures. "I plan to bring myself to The Hobbit," he gushed. "No doubt about that."
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James McAvoy Denies Possible 'Hobbit' Role
June 13, 2008 11:06:06Dramatic actor James McAvoy is the strongest candidate to depict the main character, Bilbo Baggins, in the movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, "The Hobbit". That would be an old story because the celebrated "Atonement" star has spoken out about the news denying any involvement on the movie project.
Shedding some lights to the speculation of him being the leading contender for the role, McAvoy calmly put off the fire ignited earlier. In a press junked for his upcoming action movie "Wanted (2008)" in London, the supporting actor to Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland" addressed the rumor stating that the news is false. "...it's not true by the way, it's all internet rumoring and nothing else I'm afraid," said the 29-year-old. "Sorry."
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James McAvoy Favorite Candidate for Bilbo Baggins in 'Hobbit'
May 30, 2008 10:05:04Though news coming from "The Hobbit" earlier have offered an upsetting reports suggesting that the production of the fantasy movie may perhaps end up to be shut down, the casting speculations still continue to resolve around the tidbit. Words are now circulating that rising star James McAvoy is the leading contender to portray the main hobbit character, Bilbo Baggins.
According to The Daily Express, the studio producing the J.R.R. Tolkien's novel adaptation have listed several possible candidates for the adventurous "Halflings", including also "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe and comedian Jack Black. It is further said that the one that is most likely to be cast is McAvoy, though no reasoning on the preference is offered. "A number of names have privately been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black but James is the one the film's bosses really want," explained an insider. "They're expected to have talks with him soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future."
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'The Hobbit' Production Potentially Jeopardized
May 27, 2008 02:05:27Back in February 2008, a disturbing news broke out. At the time, it was reported that the fate of the two J.R.R. Tolkien's adaptation movies, "The Hobbit" and its sequel, are seriously questioned due to the fact that a lawsuit against New Line Cinema has been filed by the Tolkien's estate. Time goes by and it seems that the fantasy film will continue on its schedule. However, recent report hints that there might be a problem on the production after all.
On May 25, Times Online reported that the development of this Tolkien's adaptation novel may be put on hold or even worse may not be done after Christopher Tolkien, the son of "Hobbit" author, exposed that he will try to stop the making of the film as the continuance of the long-running court battle with the producers of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy who owed his family more than $80 million from the blockbuster film series. Reportedly, on June 6, the 83-year-old will go in front of a Californian judge to claim a rights in terminating "The Hobbit" filming rights.
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'Hobbit' Expected Three Original 'Lord of the Rings' Actors
May 22, 2008 12:05:56Since "The Hobbit" is another adaptation movie coming from J.R.R. Tolkien, it is difficult to separate the new movie from the earlier Tolkien's blockbuster adaptation movies, "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Hence, it is obvious if director Guillermo del Toro wants some of the "Lord of the Rings" actors to come back reprising their role in this film.
The latest news coming from the upcoming adventure fantasy film suggested that three of "LOTR" actors have been contacted to live up their characters once again were Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen and Andy Serkis. The three were depicting key characters in the successful trilogy playing Gandalf, Aragon and Gollum respectively. Though reports claimed that the talks with the actors still worked as early contact, both McKellen and Serkis have confirmed their involvement in the two-part film.
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Guillermo Del Toro Officially 'Hobbit' Helmer
April 25, 2008 09:04:48After months going back and forth with the news of its chosen director, the back-to-back "The Hobbit" and "The Hobbit 2" movies have found a helmer in the acclaimed filmmaker of "Pan's Labyrinth". The official announcement of the signing of Guillermo del Toro came out Thursday, April 24, afternoon via a joint statement from executive producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, New Line president Toby Emmerich, and new MGM's Worldwide Motion Picture Group head Mary Parent.
The picking up of the director/scribbler means that del Toro will team up with Jackson and his Wingnut and Weta production teams for the next four years in New Zealand to bring the films adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" novel into two live-action films. Despite the coming out of the announcement, the 43-year-old won't rush on to New Zealand since he is still involved with another highly awaited action fantasy film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", which is eyeing on July 11 release.
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Gandalf Might Not Be Resurrected in 'Hobbit' Without Ian McKellen?
March 28, 2008 08:03:04As English actor Ian McKellen expressed his wish to reprise his role as the wise wizard character Gandalf in the upcoming "The Hobbit", it is unveiled that the character made famous by the 68-year-old actor in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy may not be resurrected without him. In an earlier interview, the actor who has also appeared in "X-Men" series let out that the film producers want him to portray the character once again.
On the matter, the "Stardust" narrator explained, "Encouragingly, ['LOTR' director] Peter [Jackson] and [co-writer] Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine 'The Hobbit' without their original Gandalf." However, on the conflicting side, the actor who has been dubbed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his work and contributions to the theater revealed that he has yet to be called by the adventure fantasy helmer Guillermo del Toro. "Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo Del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!" said McKellen positively.
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Guillermo Del Toro Still Negotiating for 'Hobbit' Films
March 19, 2008 01:03:00Though Guillermo Del Toro has been rumored to be tackling another adaptation from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, "The Hobbit", for quite some time now, he has yet to be announced as the helmer of the project. Talking to TheOneRing.net, the director of "Lord of the Rings" trilogy confessed that he is still in negotiation to take the important role in the two films installment.
The Academy Award-nominated director revealed that he is currently in talks when he kindly refused to give detailed information about the New Line Cinema's movies. "At this stage anything I say is of no consequence for I am not yet signed to do 'The Hobbit'," he commented. "Negotiations advance but are still ongoing." Further, he mentioned that he is still busy with his research on Tolkien's works as he wanted to bridge up gap in his reading of the material related to Middle-earth.
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New Line Cinema Sued by Tolkien Estate, 'The Hobbit' in Jeopardy
February 12, 2008 12:02:37The fate of the adventure fantasy film adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, "The Hobbit", is said to be in jeopardy as the Tolkien's estate sued the movie's production house New Line Cinema. According to reports, on Monday, February 11, a British-based charity the Tolkien Trust filed a lawsuit against New Line on behalf of Tolkien's estate and publishers HarperCollins in Los Angeles Superior Court.
On the statement released by the trustees, it was noted that the company has failed to pay the share of profits from the blockbuster trilogy "Lord of the Rings". Part of the statement read, "The trustees of The Tolkien Trust, a British charity, have filed an action against New Line Cinema for its failure to pay a contractually required gross profit participation in the three films based on the world-famous Lord of the Rings trilogy."
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'Pan's Labyrinth' Helmer Guillermo del Toro to Direct 'The Hobbit'?
January 29, 2008 09:01:42Words are spreading that Guillermo del Toro is going to helm the back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". According to Hollywood Reporter, the director of "Pan's Labyrinth" is in talks with MGM to take the key part in the films' production.
Still, on the contrary to the news, HPANA.com reported that the Academy Award-nominated director is too busy for being involved in the project. The site based the reason on producer David Heyman's comment stating, "Del Toro was sadly not really in the running because he's rather busy."
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Frodo Revealed Details of 'The Hobbit' Sequel
January 12, 2008 10:01:27Details about Peter Jackson's upcoming projects concerning the prequel of "Lord of the Rings" have been shared. In an interview with MTV Movies Blog, Elijah Wood confirmed the rumor that the planned sequel of "The Hobbit" is going to be the bridge between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".
To MTV News, the actor who played Frodo revealed that he knew the fact after he emailed the Academy Award-winning director, Jackson. He said, "I haven't spoken to him directly about it [but] I've e-mailed him, and as far as I know the two films that they're doing, one will be 'The Hobbit' and another will take place between the 60 years that happened between 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'."
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The Hobbit Officially Made as Two Films, Peter Jackson to Produce!
December 19, 2007 10:12:49All now is crystal clear for "The Hobbit" after months of speculations about how the project would be made.
Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema co-chairmen/co-CEOs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne plus MGM chairman Harry Sloan announced on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 that they have teamed up together to make the movie and a sequel to it. Both Jackson and New Line are revealed to have resolved their longtime dispute over the "Lord of the Rings" films, clearing their way to make the two live-action big screen adaptations of the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy book, often marketed as a prelude to the author's "Rings" trilogy.
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The Hobbit Indeed Helmed by Peter Jackson, Shot in 3D?
December 01, 2007 02:12:55A bold, surprising claim regarding "The Hobbit" has been brought up by a blog focused on 3D motion pictures called MarketSaw. The site states to have obtained info that Peter Jackson will indeed take helming duties for the project and shoot it in 3D, adding that the New Zealander will split it up into two different parts.
Seemingly very confident on the tidbit, Marketsaw even assured its readers to be one hundred percent sure that this is happening. It further said that Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, and Hugo Weaving are all being eyed to reprise their "Lords of the Rings" trilogy roles for the prequel though no names have been cast yet.
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Sam Raimi Talks About The Hobbit and Spider-Man 4
October 17, 2007 11:10:40Long been associated with two big film titles of "The Hobbit" and "Spider-Man 4", renowned filmmaker Sam Raimi openly voiced out his thoughts on the former project while giving a bit info on the latter one.
As reported by ComingSoon.net during the press conference for "30 Days of Night" which he produces alongside Robert G. Tapert, Raimi expressed his willingness to continue backing up "The Hobbit" though he did consider Peter Jackson to be the best choice as the flick's helmer.
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Chance Open for Peter Jackson to Direct The Hobbit
August 13, 2007 01:08:12Well, this no doubt should be a tidbit that "The Lord of the Rings" fans would be very pleased to read of.
New Line Cinema, the studio currently holding rights to the fantasy franchise, recently showed its indication to repair its deteriorating relationship with Peter Jackson, which was due to ongoing dispute over share of profits from the first "Rings" film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001).
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Peter Weir Courted for "The Hobbit"?
May 11, 2007 03:05:25Here comes another potential name speculated to be up for directing "The Hobbit" aside from Sam Raimi.
AICN has brought up an interesting tidbit saying that, concurrent with offer made to Raimi, renowned filmmaker Peter Weir is being approached to a possibility to helm the project as well. Weir, a native of Sydney, Australia, made his break in Hollywood through his 1985 effort "Witness" and so far has received five Oscar nominations as director.
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Sam Raimi Up for "The Hobbit"
April 17, 2007 02:04:43Responding to the rumor saying he is in the running to helm "The Hobbit" following the public dispute between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema, famed filmmaker Sam Raimi for the first time revealed his thoughts about the matter to Entertainment Weekly in exclusive interview with the magazine's Steve Daly for its Summer Preview issue.
"Peter Jackson might be the best filmmaker on the planet right now. But, um, I don't know what's going to happen next for me right now," the man remarked. "First and foremost, those are Peter Jackson and Bob Shaye's films. If Peter didn't want to do it, and Bob wanted me to do it-and they were both ok with me picking up the reigns-that would be great. I love the book. It's maybe a more kid-friendly story than the others."
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"The Hobbit" Planned for A 2009 Release
February 19, 2007 04:02:48Determines to move along without Peter Jackson in developing "The Hobbit", New Line founder and co-chairman Robert K. Shaye revealed to The New York Times that he has an intention to release the flick in 2009 though there was no workable script yet for the film.
In the same occasion, Shaye, however, did not give any comments on the reports about offers made to "Spider-Man" helmer Sam Raimi to direct the project. Raimi previously was claimed by TheOneRing.net to have been approached for a possibility to lead the project though it was unknown whether he accepted the invitation.
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Sam Raimi to Helm "The Hobbit"?
November 24, 2006 04:11:14It's just a couple of days since Peter Jackson shockingly announced that he will not direct "The Hobbit", yet a name has already popped up around the web as the potential figure to fill in the vacancy.
Sure creating a buzz among the netters, TheOneRing.net has claimed that famed director Sam Raimi has been approached for a possibility to lead the project. However, the site noted that there is still no word yet on whether the "Spider-Man" helmer accepts the invitation or not.
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"The Hobbit" Won't Come Out from Peter Jackson's Hands
November 20, 2006 03:11:50This no doubt is one big blow to the "Lord of the Rings" fans and those who puts high hopes for Peter Jackson to direct both "The Hobbit" and a supposed second LOTR-based film. The New Zealand-born filmmaker and Fran Walsh have made it clear that New Line Cinema has passed them up to bring up both projects to the surface and is searching for a new helmer to carry out the task.
The shocking statement, posted yesterday, November 19, on LOTR fansite TheOneRing, confirmed that Jackson and Walsh's manager Ken Kamins had been told by Mark Ordesky, current president of New Line's specialty film division Fine Line Features, that New Line would no longer be requiring their services on the two movies. Reason of this decision, as Jackson has hinted, is none other because of the lawsuit placed by his Wingnut Films against the studio concerning "certain accounting practices" on "The Fellowship of the Ring."
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MGM Getting Back into Big League
September 12, 2006 11:09:56Taking a notch higher following the unveiling of its intention to make five movie sequels, MGM has come up with a bigger plan to mark its return to the studio big leagues. Based on reports compiled by Variety, the studio has revealed that it will release some $150 million-plus films over the next few years which include "The Hobbit", "Terminator 4", and a sequel to 1999's "The Thomas Crown Affair."
Concerning "The Hobbit", MGM is said to produce the flick in partnership with New Line Cinema while eyeing "Lord of the Rings" trilogy helmer Peter Jackson to take the director's seat. Jackson himself, as reported by Aint-it-Cool.com, has shown his willingness to helm the project, even though his schedule gets more crowded every passing week.
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Reader's Reviews
Amen brother! Who the hell would say the hobbit is boring?!?! That just shows what backward, jerkwater, idiots you are!
posted by TolkienDefender on Oct 08, 2008And I bet the both of you think reading US Magazine makes you think. And they wonder why this country lags behind every industrialized nation on earth academically. Morons.
posted by Wolfbane on Sep 21, 2008i agree
posted by yo mama on Aug 24, 2008I thought the book was pretty good.It got kind of boring in some parts though.
posted by Bobby on Aug 19, 2008