Official 'The Hobbit' Thread

[superkong 500]

I would like Beorn to look like this

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Ahahaha yeh...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TofMWRNYDwo

 

[FVD]

With all the amazing work by Howard Shore the music during the scene when they arrive in Moria is most uplifting to say the least!!! The moment leading up to the 3 minute mark will always be a most memorable moment!

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[Jackasscoley15]

Video of Ian McKellen and the dwarves on the Rise Up Christchurch telethon:

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[Boom]

The exclusive with the dwarves had me rolling.

I was also surprised to hear that Ian McKellen has already filmed a scene with Cate Blanchett. I thought it was said she wouldn't be in NZ until August.

But seeing Ian get excited over filming with Blanchett reminded me that Gandalf and Galadriel didn't have a scene together in LoTR. That'll be great to see.

 

[Drizzle]

But seeing Ian get excited over filming with Blanchett reminded me that Gandalf and Galadriel didn't have a scene together in LoTR. That'll be great to see.

Gandalf and Galadriel were in the Grey Havens scene, but they may not have been on the set at the same time.

 

[Boom]

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit?

http://***********/#!/lizo_mzimba/status/72368016981110784
(Lizo is the BBC Entertainment correspondent)

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a320903/benedict-cumberbatch-joins-the-hobbit.html

http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/s...bit-roles/article-3582693-detail/article.html


Going by Cumberbatch's responses, he's totally playing Bard.

And Drizzle, while they were in that scene together, they didn't interact with each other. That's what I meant.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

It's great that Freeman is going to be reunited with his Sherlock co-star.

When thinking of what character he will play, Bard was definitely the character that springs to mind. So if he's going to play him, then that's fine.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

I would like Beorn to look like this

"Y'know, I started buying ice-skates that were 20 sizes too big for me so I would stop losing them all the time."

 

[Doctor Jones]

Cumbernatch is in this?

****, man, this is awesome!

 

[Octoberist]

Ive seen Benidict only on Sherlock and he comes off as more elfish than rugged Bardish.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Presumably he's playing one of the Elves?

 

[Doc Ock]

I can't wait for another video blog! So I can pee myself.

 

[Boom]

Please be Bard:

 

[FVD]

Damn this is interesting. Cumberpatch in this film too?? Perhaps he could play Cirdan if not Bard. But if he's playing Bard then COOL!!!!

As for Beorn well I've always been a fan of this design actually.

 

[Boom]

Here's an interesting tidbit regarding Cumberbatch.

From an interview last July:

What roles would you most like to play?
Richard II, Oswald in Ghosts, Smaug in The Hobbit...!

SOURCE: http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/questionsandanswers/benedictcumberbatch.htm

Hmmmm....

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I actually would like either Ron Perlman or Bill Nighy to voice Smaug, who both were linked to the role in the past.

 

[Doc Ock]

I've heard Leonard Nimoy may be voicing Smaug.

 

[Octoberist]

Nimoy is just a rumor. A rumor from imdb. Never was it mentioned by deadline or any noted sites.

 

[Doc Ock]

Nimoy is just a rumor. A rumor from imdb. Never was it mentioned by deadline or any noted sites.

Ah, cursed rumors!

 

[Doctor Jones]

I really don't want Pearlman to voice Smaug. That voice has to be spot on.

 

[Boom]

Explosion at Hobbit studios

Two workers have been burned in an explosion inside the studios where The Hobbit is being filmed.

Emergency services were called to Stone Street Studios, which is co-owned by director and producer Peter Jackson, after the explosion around 11:20am.

Wellington Free Ambulance spokesman Ross Cameron said initial reports showed gases inside a sculpture being constructed had ignited.

A 25-year-old man suffered superficial facial burns and another patient had burns to their hands, he said.

Ambulance staff treated both at the scene and transported them to hospital - though their injuries were thought to be minor.

A Fire Service spokesman said there was no fire at the studios when firefighters arrived.

The Hobbit unit publicist Ceris Price said calling the incident an explosion was a "slight overstatement".

The incident happened in one of the workshops when "a couple of the guys" were drilling a statue, Ms Price said.

The pair were left with "mild burns but nothing serious" and were taken to hospital as a precaution, she said.

"One of them had some burnt nostril hairs and, apparently if that's the case, there is always the risk of inhalation so they get checked out."

She said no fire was caused by the incident.

Stone Street Studios was used in the production of Lord of the Rings and King Kong and is currently being used as a set for The Hobbit.

- Herald Online staff, NZPA

SOURCE: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10727710

 

[Doctor Jones]

Well thankfully nothing serious happened.

 

[Doc Ock]

"Explosion" made it sound a lot worse than what I first thought!

 

[Boom]

Benedict Cumberbatch joins Hobbit cast

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is set to reteam with his Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman after landing a role in upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit.

Freeman, who will star as Bilbo Baggins in the two-part fantasy film, accidentally revealed the casting news backstage at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards on Sunday.

Early reports suggest Cumberbatch will voice the dragon character Smaug but the actor refused to specify his role, insisting, "I can't say at the moment, thank you very much."

A red-faced Freeman later told reporters, "I knew I was a sort of a big mouth but I didn't realise to what extent I was a big mouth, and I've just ruined everything. I might not actually go back to a job - they might have just sacked (fired) me."

Cumberbatch plays Sherlock Holmes opposite Freeman as Dr Watson in a TV adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth stories. The duo picked up the Best Drama Series prize for the show at the BAFTA TV Awards.

SOURCE: http://www.3news.co.nz/Benedict-Cum...eport/tabid/418/articleID/212381/Default.aspx


And just for fun, here's the cast list up to this point:

Canon Hobbit characters

Martin Freeman: Bilbo
Ian McKellen: Gandalf
Richard Armitage: Thorin
Graham McTavish: Dwalin
Ken Stott: Balin
Aidan Turner: Kili
Dean O'Gorman: Fili
Mark Hadlow: Dori
Jed Brophy: Nori
Adam Brown: Ori
John Callen: Oin
Peter Hambleton: Gloin
William Kircher: Bifur
James Nesbitt: Bofur
Stephen Hunter: Bombur
Hugo Weaving: Elrond
Andy Serkis: Gollum
Mikael Persbrandt: Beorn
Lee Pace: Thranduil
Stephen Fry: Master of Lake-town
Benedict Cumberbatch: Smaug (?)

Added characters

Cate Blanchett: Galadriel
Christopher Lee: Saruman
Sylvester McCoy: Radagast
Elijah Wood: Frodo
Ian Holm: Old Bilbo
Orlando Bloom: Legolas
Bret McKenzie: Lindir
Jeffrey Thomas: Thror
Michael Mizrahi: Thrain
Ryan Gage: Alfrid
Conan Stevens: Azog