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The Hobbit - Official Thread of Officially In Production
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GhaleonQ
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Does anyone want to speculate about how history will remembr Martin Freeman? As I understand it, he's not FAMOUS-famous in the United Kingdom, but at a Naomi Watts or Adrien Brody-level (people would know the name, critically and commercially successful).
History's a great leveler, though, and people just remember the odd, the great, and the successful rather than whomever is placed in front of them at the time.
Martin Freeman now has starring roles in 3 massive, international, presumably lasting hits (The Office, Sherlock, and The Hobbit), lots of cameos and small parts in respected stuff, and a nice catalog of radio and theater work.
Are our kids going to think Martin Freeman was a superstar?
History's a great leveler, though, and people just remember the odd, the great, and the successful rather than whomever is placed in front of them at the time.
Martin Freeman now has starring roles in 3 massive, international, presumably lasting hits (The Office, Sherlock, and The Hobbit), lots of cameos and small parts in respected stuff, and a nice catalog of radio and theater work.
Are our kids going to think Martin Freeman was a superstar?
Escape Goat
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Andy Serkis is glad to have a paycheck again.
WyndhamPrice
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Teh Hamburglar said:
He's been working pretty steadily in various theater, television, and film projects but it's all been pretty UK based. He was even nominated for a BAFTA and an Emmy last year. With Tintin this year and the Hobbit next year he's been doing just fine.
I do wonder if he could go all the way with a Supporting Actor nom for Gollum in 2012 now that performance capture is becoming far more understood than it was 10 years ago when people thought he could break that barrier. I personally don't think it will happen (Gollum is only a small part of the story compared to LOTR) but it will be interesting to see that conversation start up again.
Lion Heart
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I wish they made this film before LOTR, I hate prequels.
timetokill
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So awesome. Can't wait for this 
WyndhamPrice
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Lion Heart said:
The story of the Hobbit, apart from the incident with Gollum, is so far removed from LOTR it really doesn't matter in what order they come out.
Napoleonthechimp
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Kevin Smith has lost 65lbs of weight since November the 1st (according to his latest podcast).Mission said:
Lion Heart
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WyndhamPrice said:
I see. I just assumed it was but I never made it past the second chapter in The Hobbit.
Escape Goat
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Mission said:
Somehow I doubt UK pays him quite the same as New Line.
Napoleonthechimp
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He says its because of the Sundance screening of his new movie Red State.OuterWorldVoice said:
It's true for the book, but I have a feeling the movie will have stronger ties, especially expanding the part with the necromancer. But Jackson and Co. are clever enough to craft the movies for people who have only seen the previous movies. I don't think this will be a problem in the slightest.WyndhamPrice said:
PhoenixDark
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Teh Hamburglar said:
New Line doesn't pay at all, amirite?
petethepanda
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Jackson is a pretty good looking dude without all that extra weight. Glad to see he's kept it off.
I'm interested in this, but I can never be truly excited for Hobbit knowing that it was going to be del Toro.
I'm interested in this, but I can never be truly excited for Hobbit knowing that it was going to be del Toro.
LegendofJoe
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Why yes Bilbo I would love to join you for tea!
LegendofJoe
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Salazar said:
lol, good point
I wonder how the movie will portray the introduction of Bilbo to Thorin and company?
LegendofJoe
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Aaron said:
Agreed, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't follow the script from the book. That said the scene basically sets the tone for the entire book, so it's very important. It reveals Bilbo's character and outlook towards life. How will Martin choose to portray this? That's what I'm wondering.
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Aaron said:
I have this feeling as well.
On a side note I think I'm finally willing to come out and say I just enjoy The Hobbit more than the rest of Tolkien's work. Seems less weighty, doesn't have near the amount of paragraphs intricately describing things, and just seems to flow better for me.
As hyped as I was for LOTRO I might end up liking this better in the end. Interestingly to I've been getting back into the world as I sort of had a few years there where I had watched, played, had shit in my room etc.. that I got drowned in Tolkien's universe and didn't want anything to do with it anymore.
Just these past few weeks though on my own my desire to creep back in has come. I sort of had a feeling of wanting to watch TTT EE, and I started playing LOTRO (F2P) yesterday as well. Think my time off did me a ton of good to rejuvenate my love for the franchise.
As for the OP something just didn't totally sit with me in the 1st pic. It looks FANTASTIC, but initially the character in the pic didn't match up with what I had in my head.
Advance_Alarm
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Hokuten said:
or correct
I haven't read the novel in many, many years, but is the extra material they're adding in as the new material actually in the novel or is it all in LOTR appendices? If so, what are the relevant sections? Though having read LOTR itself many times, I admit to never once reading through the appendices of the thing (and I've never been able to get through The Silmarillion, unfortunately).
teiresias said:
The Appendix idea was tossed out a long time ago. The two movies are just The Hobbit. The stuff they're adding is extending stuff from the book like having Bilbo actually take part in the big battle at the end instead of just being knocked out.
The only big thing they're adding that's not in the book are the bookend scenes with Frodo reading Bilbo's book sometime in the four years between Mount Doom and the Grey Havens.
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Morn said:
Interesting. For some reason I thought they were still gonna draw on some more bridge stuff like say from The Sillmarilion.
Nice to see Magneto and Elijah Wood reprise their roles. Good "continuity," there. *thumbs up*
Since that was announced, I'm pretty hyped. I didn't really care much for the Hobbit, but it was a good entertaining read otherwise.
Since that was announced, I'm pretty hyped. I didn't really care much for the Hobbit, but it was a good entertaining read otherwise.
The Silmarillian is set thousands of years before The Hobbit. That would make no sense at all.Brettison said:
At one point the second movie was going to be a bridge movie made up material from the LOTR appendices, but that changed. Apparently they compared the one movie Hobbit to the old two-movie version of LOTR they pitched to Miramax.
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