The Hobbit

[kokobombon]

^Thank you. Makes me want to read the book, can´t really remember which dwarf did what...

 

[littlepaperstars]

Final Hobbit production video of the year, featuring some surprises.

 

[YoninahAliza]

I'm am so excited to see this movie (but why do we have to wait a whole year???)! To be back in middle earth for another 2 or so hours is such a treat! Thanks for sharing the breakdown of The Hobbit trailer, Littlepaperstars.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

^well i believe Peter Jackson is just sticking to tradition. All LOTR movies came out in December

 

[Dora]

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[Phuel]

Glad that it's finally coming out, but just never really cared for The Hobbit... Now if they were to announce that The Silmarillion were to be attempted to into a trilogy by the trio of Peter, Fran and Philippa, I would be squealing like a tween girl at the premier of some Twilight opening.

 

[heelscatchfire]

Production video #6
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150720773691807

 

[heelscatchfire]

Check out the exclusive Comic-Con poster for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey!

Facebook / Peter Jackson

 

[heelscatchfire]

Preview of the Dwarves



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[heelscatchfire]

Recent news: Peter Jackson announced that the Hobbit would be a trilogy instead of 2 films.

From his facebook:

So, without further ado and on behalf of New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Wingnut Films, and the entire cast and crew of “The Hobbit” films, I’d like to announce that two films will become three.

 

[kokobombon]

^hmm... It´s my favorite book from the saga but I don´t think three movies are necessary :/

 

[heelscatchfire]

^ Me either but Jackson said to get his full vision of the book out he needs to expand to three movies. I trust him so we'll see. I can't wait til December to see the first one!

 

[Belowen]

I don't think we could ever doubt Peter Jackson and the love that he has for Tolkien's work... If he thinks his vision is best suited to a trilogy well then I'd back that decision 100%.

 

[wickedcrazyness]

Peter Jackson did such an amazing job with The Lord of the Rings trilogy. If he thinks that The Hobbit would work best as a trilogy as well, I trust his decision.

 

[cloudyshambles]

I definitely trust Peter Jackson's judgement as well, LotR are still among my all-time favourite films plus, don't they include something from another Tolkien book as well? I thought I read somewhere it's not just The Hobbit that they're adapting...

 

[heelscatchfire]

^ i remember reading something like that a long time ago too! I'd forgotten until you brought it up.

 

[MissyJG]

I definitely trust Peter Jackson's judgement as well, LotR are still among my all-time favourite films plus, don't they include something from another Tolkien book as well? I thought I read somewhere it's not just The Hobbit that they're adapting...

They are adding things from appendices (from LOTR).

 

[kokobombon]

^ooh, that´s gonna be so interesting
now it makes more sense, I was fearing that the pace was gonna be too slow if they´re splitting only TH in 3 movies...

 

[dumbfairy]

5 days and I am SO EXCITED I COULD WEE.

 

[Phuel]

They are adding things from appendices (from LOTR).

Apparently, by digging into the appendices, they're able to expand and enrich The Hobbit: So, events like what Gandalf was up to when he disappears from Bilbo and the Dwarfs are shown; Ragadast's investigation of disturbing events that lead to the investigations of the return of the Necromancer: and action sequences in The Hobbit that are only but a few sentences are expended into full action sequences. I think that should be interesting and much less flat than Tolkien's original words.

I never liked Tolkien's storytelling when it came to the action sequences. They were bland. Peter and company made those action sequences exciting. I remember reading LOTR, and the way in which Gandalf simply gave up to Saruman and allowed himself to be lead tot he top of Orthanc was a huge letdown-- and lazy storytelling. I loved Peter, Philipa and Fran's version of that confrontation-- that Gandalf put up a valiant fight despite being inferior to Saruman's skills.