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[showstopper24]

It has just been announced that Peter Jackson will be producing the Hobbit and a sequel. I don't really know what the sequel will be, but I am looking forward to the Hobbit. Jackson made the Lord of the Rings a great trilogy and I am glad that he will produce the Hobbit so we can get a similar feel of Middle Earth like in Lord of the Rings.

Unfortunatley, it isn't coming out until 2010.

Any ideas what the sequel will be?

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/12/18/brea...t-and-a-sequel/

[speedz99]

I really hope that they just split The Hobbit into two parts. I'd be really disappointed if they tried to write their own story in the LOTR world.

[El Guapo]

They have been working on the logistics of the hobbit for some time now, their biggest issue has been how to make the drago look realisitc. From what I understand they want to make a to-scale model and not use that much CGI, so there has been some hold up in regards to how that could work

Also any word in whether Bilbo from LOTR would be the same Bilbo?

As for the sequel, I have no idea. I have read all three LOTR and the hobbit but those are the only works my Tolken I have read. I know they are some ansillary middle earth work he did, but I am not sure what they contained. Maybe they could be building off of that.

[showstopper24]

They have been working on the logistics of the hobbit for some time now, their biggest issue has been how to make the drago look realisitc. From what I understand they want to make a to-scale model and not use that much CGI, so there has been some hold up in regards to how that could work

Also any word in whether Bilbo from LOTR would be the same Bilbo?

As for the sequel, I have no idea. I have read all three LOTR and the hobbit but those are the only works my Tolken I have read. I know they are some ansillary middle earth work he did, but I am not sure what they contained. Maybe they could be building off of that.

Isn't that bilbo too old? Ian Holm-Bilbo from Lord of the Rings was born in 1931. They would probably want another actor to play Bilbo.


Here's another link.

[Jadaki]

I really hope that they just split The Hobbit into two parts. I'd be really disappointed if they tried to write their own story in the LOTR world.

They could use parts of The Simillarion or whatever that follow up to the hobbit was. I really think the Hobbit can be done as a one time 2 1/2 to 3 hour movie. There is really no good spot to split apart the story.

[showstopper24]

Did I really forget the stupid 't' in hobbit?

[El Guapo]

Isn't that bilbo too old? Ian Holm-Bilbo from Lord of the Rings was born in 1931. They would probably want another actor to play Bilbo.
Here's another link.

I had no idea he was that old. Wow he looks great for his age. I thought he was in his fifties. So considering the movies are 6 years old now, I would assume he is too old to play that part now. But since Frodo was supposed to 50ish when he took his journey, I do not think it needs to be a kid or young man to play the part. Anyone from mid 20's to 40 could work.

[El Guapo]

Did I really forget the stupid 't' in hobbit?

Yes and strangley enough I knew what you were trying to say, but with off chance you were talking about hobbies.

[Governator]

They could use parts of The Simillarion or whatever that follow up to the hobbit was. I really think the Hobbit can be done as a one time 2 1/2 to 3 hour movie. There is really no good spot to split apart the story.

Ya I agree, it needs to be a 2.5-3hr movie by itself. From my understanding the Simillarion (Sp?) is kind of like the bible of middle earth. It's not really a story as it is the tales of how it all began to how it ended. Perhaps it covers some ground between The Hobbit & LOTR although I'm not sure as I've never read it. I know Tolkien never finished The Simillarion as he was writing it throughout his life, I believe his son did.

Regardless, if Peter Jackson is producing it I think it's safe to say it'll be a gem.

[Governator]

Did I really forget the stupid 't' in hobbit?

Fixed your prob lol

[El Guapo]

Ya I agree, it needs to be a 2.5-3hr movie by itself. From my understanding the Simillarion (Sp?) is kind of like the bible of middle earth. It's not really a story as it is the tales of how it all began to how it ended. Perhaps it covers some ground between The Hobbit & LOTR although I'm not sure as I've never read it. I know Tolkien never finished The Simillarion as he was writing it throughout his life, I believe his son did.

Regardless, if Peter Jackson is producing it I think it's safe to say it'll be a gem.

This is how I understand a lot of Tolkens other middle earth stuff, that it was more of a road map and history or anthology than a story. Plus didn't he create and entire elvish language?

[Governator]

This is how I understand a lot of Tolkens other middle earth stuff, that it was more of a road map and history or anthology than a story. Plus didn't he create and entire elvish language?

Yea he basically created his own world, he's like the Godfather of Fantasy.

[Jadaki]

Ya I agree, it needs to be a 2.5-3hr movie by itself. From my understanding the Simillarion (Sp?) is kind of like the bible of middle earth. It's not really a story as it is the tales of how it all began to how it ended. Perhaps it covers some ground between The Hobbit & LOTR although I'm not sure as I've never read it. I know Tolkien never finished The Simillarion as he was writing it throughout his life, I believe his son did.

Regardless, if Peter Jackson is producing it I think it's safe to say it'll be a gem.

Thats a fairly accurate representation of it, but there is stuff they can pull from to make a story or extend the Hobbit I suppose.

Peter Jackson is producing, he isn't signed on to direct it yet.... which makes me wonder if he is going to.

[SuperJon]

Peter Jackson is producing, he isn't signed on to direct it yet.... which makes me wonder if he is going to.

I remember hearing a long time ago, before the movie was confirmed, that he didn't want to direct it. I really hope he does though, just so he can redeem himself after he destroyed Kong.

[El Guapo]

I remember hearing a long time ago, before the movie was confirmed, that he didn't want to direct it. I really hope he does though, just so he can redeem himself after he destroyed Kong.

I don't know if he did that, or Jack Black

[Jadaki]

I really hope he does though, just so he can redeem himself after he destroyed Kong.

Kong is a dumb story to begin with, so I don't know what miracle you were expecting him to pull off.

[SuperJon]

I don't know if he did that, or Jack Black

I'll go with the former on this one.

Anytime you have a movie about a giant beast, it shouldn't take an hour and a half to finally get to said giant beast.

[showstopper24]

Fixed your prob lol

I love you.

I'll go with the former on this one.

Anytime you have a movie about a giant beast, it shouldn't take an hour and a half to finally get to said giant beast.

I agree. I was kind of thinking the same thing durin Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End because it took over 40 minutes for Jack Sparrow to appear.

[Jadaki]

At World's End because it took over 40 minutes for Jack Sparrow to appear.

That movie sucked for a lot of reasons, that wasn't one of them.

[speedz99]

That movie sucked for a lot of reasons, that wasn't one of them.

Concur. Boy did that movie suck.