Well, was he or wasn't he?
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Well, was he or wasn't he?
They left out a LOT of unnecessary shit. The movies would've been faggy if they went straight from the books.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyne
Lemme help out here.
-Rami was, but there is a hesitancy to give it to him. I personally don't want anyone but Jackson making it, but I'm stubborn that way.
- Its two movies because Jackson intends to include (make up, but in a good way from how it sounds) the stuff that Gandalf was doing while he wasn't with Bilbo (assaulting Dol Guldor, Sneaking around the Necromancer, etc...) Most likely to set up some kind of major fight between the Necromancer and Gandalf, as it is the white council's assault in Tolkien lore isn't as talked about as other fights, but its kind of assumed Gandalf and the Necromancer (Sauron for those who don't know) fought during it.
- This has been held up over the ridiculous legal battle New Line and Jackson were in for payment of himself and his staff for the extra stuff that was put on the extended Dvd.
You forgot to add the Bob Shay completely caved in because of the major flops his studio has had recently, such as Golden Compass, and the very real danger of being kicked to the curb has brought him back to Jackson.
I'm sad to say I heard about this from a girl at work before this thread appeared. Awesome nonetheless.
Sold.
Seriously, they should stop at 3 imo.
So it seems they're lining up Guillermo del Toro to direct these. Brilliant imo.Quote:
[Harry's usual personal life / look at me I'm friends with your favorite filmmakers bullshitting snipped - Gas]
and during that conversation - he suddenly brought up THE HOBBIT and how he wanted to direct it and how he thought it was going to happen.
Well now - the trades are reporting on it. I saw the story up this morning on Hollywood Reporter's Story - the writing on this project has not been OFFICIALLY decided yet, due to the Writer's strike, but apparently Jackson and Guillermo will oversee the script's creation.
They're saying $150 million per film... and I just wonder... is Ron Perlman going to be the voice of Smaug? And will Gollum suddenly become a man in a costume via Doug Jones? (of course not, Andy Serkis will be back)
But you KNOW that Doug Jones is gonna be something awesome in this.
When Guillermo and I talked about it, he spoke very heartfelt about how he had to adhere to what Peter had already established - but how he couldn't wait to expand that universe with the environments, creatures and most especially Smaug. I'm giddy.
Personally I'd want Jackson back. Del Toro is really really good at what he does, and he has this certain style and flair to him, that for something like Hellboy is awesome. I just don't think its a good fit for something from Tolkein.
If Jackson isn't going to direct them I can't think of anyone else I'd like to see do it more than Guillermo del Toro.
I like this idea a lot.Quote:
is Ron Perlman going to be the voice of Smaug?