The upcoming 20th birthday of Empire Magazine has been guest edited by none other than Steven Spielberg. By the power of his magical directing beard, he appears to have secured some rather nifty exclusives for the mag, and now they’re starting to flood out.
Quite impressively, they’ve got the scoop on Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro’s revised plans for The Hobbit. Previously we’d been told that they were going to make two films, the first an adaptation the novel and the second to bridge the gap between that book and The Fellowship of the Ring. Now, however, it seems that The Hobbit itself is going to take up two full length pictures all by itself.
Empire quote each of the Hobbitmasters. Here’s Del Toro:
"We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur."
And Jackson:
"We decided it would be a mistake to try to cram everything into one movie. The essential brief was to do The Hobbit, and it allows us to make The Hobbit in a little more style, if you like, of the trilogy."
There was a rumor recently that Del Toro would have a whole trilogy to play with, not two films but Jackson’s comment here about ‘the essential brief’, stepping down from the original plan and suggesting this new idea was how they’d be fulfilling their obligation, leaves me with the impression that the bridge narrative has been ditched altogether.
I’m assuming this spells the end of fan dreams to see Viggo Mortenson’s Aragorn in action again. Here’s hoping Jackson is just keeping a potential third film under his hat and the old rumours were based on something solid.
The special issue of Empire magazine hits UK shelves on the 23rd, and promises much more on The Hobbit, not to mention Tintin and lord knows what else Spielberg has won them access to.
yeah my friend works at the cafe at Peter Jacksons post production facility here in Wellington, apparently PJ is the most demanding cunt
Whatever. When am I gonna get Hellboy 3?This project is going to keep Del Toro occupied till 2013 I believe. So probably not for quite a while.
yeah my friend works at the cafe at Peter Jacksons post production facility here in Wellington, apparently PJ is the most demanding cunt
boohoo he demands excellence. tell your friend to stop bitching, he should be happy to be working for the greatest director in film today :bow
Yea, you could tell the Hobbit in one movie and still include White Council stuff. I'm sure both movies will rock, and two is better than one...but hmmm. The Hobbit is not LOTR..
Himumu oh god no no no no. That 70's movie was cheesy as hell. Gollum was a FROG WITH FUR and it had multiple musical numbers like a disney cartoon.
I remember watching all the time when I was little on Cartoon Network though. :-[ CN used to do these big Lord of the Rings marathons on weekends back in the early 90's airing the two LOTR animated films and the hobbit.
Also wasn't there musical numbers in the book too?
Himumu oh god no no no no. That 70's movie was cheesy as hell. Gollum was a FROG WITH FUR and it had multiple musical numbers like a disney cartoon.
I remember watching all the time when I was little on Cartoon Network though. :-[ CN used to do these big Lord of the Rings marathons on weekends back in the early 90's airing the two LOTR animated films and the hobbit.
2 LOTR animated movies? I thought there was only the one. Also wasn't there musical numbers in the book too?
That's tight. Did New Order produce it's OST or something?Hah, that was nothing. This is the greatest song ever.
I've never head of ROTK :o. I have the hobbit and LOTR on VHS though.Then you've missed this:
Ya these kind of music videos don't belong here. Post them in Malek's log.spoiler (click to show/hide)I wish I were a hobbit.[close]
Ugh the fucking animated movies were crap. GTFO of here with that crap.I agree, I just had to destroy Himu's memories of their shittyness.
The animated LOTR cartoon was pretty cool, and convinced me to read the books
Himu, stfu or I'll mail you some bacon.
I would rather get a new Hellboy to be honest.
Ugh the fucking animated movies were crap. GTFO of here with that crap..
I would rather get a new Hellboy to be honest.
I would have get an At the Mountains of Madness movie, but that ain't gonna happen.
I would rather get a new Hellboy to be honest.
I would rather get a new Hellboy to be honest.
Why, they suck
What's all this "bridge" talk? Do you have to be a Tolkien scholar to know what "Dol Gut Smutmang" or whatever that initial mention was?
The Hobbit's just not that complex a story? If they can make three three-hour movies, surely they can make ONE more three-hour movie and call it a day?
What's all this "bridge" talk? Do you have to be a Tolkien scholar to know what "Dol Gut Smutmang" or whatever that initial mention was?
The Hobbit's just not that complex a story? If they can make three three-hour movies, surely they can make ONE more three-hour movie and call it a day?
The Lord of the Rings: The Bridge to Nowhere
FotR is the only great movie.
i liked all three, but rotk dragged on for too long; they could've cut it a good 15 minutes shorter
and it was pretty lame that all it took for that nazgul creature to be destroyed was a tiny woman with a sword
i liked all three, but rotk dragged on for too long; they could've cut it a good 15 minutes shorter
and it was pretty lame that all it took for that nazgul creature to be destroyed was a tiny woman with a sword
FotR is the only great movie.
yeah i totally agree with this statement.
there is something just nearly perfect in this film that is lacking in the bloat of the others.
i liked all three, but rotk dragged on for too long; they could've cut it a good 15 minutes shorter
and it was pretty lame that all it took for that nazgul creature to be destroyed was a tiny woman with a sword
FotR is the only great movie.
yeah i totally agree with this statement.
there is something just nearly perfect in this film that is lacking in the bloat of the others.
I preferred the book to the other 2 books, also. Basically, I think the first part of the saga where you're following the Fellowship on a smaller scale as they come together and set out is so much more engaging and satisfying (both in the books and in the movies) than either of the other 2 books/movies where the conflict opens up and becomes much more global and less intimate. Ive always felt that FotR was an adventure movie in the truest sense, wheareas TTT/RotK are basically war movies.
All the best character stuff is in FotR too. There isnt a single moment as emotional in either TTT or RotK as Gandalf's "death" and Boromir's death in FotR.
FotR is the only great movie.
yeah i totally agree with this statement.
there is something just nearly perfect in this film that is lacking in the bloat of the others.
I preferred the book to the other 2 books, also. Basically, I think the first part of the saga where you're following the Fellowship on a smaller scale as they come together and set out is so much more engaging and satisfying (both in the books and in the movies) than either of the other 2 books/movies where the conflict opens up and becomes much more global and less intimate. Ive always felt that FotR was an adventure movie in the truest sense, wheareas TTT/RotK are basically war movies.
All the best character stuff is in FotR too. There isnt a single moment as emotional in either TTT or RotK as Gandalf's "death" and Boromir's death in FotR.
Also the Hobbit was a more fun book to read then all the three Lotros combined.
This lotr shit is racist as hell.