Official 'The Hobbit' Thread - Part 4

[DarknessOfDeath]

Im excited.....knowing Evangline Lilly is gonna be in this

 

[Octoberist]

Correct.

Dale was further north - between the southwest and southeast arms of The Lonely Mountain.

Yeah, Dale looks like...a Greek or Italian city or something.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Im excited.....knowing Evangline Lilly is gonna be in this

 

[Whiskey Tango]

onering.net just posted a bunch of new pics in their album - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150658470464821.403449.6425769820&type=3&l=653130938b

 

[Jackasscoley15]

Those were posted three months ago.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I have a tight thing for brunettes.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Those were posted three months ago.

That's nice. Take it up with whoever posted their facebook update 9 hours ago.

'We weren't allowed to share all our Hobbiton Movie Set photos but the non-disclosure was lifted so here are a bunch more.'

 

[Boom]

Smaug the Golden?

Remember The Hobbit production vlog #2*that came out back in July 2011?

Well, we've watched it again (and recommend you do too), especially the bit between 2:05 and 2:25, where it isn't hard to spot Peter Jackson and his crew wearing a "200 Days To Go"*sweatshirt. What is hard to spot though is the logo on the front of that sweatshirt... until now.

Our Dwarves at TORn who spend their time mining the interwebs for gems of information came across an image of the hoodie that reveals the logo is none other than*Smaug the Golden.

Our staffers then got down to discussing it, and some said Yes, and some said No. Some said it couldn't be the real design for Smaug, and some said it only offered clues to what the real Smaug will look like.Â*One staffer called Greendragon was (aptly!) drawn to this image more than the others and said it looked very much like "a John Howe Smaug". Finally, the end of it was to put the image out for your consideration and see what you thought of it.

So, what do you think? Real or not? Mildly interesting or surprisingly faithful?*Sound off on our message boards.

It's very evocative of John Howe's design. What do you guys think? Is it just an illustration designed specifically for the hoodie, or is it a taste of what Smaug is going to look like on screen?

 

[Whiskey Tango]

No idea. If he *does* look like that it's alright by me.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Im excited.....knowing Evangline Lilly is gonna be in this

Ronan would of been so much better. Too bad she past on the role.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

I saw the trailer again when it played in front of Wrath of the Titans. My friend thinks it looks lame but I keep telling him we haven't seen anything yet. I can't wait until a new trailer releases and shows more footage... This movie is going to be epic and he has no idea yet.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The Hobbit is my favorite book. I wouldn;t really call it epic, outside of the Smaug bit. It is a far smaller, more intimate adventure.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

When I say epic I mean the characters and the situations they find themselves in. Not an actual Epic. But the feeling of adventure is going to be fantastic.

 

[regwec]

'The Hobbit' is just the sort of adventure you want to happen to you when you are ten years old. It has a really clever blend of threat (Bilbo is torn from his ordered, domestic little world and thrust into genuine danger), license (the quest allows Bilbo to behave in a manner most unbecoming to a Baggins; stealing, sneaking, slaying and double-dealing), and security (Bilbo survives under the protection of the sturdy Dwarves, the enigmatic Gandalf and a ring of invisibility).

The harmony of threat, license and security is, I think, a perfect formula for the ideal childhood adventure. Stir in a bit of sex and you have the adults, as well.

 

[Kane52630]

Yeah I saw the trailer for Wrath of the Titans in 3D and holy s*** it was beautiful in 3D.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

When I say epic I mean the characters and the situations they find themselves in. Not an actual Epic. But the feeling of adventure is going to be fantastic.

Yeah, I wouldn't really call the situations or characters all that epic. There is Gandalf, Beorn and Smaug, but the rest, even Mr. Oakenshield, don't really qualify. That is kind of the whole point of Bilbo. The story doesn't read like the epic tales the in story characters talk about.

It is a wonderful, fantastic adventure. I wouldn't call it epic, not in the same manner of the LOTR.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Yeah, I wouldn't really call the situations or characters all that epic. There is Gandalf, Beorn and Smaug, but the rest, even Mr. Oakenshield, don't really qualify. That is kind of the whole point of Bilbo. The story doesn't read like the epic tales the in story characters talk about.

It is a wonderful, fantastic adventure. I wouldn't call it epic, not in the same manner of the LOTR.

Guess it fits my definition of epic then. I agree about LOTR being more epic however.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6711200/Sneak-peek-at-Hobbit-set

 

[Kane52630]

Is there any word on a new trailer? I like to think we will get a new one when TDKR comes out.

 

[Moridin]

The Hobbit is my favorite book. I wouldn;t really call it epic, outside of the Smaug bit. It is a far smaller, more intimate adventure.

The book alone sure, but (and I'm no expert) shouldn't the additions give it a firm bump into epic territory?

 

[Boom]

Is there any word on a new trailer? I like to think we will get a new one when TDKR comes out.

I think TDKR is a safe bet for a new trailer.

 

[Octoberist]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6711200/Sneak-peek-at-Hobbit-set

Is that a bigature or an actual set?

 

[Doctor Jones]

I would say look at the truck...

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Is that a bigature or an actual set?

It looks like an actual set, given the size of the doors in relation to the set and it's surroundings.

The book alone sure, but (and I'm no expert) shouldn't the additions give it a firm bump into epic territory?

Have we seen a list of additions, I haven't been following this too carefully, but I hear that parts of The Silmarillion will be implemented, is there are credence to this?

 

[Spider-Who?]

it's not exactly The Hobbit related, but I made a poster for the lord of the rings drinking game and thought this might be a good place to share

http://fuzzydrawings.deviantart.com/art/LotR-Drinking-Game-Poster-295945861