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The Hobbit - Official Thread of Officially In Production
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GarthVaderUK
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Fantastic vid!
Christopher Lee!
I'm absolutely thrilled at how much Jackson is willing to show so early on, he must totally realize how badly people have been wanting this movie. The dwarves all look fantastic, Thorin especially looks great in motion, Richard Armitage looks six different kinds of awesome.
Also, someone needs to .gif the part where Bofur is air-drumming
I got such a stupid grin on my face when he came up, so great.
Also, someone needs to .gif the part where Bofur is air-drumming
GarthVaderUK said:
I got such a stupid grin on my face when he came up, so great.
Eaten By A Grue
Member
Fuuuuuuuckkk so awesome.
LegendofJoe
Member
Wow!
Kilgore Trout
Member
I'm sure I'm not the only one who really likes the part of the book with the trolls so hearing that they're trying to make it more exciting with action is a little disappointing.
In PJ we trust, right?
The dwarves looked a lot better than in the stills which was a pleasant surprise.
In PJ we trust, right?
The dwarves looked a lot better than in the stills which was a pleasant surprise.
Lionel Mandrake
Member
The end of that vid...
Edit: Just the other day, I was reading his trivia page on IMDB. Little things like how he personally knew Tolkien, and was so familiar with the books that he became a main consultant on the films. I was thinking how sad it was that he'd likely not be involved with the Hobbit, and how unfitting it was that his scenes were cut from the theatrical RotK. This makes me so happy.
Edit: Just the other day, I was reading his trivia page on IMDB. Little things like how he personally knew Tolkien, and was so familiar with the books that he became a main consultant on the films. I was thinking how sad it was that he'd likely not be involved with the Hobbit, and how unfitting it was that his scenes were cut from the theatrical RotK. This makes me so happy.
Kilgore Trout
Member
He's the 2nd unit director. LOTR had multiple units going as well.Red_Man said:
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Jokergrin said:
Yet he gets more badass with age.
Red_Man said:
For when the Dwarves are on screen at the same time with Elves, Humans, whoever might be taller. To keep proper scale.
Not sure they'll be used as much as the Hobbit and Dwarf stand-ins on LOTR, as I imagine alot of the film will just be the Dwarves and Bilbo.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
That made my heart smile.
TekkenMaster
Banned
These videos are just so incredibly well-made...I'm very grateful that PJ and the studios are doing them for the fans.
Dabookerman
Member
Fucking amazing blog. Best one yet! Thanks PJ
Discotheque
Banned
I was so happy to see Christopher Lee! And the table scene looks bonkers, so excited for that one.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
It's beautiful. PJ really knows how to make Middle Earth come alive.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Great blog.
Also, having just watched BBC's Sherlock again, I honestly believe that Benedict would make a great Annatar, if they take that route with the Necromancer/Sauron.
Also, having just watched BBC's Sherlock again, I honestly believe that Benedict would make a great Annatar, if they take that route with the Necromancer/Sauron.
BigJonsson
Member
I'm there day 0
As a book The Hobbit is a much lesser work than The Lord of the Rings in nearly every respect so I feared that the source material wouldn't translate so well. But after viewing that video I think that Peter Jackson may be on track to making an adaptation that is definitively better than the original. That would be an accomplishment in itself.
Triple Oceans
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Great video! Glad they decided to show as much as they did. My hype for this movie just went up a few notches.
I'm finding it hard to contain the joy experienced after watching each of these production videos.. couldn't hold back my laughter in this one. Absolutely loved the part when John-Rhys Davis crashed the set of Bag End and gave his words of wisdom, "You poor buggers.." .. haha
The Dwarves look unbelievably awe-inspiring, it was quite something to see them standing next to their doubles, all correctly proportioned and complete as a group. Talking about awe-inspiring, Hugo + Ian + Cate re-donning their costumes and standing around the Rivendell set .. it must have practically been interactive dejavu for them all. Throw Christopher Lee in the mix and the deal is pretty much sealed.
I haven't been so hyped for any theatrically released series of cinema since RotK .. it will have been 9 years since that level of quality in film-making has graced the silver-screen, literally cannot wait for The Hobbit to release.
The Dwarves look unbelievably awe-inspiring, it was quite something to see them standing next to their doubles, all correctly proportioned and complete as a group. Talking about awe-inspiring, Hugo + Ian + Cate re-donning their costumes and standing around the Rivendell set .. it must have practically been interactive dejavu for them all. Throw Christopher Lee in the mix and the deal is pretty much sealed.
I haven't been so hyped for any theatrically released series of cinema since RotK .. it will have been 9 years since that level of quality in film-making has graced the silver-screen, literally cannot wait for The Hobbit to release.
LegendofJoe
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Forever said:
I could not disagree more with that first assertion. The only thing 'lesser' with the Hobbit when compared to the LotR is its scope. In fact I think the story told in the Hobbit is easier to translate to film. Also, no fan of great literature would ever claim (before its even released mind you) that a film adaptation will be better than what it was sourced from.
bengraven
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No gifs of the Saruman reveal yet?
Well in the book (do i really need to spoiler this?)
Yep, three if I'm remembering the hours long EE documentaries.
Kilgore Trout said:
Well in the book (do i really need to spoiler this?)
the dwarves go into the woods one by one and are taken...maybe in the movie they get ambushed or go together and get attacked and fight before being captured?
Kilgore Trout said:
Yep, three if I'm remembering the hours long EE documentaries.
I agent seen any of those yet, jus watched all three. Hype level rising
The funniest thing for me was video one.
Having seen the dwarf reveals before the video it stuck out to me that actor who plays Fili has a bigger beard in pre-production than his character does in the movie
The funniest thing for me was video one.
Having seen the dwarf reveals before the video it stuck out to me that actor who plays Fili has a bigger beard in pre-production than his character does in the movie
StealthGoblin
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scola said:Having seen the dwarf reveals before the video it stuck out to me that actor who plays Fili has a bigger beard in pre-production than his character does in the movie
Yeah. Given the latest video it seems like they definitely wanted him to be the 'sexy' one. Eurgh.
Its a shame Fili has a new actor. I liked his previous actor.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
He hasn't aged a day.GCX said:
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