Gandalf and Frodo to return for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
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Oberstein
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No expectations for this movie. Just another filler like The War of the Rohirrim was. I know Peter Jackson is on board as executive producer, but that doesn't change anything.
Ian McKellen, talented as he is, was already looking tired during The Hobbit. I can't see how they'll make this credible, considering it takes place before LotR.
We saw what happened with Picard — Patrick Stewart was dragging himself from scene to scene.
In a way, they could have brought in new actors, but everything that's been done after 2003 (and that's starting to be a long time ago) hasn't lived up to the mark...
I had no confidence back then, and I still don't, that they can come up with anything good. If they wanted to do filler, it should have been right after, in 2005, etc.
Well, maybe there will be one good thing: Weta will once again create grandiose sets, costumes, and weapons. That's something, at least.
Ian McKellen, talented as he is, was already looking tired during The Hobbit. I can't see how they'll make this credible, considering it takes place before LotR.
We saw what happened with Picard — Patrick Stewart was dragging himself from scene to scene.
In a way, they could have brought in new actors, but everything that's been done after 2003 (and that's starting to be a long time ago) hasn't lived up to the mark...
I had no confidence back then, and I still don't, that they can come up with anything good. If they wanted to do filler, it should have been right after, in 2005, etc.
Well, maybe there will be one good thing: Weta will once again create grandiose sets, costumes, and weapons. That's something, at least.
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Liopleurodon
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I love when big, and popular things are being milked.
And yes, I am NOT being sarcastic.
And yes, I am NOT being sarcastic.
Lord Panda
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It's wild to think Ian McKellen is 86 now, so I'm not sure how much he'll actually be involved with the filming. Back when The Lord of the Rings was shot in 1999, he was 60 and Viggo Mortensen was 40. Viggo's 66 today, and Elijah Wood - who was just 18 at the time - is now 44. Goddamn, I feel and am old.
Edit: Christopher Lee was 77 during the filming of LotR in 1999.
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John Bilbo
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Gollum won.
Connificent
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Why do they keep pushing that troll
Tertullian
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Wow, a LotR video game adaptation.
John Bilbo
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Major Insano
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I share a lot of your cynicism with this. It's frustrating to see. I wonder when are Hollywood executives going to realise they need to target their core audience(40yo nerds) with these projects?
Forget about gen-Z/Alpha and the 'modern audience' they are just not interested in mature sci-fy. They have the attention span and imagination of a wasp.
Forget about gen-Z/Alpha and the 'modern audience' they are just not interested in mature sci-fy. They have the attention span and imagination of a wasp.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Might as well.
Why stop there? They can even include a scene where Treebeard is in the background and winks at the camera, just to get that nostalgia juice flowing.
Make up a new character as well, just to involve a love triangle between Gandalf and Frodo. Have them bang in a threesome on Mt Doom, just to subvert expectations.
That's the sort of creativity I'm expecting from this slop.
TrebleShot
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He came back in Alien Romulus so why not.
Shadowplay1979
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I just wish these offshoot things had nothing to do with the legendary characters or story. its a giant world. id rather just see smaller stories from the 3rd or 4th age...in little parts of the world...completely disconnecte from the lord of the rings story. As long as it stays true to the world tolkien envisioned and the world building, way the worlds cultures look feel and act, the way creatures behave and the way magic works in the world....it would be fun. IE not rings of power trash.
Its such an amazing giant world that tolkien created but everyones stuck on the ring
Its such an amazing giant world that tolkien created but everyones stuck on the ring
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Because when Gandalf was off searching for Gollum, Bilbo was out of the picture and retired in Rivendell.
There is absolutely no reason for him to be in this film.
Dr.Morris79
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I think Pedro could play Gandalf
OmegaSupreme
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Not to sound ageist (I am), but I can't imagine Ian as Gandalf anymore. Even if they digitally de-age him and it somehow looks good (it rarely does), he won't have the same energy.
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Oberstein
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Why only Gandalf? Might as well CGI every character into Pedro Pascal.I think Pedro could play Gandalf
The problem with LotR is, paradoxically, Jackson's films now. Nothing better has been made since, a reboot would be a disaster, and the circle jerk around the actors never ends (see Reddit).
I love that trilogy, but it's become suffocating—especially in terms of visual imagery. Nobody imagines Aragorn as anyone other than Viggo. Same with the design and everything else—Weta was just too good.
But because of that, we're stuck, endlessly circling back to the trilogy. To the point where many don't even realize the books are, often, very different.
Visually too, for that matter. Whatever comes after, for years to come, will inevitably be worse. And the current rotten 'woke' era of the industry isn't going to help.
I can already imagine that in Hunt for Gollum, some strong female character will teach Aragorn how not to be toxic and have him hand over his powers to Arwen when he becomes king.
I'm sure I've posted it here before, but I'll do it again. There is the section of the appendicies they are using as the basis for this film. This is ALL OF IT.
So there would be some opportunity to visit Frodo in there, but why show it? If anything we should see the corruption of Saruman as being the much more relevant and interesting event during this time but are they gonna recast that role? And Liv Tyler, bless her, just might fit back into that Arwen costume
So there would be some opportunity to visit Frodo in there, but why show it? If anything we should see the corruption of Saruman as being the much more relevant and interesting event during this time but are they gonna recast that role? And Liv Tyler, bless her, just might fit back into that Arwen costume
John Bilbo
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That's thin. Sort of stretched. Like butter scraped over too much bread.I'm sure I've posted it here before, but I'll do it again. There is the section of the appendicies they are using as the basis for this film. This is ALL OF IT.
Angry_Megalodon
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Another cash grab turd.
Like Tolkien himself said, evil can't create anything new, only corrupt what others create.
Disgusting.
Like Tolkien himself said, evil can't create anything new, only corrupt what others create.
Disgusting.
OmegaSupreme
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That's about the same amount of text they based 5 seasons of rings of power on.
jshackles
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Still more source material than the War of the Rohirrim movie hadI'm sure I've posted it here before, but I'll do it again. There is the section of the appendicies they are using as the basis for this film. This is ALL OF IT.
John Bilbo
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Hunt for Gollum trilogy confirmed
Fbh
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Yay, more soulless IP milking !.
Andy Serkis is a good actor but most of the stuff he has directed has sucked, so him being in charge doesn't exactly inspire confidence either.
Also, according to IMDB 2 of the 3 writers are mostly known for writing War of the Rohirrim, which was terrible. (the third writer at least worked on the Peter Jackson movies)
Hollywood probably loves the source material being vague, it gives them more flexibility to add stuff.
There's a 0% chance Aragorn and Gandalf aren't joined by some diverse strong independent female warrior .
Andy Serkis is a good actor but most of the stuff he has directed has sucked, so him being in charge doesn't exactly inspire confidence either.
Also, according to IMDB 2 of the 3 writers are mostly known for writing War of the Rohirrim, which was terrible. (the third writer at least worked on the Peter Jackson movies)
I'm sure I've posted it here before, but I'll do it again. There is the section of the appendicies they are using as the basis for this film. This is ALL OF IT.
Hollywood probably loves the source material being vague, it gives them more flexibility to add stuff.
There's a 0% chance Aragorn and Gandalf aren't joined by some diverse strong independent female warrior .
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Cyberpunkd
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StreetsofBeige
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A movie based on Gollum again? He's got to be the character people hated the most in LOTR movies. I never read the books, so maybe the character is better there but in the movies he was like Jar Jar Binks. Ultimate cheese. What an annoyance.
Who would want to find Gollum?
Who would want to find Gollum?
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No, there is actual bits of dialogue and stuff about that conflict. They just worked around it as best they could to make it about the unnamed daughter instead of the brothers or the nephew.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Oberstein
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Liv Tyler, bless her, just might fit back into that Arwen costume
The new generations don't realize it, but Liv Tyler was our Sydney Sweeney back in the day.
I think you are missing teh critical fctor about Sydneys popularity....The new generations don't realize it, but Liv Tyler was our Sydney Sweeney back in the day.
And I would probably peg Alicia Silverstone over Liv from that era....
though you'd have to be CRAZY to force a choice between them
Oberstein
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I think you are missing teh critical fctor about Sydneys popularity....
And I would probably peg Alicia Silverstone over Liv from that era....
though you'd have to be CRAZY to force a choice between them
Not much up top, but she's also got some good jeans.
Heimdall_Xtreme
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They fell low with Gollum's Game of PS5, which by the way I finished, while the idiots of video game analysts couldn't do it.
TheGrat1
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I counter that it was, in fact, Jennifer love Hewitt, my good man.
It aint just the huge natural cans, it's enjoying showing them off.
Badlucktroll
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They just need to let Peter Jackson mine the silmarillion and unfinished tales to make a new trilogy so we can see about valinor and the two trees and shit