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The Hobbit - Official Thread of Officially In Production
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Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Entering Smaug's layer for the first time after he goes to Lake-town would be a perfect opportunity.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Lovely shot.
Edmond Dantès;44176351 said:My spangly OT.
Oh I won't be abandoning the OT discussion or anything, I'm just talking about trying to avoid any new trailers and listening to the OST pre-first watch
Edmond Dantès;44195995 said:Lovely shot.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Thorin McBadass
Uncle and nephews
Behind the scenes
A wizard wearing a jacket... tut tut.
Uncle and nephews
Behind the scenes
A wizard wearing a jacket... tut tut.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
A bit of post production should do the job.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Really looking forward to it, but I really hate how the dwarves look, specifically Thorin, who looks really fucking stupid.
Christopher Lee better be in every movie. In fact, they should have him be the main character. Just have him do monologues for 2 hours in each film.
Christopher Lee better be in every movie. In fact, they should have him be the main character. Just have him do monologues for 2 hours in each film.
maquiladora
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Gandalf's left hand. :-(
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
He has a tiny role in the trilogy, almost a cameo really. His health held him back quite a bit so all of his filming was done in London.
Pesky Balrog.
WETA end up digitally replacing most of the mountains anyway, due to many of them being considered sacred by New Zealand's Maori people. This works in Jackson's favor since he can essentially have WETA create the perfect looking mountain for what they need.
petethepanda
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Just got tickets for a midnight HFS 3D & Dolby Atmos screening. Almost more excited for the tech than the movie.
maquiladora
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Some late changes/additions requiring more music to be recorded it seems.
StealthGoblin
Banned
The dwarves have grown on me, though it will irk me during the movies that their beards and hair colours aren't correct.
So the soundtrack is potentially already out of date?
Winnie the Pimp
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Damn i almost forgot this was coming soon... it's still slated for this year right?
It's funny seeing Gandalf and Thorin stand next to each other at the same height (or Thorin even being slightly taller )
It's funny seeing Gandalf and Thorin stand next to each other at the same height
(or Thorin even being slightly taller )Felix Lighter
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Gandalf has to be one of the most beloved characters in fiction.
robertsan21
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in less than 4 weeks I will be fly fishing new zealand for a month again.
such a wonderful country and amazing scenery.
Man last year when I was there fly fishing I came across the crew filming, they where way up the valley but I could see the chopper flying and doing some arial shots.
I also fished at the foot of edoras
such a wonderful country and amazing scenery.
Man last year when I was there fly fishing I came across the crew filming, they where way up the valley but I could see the chopper flying and doing some arial shots.
I also fished at the foot of edoras
maquiladora
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Well there was never going to be every piece of music on the soundtrack. That didn't happen with LOTR until the complete recordings were released.
maquiladora
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Dabookerman
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If you listen to the original soundtrack for FOTR, two tracks that aren't in the film at all (are sections from the track) appear - The Prophesy and The Shadow of the Past.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Im very fond of his grumpiness.
Ape Gone Insane
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Hobbit Behind The Scenes Pics: 150 images (Source: Hobbit Movie Guide).
I haven't looked too much. Needless to say, super spoilers there. Notable picture: http://i.imgur.com/7z8HQ.jpg
I haven't looked too much. Needless to say, super spoilers there. Notable picture: http://i.imgur.com/7z8HQ.jpg
maquiladora
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I ain't clickin that!
Napalm_Frank
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So awesome. Even tho I really don't like the birdshit. Makes him look too goofy.
Napalm_Frank
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He should be goofy but the shit makes it lil too blunt imo. Without it he'd look just right.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Just after the eagle rescue.
Originally (before it became a trilogy) it was to end during the barrel sequence.
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I don't like the costume design in this. It looks like expensive Halloween costumes. Also the dwarves don't look like dwarves. The one in the original trilogy was great.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
It was needed as the Dwarves in the LOTR trilogy looked like carbon copies of each other, being able to distinguish the 13 Dwarves in The Hobbit is key.
As mentioned, the soundtrack was never likely complete. Plus, with more recording of music for the upcoming extended edition, I'm betting they were always planning on releasing an even bigger set in the future.
I'm just happy they're letting Shore rewrite music for last-minute edits as opposed to doing butcher edits to existing music.
(Like the climax to Phantom Menace. Man, I bet that pissed John Williams off...)
crackhead_bob
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What about the climax in Phantom Menace pissed off John Williams? That fanfare music? That did kinda sound out of place from all the other Star Wars music in both trilogies. While we're on the subject, what are the chances of any themes from the LOTR trilogy making it into the Hobbit -- any of the lesser known riffs being given more prominence this time around?
The only theme from Star Wars I can recall was the Emperor's theme from the classic trilogy being expanded upon in the prequels. Am I wrong on this or did I miss something.
Several LOTR themes will make an appearance.
John Williams wrote music to the end battle of Phantom Menace and then, Lucas re-edited the whole thing, forcing music editors to hack the music to pieces in order to make it fit. It's harder to notice in the movie because of all the sound effects but you can hear the butchery in all its glory in the 2 CD Phantom Menace soundtrack they released (which presents the music as heard in the film as opposed to the music as recorded).
The Mana Legend
Banned
Edmond Dantès;44220904 said:
I don't mind how they have different beards and faces and stuff.
But a lot of them look so completely un-dwarf like it's really distracting.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
The general audience and non-Tolkien fans will find it far easy to empathise with characters that are more humanised in appearance. Kili for example is clearly the eye candy and Thorin the more dashing archetypal hero in terms of appearance who'll appeal to men and women alike.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Third behind White and Grey, then come the two Blue Wizards.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
The White Council and the expanded Goblin Town sequence should add quite a bit.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Edmond Dantès;44223271 said:
Yeah, I understand why they did it. But for me, a huge dwarf fan, it's really underwhelming. I don't blame them for doing it though.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Edmond Dantès;44225675 said:
And maybe they'll actually have balls and have Bilbo fight in the final battle instead of "oh, he got knocked out and woke up when it was over."
I don't know, of all the dwarves the only ones that don't look like stereotypical dwarves to me are Kili, Fili, and Bofur. The the rest have at least most of the ingredients; big noses, beards, stout build, etc. Overall I'd say the vast majority of them look like great, and honestly I don't mind not having 13 butt-ugly characters to look at.
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