The Hobbit Trilogy Discussion Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by SillyMammo

Saw this on IGN:

That rumor has already been debunked earlier today.

[Duffy12]

I don't know about this. I always pictured Bilbo Baggins as a little chubby at least.

BTW, SillyMammo...

The Skins will return!

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[Yautja]

Tobey Maguire as the Hobbit, can't really imagine it

[Josh]

Not that Elijah was a complete unknown, but LOTR was certainly a lot bigger than anything he had ever done before. I think they need to find someone with that same quality - proven they can act, but not a mega star were their ego shines through the character. It will be interesting to see who they end up with.

[zombie63]

James Mcavoy

[jbig31]

Originally Posted by zombie63

James Mcavoy

[Lord_Stewie]

What Happened to Elijah Wood taking the part.

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Peter Jackson Talks Returning Characters in The Hobbit.

Without knowing anything else, one would imagine that the film version of The Hobbit will have more of an adult flavor than the book. Also, if two movies are produced, it would create a great opportunity to fill in some of the gaps of the story, for example, the ouster of Sauron from Dol Guldur by the White Council, Gollum's actions after Bilbo takes the ring, etc.

[Diesel]

The Hobbit to Start Shooting in June

We recently reported that – despite rumors stating otherwise – The Hobbit is still on track for its December 2011 and December 2012 release dates.

Of course, it didn’t take a HUGE leap of logic to figure out that if The Hobbit was indeed going to be in theaters come December 2011, it would need to get underway REAL soon, as the principal shoot alone was going to take around 14 months.


Well, now we have word that The Hobbit is indeed slated to start shooting this June in New Zealand – of course there is still that pesky financial crisis over at MGM to clean up first…

Word of The Hobbit’s production start date was uttered by Production Weekly, with the good folks over at Coming Soon spreading the word to us. Again, there is still the question of MGM straightening out their current financial troubles, but since we know that New Line/Warner Bros. is helping to carry some of the financial burden until MGM gets back on its feet (or sells the property entirely), maybe that June start date isn’t impossible?

One thing that is for sure: there’s going to be nothing to shoot if they don’t get a cast together! We know that Ian McKellen will return as Gandalf – although apparently he’s the only actor from Lord of the Rings confirmed to be returning. Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett and Andy “Gollum” Serkis – whose characters all appear in The Hobbit storyline – are apparently not locked in for the next film(s).

If this June start date is going to truly happen, we’ll need to start hearing some casting news ASAP – most notably, the name of the actor who will play the titular character, Bilbo Baggins.

Stay tuned for more news on The Hobbit cast, as it’s sure to come fast and furious at us.

[sfmarine]

This is still entirely ambiguous lol..I'm waiting for an official announcement...Mcavoy ftw!

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Diesel

The Hobbit to Start Shooting in June

[Show spoiler]Bout F***ING TIME!

[sfmarine]

No Andy Serkis either?? What is going on lol.

[MCT]

wtf....no Serkis or Weaving?? It says they aren't "locked in", do the agreements just need to be finalized or something, or are they not being considered at all?

[sfmarine]

Filmed in June and no finalization yet Serkis and Weaving would be pivotal characters. I'm not sure what they are doing.

[vegeta88]

I thought Serkis and Weaving were locked. They are probably just figuring out when they will be available to shoot as this is going to be a long shoot and they have to arrange everything.

This is a priority for MGM, I'm sure they'll do everything they can to make this happen as it will garner a lot of money.

[Ernest Rister]

For Pete's sake...the shooting schedule of this monstrosity is going to last over a year -- they can squeeze in some Serkis mo-cap or a Hugo scene here, there, anywhere. C'mon. Stop with the panic.

[Offender_Mullet]

There's no way those actors won't return. Relax. Take a Valium, then put on 2001.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

There's no way those actors won't return. Relax. Take a Valium, then put on 2001.

Great line:

"HAL: Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."

[Offender_Mullet]

lol Forgot about that line.

What other major characters from the LOTR are in this film besides Bilbo, Elrond, Gandolf and Gollum?

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

There's no way those actors won't return. Relax. Take a Valium, then put on 2001.

hahah...