Official 'The Hobbit' Thread

[Spider-ManHero12]

Don't kill me, but I've actually never read the books. I should though.

 

[Doctor Jones]

It wouldn't hurt. It makes you appreciate the films more. And vice versa. But be warned, they're very dry and English. So it may be hard to get into. They're not as momentous as the films are at times. They take their time. Especially the first half.

Instead of returning to Bag End in what seems to be a mtter of days after he leaves Frodo with the ring, it takes Gandalf 17 years to return in the book.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Yeah, I heard about that. I'll try to get around to reading them some day.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I won't even be re reading the Hobbit before the film. I remember some stuff, but not the little details where I could nitpick. I want to judge the film on its own merits. I don't want to be thinking from what was in the book. I just want to watch it as a film.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Is Hobbit coming out in December? It'll be going head to head with SUperman. I feel bad for Superman, because personally, I don't think it's going to gross as much as the Hobbit as well. I'm hopig for a great Superman film though.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Yeah, both are set for release in December. I've been thinking of that too.

I want both to do well. But damn, those are both huge movies in the same month.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

^^ Lol, you didn't actually think he'd reveal something so soon, did you?

Nah, I didn't think so. But it would be great if he did.

December is the target release date for Man of Steel but it's possible that it could change.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Yeah, both are set for release in December. I've been thinking of that too.

I want both to do well. But damn, those are both huge movies in the same month.

Agreed. The Man of Steel is goin to be going up against the prequel to one of the biggest fantasty trilogies of all time.

 

[Kane52630]

Titles and Release Dates Announced for the Hobbit Films!

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78224

New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM have announced the titles and release dates for filmmaker Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's enduringly popular masterpiece "The Hobbit." The first film, titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will be released on December 14, 2012. The second film, titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release the following year, on December 13, 2013.

Both films are set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The adventure of "The Hobbit" follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

Under Jackson's direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.

Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and Martin Freeman, who just won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the BBC series "Sherlock," takes on the central role of Bilbo Baggins. Also reprising their roles from "The Lord of the Rings" movies are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Orlando Bloom as Legolas; Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The ensemble cast also includes (in alphabetical order) Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas and Aidan Turner.

The screenplays for "The Hobbit" films are by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson. Jackson is also producing the films, together with Fran Walsh and Carolynne Cunningham. The executive producers are Ken Kamins and Zane Weiner, with Philippa Boyens serving as co-producer.

"The Hobbit" films are productions of New Line Cinema and MGM, with New Line managing production. Warner Bros Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television licensing being handled by MGM.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Yeah, I'm so ****ing excited now!

Glad that they have the subtitles as part of the titles.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah, both are set for release in December. I've been thinking of that too.

I want both to do well. But damn, those are both huge movies in the same month.

There's been rumors that the Star Trek sequel will be moving to a December release as well.

Of course, there's always room for blockbusters. December 2009 had Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks all making huge numbers.

 

[Octoberist]

personally I think Trek 2 will move to 2013.

Love the new Hobbit titles btw.

 

[Octoberist]

Question: is the shoot 14 or 18 months long?

 

[dark_b]

interesting that in the new news they still say december. could it be that they accepted that they will realese a rushed LOTR movie for 2012?

 

[Spideyfan93]

Right...because December 2012...when the films started production about 2 months ago...is rushed...

There is much more time being invested in these films than the LOTR trilogy and that trilogy is one of the most memorable ones in cinematic history.

Pfsh..."rushed"

 

[rashad]

Huh? What are you talking about rushed? lol

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Question: is the shoot 14 or 18 months long?

I'm not sure but I think it's a 14 month shoot.

 

[Boom]

Official titles, official release dates, and official confirmation of Christopher Lee's return.

I approve of this press release .

 

[Boom]

I'm not sure but I think it's a 14 month shoot.

Officially I've heard fourteen, but McKellen said on his blog that he'd be needed for eighteen months.

So I figure fourteen months for the principal shoot and four months for pickups. Just my guess.

As for dark b, he's just absolutely convinced that there is no way they can meet a December 2012 release date, and any evidence to the contrary is proof of a rushed, half-assed production. There's no dissuading him.

 

[Lord]

I think the subtitles should be droped and the first film should be simply titled The Hobbit while the secound should be titles There and Back Again

 

[Boom]

They need to have "The Hobbit" in the title. Otherwise, the uneducated would not know that "There and Back Again" is Hobbit-related.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Officially I've heard fourteen, but McKellen said on his blog that he'd be needed for eighteen months.

So I figure fourteen months for the principal shoot and four months for pickups. Just my guess.

As for dark b, he's just absolutely convinced that there is no way they can meet a December 2012 release date, and any evidence to the contrary is proof of a rushed, half-assed production. There's no dissuading him.

Oh, I didn't know that. It could very well possible be as what you wrote.

Just read the whole press release and saw............[BLACKOUT]Mikael Persbrandt[/BLACKOUT] in it. And there went my wish down the drain. Oh well, it's no a deal breaker.

 

[Octoberist]

what was your wish?

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

That Persbrant didn't join The Hobbit. But now the wish is gone.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Love the titles.