The Hobbit Movie News

[Hardrock69]

http://blastr.com/2011/01/andy-serkis-done-deal-for.php


Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen confirmed for The Hobbit: Who's next?

Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen confirmed for The Hobbit: Who's next?

The casting news keeps coming for The Hobbit! Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen have officially signed on to reprise the roles of Gollum and Gandalf—and even more familiar faces may be returning as well.

According to Deadline, a deal has been closed for Serkis to once again don the motion-capture suit and perform the role of Gollum for director Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. Serkis' portrayal of the doomed creature in The Lord of the Rings was a breakthrough both for him and for the art of motion capture, bringing Gollum to life almost entirely through CG.

Meanwhile, EW.com has confirmed that Ian McKellen has also officially signed his contract to portray Gandalf the Grey, one of the few characters who plays a major role in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The news comes on the heels of last week's spectacular revelation that Elijah Wood was also coming back as Frodo Baggins for scenes that will frame the story and provide a link to the earlier Rings movies.

But more names from the Lord of the Rings trilogy may be returning as well. Deadline says that Christopher Lee is in talks to reprise the role of the wizard Saruman, and that Ian Holm may cameo as the older version of Bilbo Baggins, which he played in the Rings movies (the younger Bilbo will be played by Martin Freeman in The Hobbit). Both Cate Blanchett's Galadriel and Hugo Weaving's Elrond are expected to show up in the films as well, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas may also make an appearance.

As noted before, Jackson and his co-writers (Fran Walsh, Phillippa Boyens and one-time director Guillermo del Toro) may have stretched their adaptation of The Hobbit to fit some of these characters into that novel's storyline. But we would be lying if we didn't admit that the thought of seeing these actors playing their beloved roles again almost overrides any concerns about liberties taken with the text.



http://blastr.com/2011/01/will-charlize-theron-kick-alien-butt-in-ridley-scotts-prequel.php



Will Charlize Theron kick Alien butt in Ridley Scott's prequel?

Guess which Oscar-winning female star has backed out of a role in Clint Eastwood's new movie—and may now possibly star in the Alien prequel?

According to Vulture, Charlize Theron has dropped out of Eastwood's upcoming biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, which might just leave her schedule open to star in Ridley Scott's highly anticipated prequel to his original 1979 film Alien. Actually, it seems that Theron's agents had said she would do the Hoover film before she actually agreed to it. Although that left her in the position of having to apologize to Dirty Harry, it also left a large space in her calendar—which 20th Century Fox is eager to fill.

Scott, for his part, is apparently determined to have Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (the Swedish-language The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes 2) play the female lead, Elizabeth Shaw, in the Alien prequel. However, there is another female character named Vickers, described as a "fortysomething, tough-but-sexy crewmember," which he wanted to give to Michelle Yeoh (Tomorrow Never Dies).

But with the budget for Alien said to be skyrocketing, Fox wants a better-known name in there. That's where Theron might come in. Fox is reportedly having the role of Vickers rewritten to make it bigger and more appealing to the actress, who will get the new script this week and decide whether she wants to do it soon after.

There's been a slew of Alien rumors in recent months, with a number of them debunked, and Vulture has published its fair share of them. So for now we'll treat this as a rumor, too.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

hurry with the hobbit flick!!!

[chefcraig]

Jeez, at this point does anyone care about the Alien franchise? :indifferent0020:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

the predators do i think

[Seshmeister]

hurry with the hobbit flick!!!

If they don't hurry up Christopher Lee will be dead.

I hope they aren't paying Orlando Bloom good money when a cardboard cut out would be as convincing.

[Seshmeister]

Jeez, at this point does anyone care about the Alien franchise? :indifferent0020:

The fact it's Ridley Scott making it does make a big difference though. That and it's a prequel so they can ignore all the children comic stuff that came later.

RS has made as many turkeys as hits in recent years though like Robin Hood, A Good Year and Kingdom of Heaven along with some pretty boring stuff.

I guess it will all come down to whether there is a good script. I would wait to see what the reviews are like, less than a 50-50 chance of it being good I think.

[POJO_Risin]

The hobbit is perhaps my favorite novel of all time, and I could give two fucks less about any of those shitheels (with the exception of gollum and gandalf) showing up. What a fucking joke, to tamper with a movie that already has a fucking tie-in...

[POJO_Risin]

I'm sick of the fucking Alien movies at this point...although...a prequel could have something worth offering...

[chefcraig]

The hobbit is perhaps my favorite novel of all time, and I could give two fucks less about any of those shitheels (with the exception of gollum and gandalf) showing up. What a fucking joke, to tamper with a movie that already has a fucking tie-in...

I read the trilogy long before the movies came out, yet for some reason never got around to The Hobbit. I'll probably do so now, so that when it hits theaters (and then shows up every other weekend on TNT), it won't be tainted by some film maker's "interpretation" of the material.

Oddly enough, after reading those books, a whole bunch of early Zeppelin lyrics started to make more sense.

[Seshmeister]

As I remember The Hobbit is a much better read than the LOR and doesn't have all the pointless fucking songs.

I probably won't go to see it, by the 4th or 5th ending of the last LOR movie I was bored out my mind.

[kwame k]

I read the trilogy long before the movies came out, yet for some reason never got around to The Hobbit. I'll probably do so now, so that when it hits theaters (and then shows up every other weekend on TNT), it won't be tainted by some film maker's "interpretation" of the material.

Oddly enough, after reading those books, a whole bunch of early Zeppelin lyrics started to make more sense.

The Hobbit is a must read, Craig.

[chefcraig]

The Hobbit is a must read, Craig.

I have had the damned thing sitting on my bookshelf and collecting dust for several years now, so I might as well get on with it. :baaa:

[Seshmeister]

The Hobbit is a must read, Craig.

For a 12 year old or a drummer :biggrin:

[Seshmeister]

I mean come on guys...:baaa:


http://childrensbooks.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hobbit



Description
The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves, in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, unambitious hobbit, who suprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug the Magnificent, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of the Five Armies are some of the adventures which befall Bilbo. But there are lighter moments as well: good fellowship, welcome meals, laughter and song.

Reader's Reviews

It is a complete and marvellous tale in itself, but it also forms a fantastic prelude to The Lord of the Rings series.


Parental Guidance
Reading Age: 11+
Reading Aloud Age: 10+

There are lots and lots of monsters in this book, and also plenty of peril.
Gandalf, the wizard, is skilled in the use of magic; however there is a clear distinction between good and bad characters.

Bilbo finds a magic ring which, when he puts it on, makes him invisible.

[kwame k]

For a 12 year old or a drummer :biggrin:

I guess I should of put the caveat in there and the thing you forgot to list................................

A must read if you are higher than a kite:)

[Nickdfresh]

If they don't hurry up Christopher Lee will be dead.

I hope they aren't paying Orlando Bloom good money when a cardboard cut out would be as convincing.

A cardboard cutout once inadvertently stole a scene from Orlando Bloom...

[PETE'S BROTHER]

my dad read all of the c.s. lewis books when i was 4-5ish? then the hobbit and the trilogy. i cut my teeth and learned to read some of the greatest, descriptive stuff i'll ever remeber. then in grade school i tried to read the silmarillion and got dizzy and puked:barf::biggrin:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

i also listened to the album of the old hobbit animated movie so many times i still have most of it memorized.

[kwame k]

my dad read all of the c.s. lewis books when i was 4-5ish? then the hobbit and the trilogy. i cut my teeth and learned to read some of the greatest, descriptive stuff i'll ever remeber. then in grade school i tried to read the silmarillion and got dizzy and puked:barf::biggrin:

The Silmarillion was like the OT Bible........thus he begot him and so forth. I'm sure if we knew the chemicals Blaze mixes it probably would make sense;)

[PETE'S BROTHER]

The Silmarillion was like the OT Bible........thus he begot him and so forth. I'm sure if we knew the chemicals Blaze mixes it probably would make sense;)

right? i never made it to the end, it coulda finished "and so forth begat blaze and pills and booze":biggrin:

[Blaze]

The Hobbit was a good book. I read the complete set with the exception of Silmarillion. Silmarillion seemed pointless and a notoriety grab.
A must read is the The Chronicles of Narnia. And they should be read in order.

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Below is my recreational reading at the moment.
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[Seshmeister]

A must read is the The Chronicles of Narnia. And they should be read in order.


I do worry about the kids being corrupted with the hidden messages in those.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

I do worry about the kids being corrupted with the hidden messages in those.

fuck that, beowulf was a great book based on "good" and "evil"

dune was a kickass series based on "good" and "evil"

i'm gonna go get a "reepacheep" tattoo 'cause of you!:fufu:

[Hardrock69]

Ok one more piece of news I like:

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/49107/


James Bond: Latest James Bond Movie to Have Daniel Craig

James Bond will make his return to the silver screen in 2012 and the 23rd movie in the franchise will again feature Daniel Craig, according to a Deadline.com report.

The latest film will be called Bond 23 and will be released on November 9, 2012. Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes will head the film.

Bond 23 will be a continuation from the last Bond film, Quantum of Solace, the report said.

With Craig’s return, it will be his third Bond movie. Judi Dench will also play her recurring role as M.

"I think I'm going to be needed in spring of 2011," she told MTV News. "That's a message I got. It would mean I could do something at the end of next year, something else, maybe be in the theater."

The movie wasn’t without its difficulties. For several months, production of the movie was delayed due to MGM’s bankruptcy problems.

The movie company was able to come to an agreement with Spyglass Entertainment to get production underway, Entertainment Weekly reported.


I like Daniel Craig with Judi Dench as M. Seems like a good pair. Sean Connery is my fave, but Daniel Craig is now next. Sure it has to do with the writers, but Daniel just somehow seems ruthless like Sean was in the early 60s. HE DON'T FUCK AROUND! :hee:


Personally I am glad Peter Jackson is directing The Hobbit. For whatever reason, he had the 'vision' when it came to making the Trilogy, and it just makes sense to have him direct The Hobbit as well. Yeah, they better get on with it..Christopher Lee is not getting any younger.

Aliens? Pah....

I missed Aliens IV in the theater....just did not give a fuck. Then I finally bought it on DVD when I was buying all the "must have" sci-fi flicks.

Saw the latest Predators movie. Heh...why even bother. And Larry Fishburne was in it for what, about 5 minutes? I thought it was lame.

If it were some other director, I would say just bury the fucking franchise.

I know what the prequel is about. Sorta obvious, as Ripley and co. arrived on the planet after the Aliens had already killed off most of the colonists, so that is what it will be about. What happened prior to their arrival.

Here is what I wanted to see from Aliens IV:

[Terry]

About the only way I'd bother seeing an Alien prequel at this point is, in fact, IF Ridley Scott directed it.

He's one of the few directors left who makes films I will automatically go to see, regardless of topic. His body of work is just THAT good.

Plus, with him onboard, it'd be a safe bet to say it will easily be the best film the series (including the AvP flicks) has offered since Cameron's Aliens.

In addition, Charlize Theron has nice titties.

[Blaze]

I do worry about the kids being corrupted with the hidden messages in those.
I understand your concern. However, The Chronicles of Narnia gave me, as a young person that was predominantly raised in a fundamental religion, an introduction to the concept that a Christ was an intellectual concept. A figure that was able to be reproduced in story lines.

The concept of a savior is not necessarily bad. But the concept of a magic fix all is.
Moreover, the concept of tending well-being is not bad. But, the concept that no-need-to-care-while-hope-is-in-place is bad.

I have seen and witnessed too much to not acknowledge that Humans are a lesser being. :)

[Seshmeister]

I like Daniel Craig with Judi Dench as M.

Hopefully this time they will have a script before they try and make it.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, this thread is old. But I've been away, so fuck it.


The hobbit is perhaps my favorite novel of all time, and I could give two fucks less about any of those shitheels (with the exception of gollum and gandalf) showing up. What a fucking joke, to tamper with a movie that already has a fucking tie-in...

With the dumbing down of the masses, they probably think we're all too retarded to realize that the Hobbit has something to do with the Lord of the Rings, so they figured it's best to explain it to us extremely clearly, just in case. Can someone please shoot them?

By the way, great taste there, when it comes to books, Pojo. The Hobbit, no matter how much recognition it gets, is still severely underrated.


I read the trilogy long before the movies came out, yet for some reason never got around to The Hobbit. I'll probably do so now, so that when it hits theaters (and then shows up every other weekend on TNT), it won't be tainted by some film maker's "interpretation" of the material.

Oddly enough, after reading those books, a whole bunch of early Zeppelin lyrics started to make more sense.

If you haven't done so, do it NOW. It's very easy to read, as it's been written specifically for children, so you'll breeze through it, but you'll be back for more, over & over again.

'Cuz you see, the time spent/entertained factor ratio is so good, you'll probably pack it in every time you're on vacation.


As I remember The Hobbit is a much better read than the LOR and doesn't have all the pointless fucking songs.

I probably won't go to see it, by the 4th or 5th ending of the last LOR movie I was bored out my mind.

Exactly, exactly. Even though LotR - as those of us in the know call it, Sesh :p - is considered the masterpiece & much more "mature", the, as you so sexily put it, pointless fucking songs can really kill the book for you if you're over fifteen.

Then again, the Lord of the Rings was, much like the Hobbit, written for children.


The Hobbit is a must read, Craig.

This can't be stressed enough.


I have had the damned thing sitting on my bookshelf and collecting dust for several years now, so I might as well get on with it. :baaa:

That's like having Cindy Crawford banging on your door for several years with the "Can I borrow a cup of sugar?" excuse.




For a 12 year old or a drummer :biggrin:


I mean come on guys...:baaa:


http://childrensbooks.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hobbit

Sesh, even though this was/is meant specifically for children, you must realize that in the olden days (when you were young), unlike today children weren't treated like hopeless retards, so children novels from the days of yore cab stand up to most of the hopeless mature drivel being printed out today.

In fact, if Treasure Island - my all time ever favouriteness of all time ever - was written today, it'd get a solid M for 'Manure', I mean 'Mature', even though it's considered a children's classic. Luckily, the retards who control what children should or should not read, don't really know how to read themselves, so they'll never discover that a shit load of people die in the Treasure Island, because that's what happens when there's pirates after gold & shit.


I guess I should of put the caveat in there and the thing you forgot to list................................

A must read if you are higher than a kite:)

Naw, it's good every which way you read it. Hangovered, drunk, sober, constipated, high... don't really matter.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

The Silmarillion was like the OT Bible........thus he begot him and so forth. I'm sure if we knew the chemicals Blaze mixes it probably would make sense;)


right? i never made it to the end, it coulda finished "and so forth begat blaze and pills and booze":biggrin:

You guys don't know what you're missing. The first couple of chapters from the Silmarillion are really hard to get through, but that's mainly because they're the beginning of everything. There's no backstory, no setting, nothing. Everything is being created as you read it.

But past that bit, it picks up & I dare say it's MUCH, MUCH better than the Lord of the Rings itself.

Do yourselves a favour, sit through the beginning & before you know it, you'll be enjoying the ride.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Hardrock69]

I first read the Hobbit and the LOTR when I was about 12 or so. And then I read them again. Then I read the Silmarillion. I have read LOTR and the Hobbit at least a half-dozen times since the mid-70s.

J.R.R. Tolkien was a fucking GENIUS.

I mean, getting a professor of languages to write an epic storytale for his kids and then publishing it, is like some great composer (Mozart? Bach? Beethoven?) composing a lullaby for his kids and then recording it. I mean, it is overkill in the extreme, but nobody else could ever come close to creating anything like it .

Craig, once you get done with The Hobbit, go to your local used book store and find a paperback by the Harvard Lampoon called "Bored Of The Rings".
It is a spoof of The Hobbit and LOTR and is fucking hilarious.

It follows the adventures of Dildo Bugger, Spam, Moxie, Frito and Goodgulf The Wizard. I laughed my ass off when I read it. Worth reading once anyway.

[SunisinuS]

“In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit.�

Your whole experience of the world will change if you read it Craig.

I used to read it everytime I got depressed. And I would read LOTR each year just to remind me of how the journey kept going.

The Hobbit is one of the books for our 5 generations at least...that should help you to remember how to smile....

Being Gentle is a noble thing.



There and Back Again....

My Freedom I hold dear.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

after the war..........

[Seshmeister]

Exactly, exactly. Even though LotR - as those of us in the know call it, Sesh :p - is considered the masterpiece & much more "mature", the, as you so sexily put it, pointless fucking songs can really kill the book for you if you're over fifteen.


If I wanted to see a bunch of hobbits singing I would go to a Chickenfoot gig.

[SunisinuS]

If I wanted to see a bunch of hobbits singing I would go to a Chickenfoot gig.

We did not say Trolls.

[Anonymous]

If I wanted to see a bunch of hobbits singing I would go to a Chickenfoot gig.

Hobbits? I think you mean goblins.

A bunch of goblins.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Hardrock69]

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150223186041807&oid=141884481557&comments

[bluemustard]

i saw this yesterday..freakin awsome!can't wait.

[Seshmeister]

Cool I was worried this might be the new Chickenfoot video.

[Hardrock69]

Glad Peter Jackson is at the helm.

[Hardrock69]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13599286


The names and release dates of Peter Jackson's two forthcoming films based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit have been announced.

The first film will be called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and will be released in December next year.

The Hobbit: There and Back Again is scheduled to be out in December 2013.

Filming of both Lord of The Rings prequels in New Zealand faced a delay because of a row over actors' wages and Jackson being unwell.

In January the director was admitted to hospital with a perforated ulcer.

The movies, which will star Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, were earlier stalled by problems including a wrangle over distribution rights and the exit of original director Guillermo del Toro.

Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reprise their roles as Gandalf the Grey and Frodo respectively.

Sir Christopher Lee is among the stars who will also appear in the new movies, along with actor Andy Serkis in the role of Gollum.

[sadaist]

I remember as a kid how fucking cool it was the few times when the Hobbit was going to be on TV. The old animated movie one. Was so epic for its time. Sure have come a long way. I will watch these movies.

[binnie]

'There and Back Again'?

Lame title.

[Anonymous]

You only have Tolkien to blame for that one.

The Hobbit - There & Back Again is the name of the book. It's in those runes in the first page. You have to translate it yourself.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

because of a row over actors' wages

I love that bit. So delightfully colloquial.

It'd be refreshing if more "news" sources reverted back to ordinary, day-to-day language, instead of trying to pass themselves off as "intellectual, high-brow agencies". 'Coz they fail redundantly & it even borders on the ridiculous when they misuse and/or misspell the big words.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

I had to google for Martin Freeman.

I had to laff me arse off when I saw his picture.

Tim? Tim is gonna play Bilbo? THIS I gotta see!!!

I'm still a bit turned off by The Return of the King & will never get over how bad they fucked up The Two Towers, but just because Tim's gonna be there, I have to see this. What a grate fuckin' choice for the role! This is gonna be GRRRRRRRRATE!

I am very excited about this film now. I never thought I would be, but I am.

Cheers! :bottle:

[lesfunk]

I'm still a bit turned off by The Return of the King ...


Cheers! :bottle:
What didn't you like about it? Just curious. I thought it was quite the spectacle

[Hardrock69]

I just hate the fact that Peter Jackson had to think he was somehow near enough the same level as The Master as to be able to re-write some of the story.

Granted, I can see his point....you are talking about keeping audiences in their seats, and are trying to attract your average moron who is not literate enough to even read the Sunday comics, much less a tale of such epic proportions.

But even so, for him to re-arrange, edit, or otherwise tamper with the story is bordering on blasphemy. I AM glad he did not include all the fucking stupid songs though. He did leave in the one where Pippin and Merry were drunk and dancing on a table-top, but that was enough. Did not need to have some of the long-winded crap that was in the book.

SO...even though I object to his editing, well, he had to turn the fucking books into a screenplay, else we would have had to sit there and listen to some idiot droning on with a half-an-hour-long description of the terrain they were passing through or some such rot.

Overall, I approve totally of the fantastic job Peter Jackson did.

And thanks to whomever for tacking my post onto the appropriate thread. :)

[SunisinuS]

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."


Well I never thought I would live to see any of it made. So yes, Jackson is a hack with it.....and that includes his bird also.....but he did what they say couldn't be done. So I do salute him.

When I lived abroad I had to travel to JRR Tolkien's final resting place (I am sure he is in Valinor), and gave a miss to Jim Morrison's spot.

Will be fun to celebrate the Master regardless when the movies are released.

[Anonymous]

What didn't you like about it? Just curious. I thought it was quite the spectacle


I just hate the fact that Peter Jackson had to think he was somehow near enough the same level as The Master as to be able to re-write some of the story.

There you have it. The Return of the King wasn't nearly as bad as The Two Towers, but if he started so well with The Fellowship of the Ring, why did he have to fuck the others?

Cheers! :bottle:

[binnie]

I look forward to reading The Hobbit to my kids one day.

I think hoping to read them LOTR might be ambitious: they be well into High School by the time we finished it.

[Hardrock69]

The Hobbit is perfect for kids. As that was why JRR Tolkien wrote it. For his kids.

[Anonymous]

The Lord of the Rings was meant for kids too, hence all the fucking cabaret & vaudeville shows every third page. But since it kinda got outta hand scope wise, people often mistake it for an epic made for adults, when in truth it's simply a children's epic.

Now, The Silmarillion, there's a book for adults, since it deals mainly with background, history & more mature stories.

Meant for adults... I wonder if that's the reason why most people couldn't grasp it... :umm:

Maybe the professor greatly overestimated the "intelligence" of the average "adult" . :biggrin:

Cheers! :bottle:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

The Lord of the Rings was meant for kids too, hence all the fucking cabaret & vaudeville shows every third page. But since it kinda got outta hand scope wise, people often mistake it for an epic made for adults, when in truth it's simply a children's epic.

Now, The Silmarillion, there's a book for adults, since it deals mainly with background, history & more mature stories.

Meant for adults... I wonder if that's the reason why most people couldn't grasp it... :umm:

Maybe the professor greatly overestimated the "intelligence" of the average "adult" . :biggrin:

Cheers! :bottle:

i have tried twice to get thru that book :019: just won't happen

[Anonymous]

You don't know what ye're missing. The Silmarillion & The Hobbit are me favourite. I can't rate one above the other because they're so different.

But just so you know & I wrote this before, it's just the first couple of chapters that are hard to get through & that only because Tolkien is creating his world LIVE, rite in front of yer NAKED, STEAMIN' EYES, muthafucka! There's no background, no descriptions - because there's nothing to be described - just stuff happenin' fast & bein' created. After that, it kinda normalizes & it's EXCELLENT reading.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Nitro Express]

Pretty much the core of my grade school reading. I read the whole J.R.R. Tolken series before that Hobbit movie came out and saw the movie and thought it sucked.

[Hardrock69]

I did as well. Peter Jackson for the most part took everything in the story I read and saw in my mind, and transported it onto the screen. That Ralph Bakshi animated feature was fairly lame. Never liked it.

[SunisinuS]

The Goblin Cleaver, always my Favorite....might have to dig Thorin up one day and take it to the U.N.

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3491/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-stills#photo0


And Damn if Jackson ain't doing a good job on the Dwarves....Bombur is hella right. Lol he is carrying a Spoon as a weapon. That should have been Jackson's artistic license from the get go.

Let's hope he does this one a tad better.

[SunisinuS]

The first teaser trailer.

Far over the misty mountains cold,
to dungeons deep and caverns old,





It is also being filmed in 3-D.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/09/19/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-trailer-2

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/09/19/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-trailer-2

[vandeleur]

It's looking good, a lot more action in that trailer

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Still no smaug

[vandeleur]

Nah keeping it up their sleeve , wizards sleeve so to speak :biggrin:

[Hardrock69]

One thing I noticed. The original "Company" in the LOTR was 9. This time out it is Bilbo, Gandalf, and a dozen various dwarves.

This is going to be a great film, but it is most definitely going to be slanted to kids. At least the trailer is, when they were introducing them all.

Sorta like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

But I can definitely see that I will be going to see it in the theaters several times.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

One thing I noticed. The original "Company" in the LOTR was 9. This time out it is Bilbo, Gandalf, and a dozen various dwarves.

This is going to be a great film, but it is most definitely going to be slanted to kids. At least the trailer is, when they were introducing them all.

Sorta like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

But I can definitely see that I will be going to see it in the theaters several times.

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Thorin_and_Company

all these names sound right