I’m pretty sure that’s in. It seems like it’s a large component of extending the story over two lengthy films.
So the Hobbit is now at risk of moving away to be filmed in another country. There’s an almighty brouhaha blowing up in New Zealand right now that may decide the issue by day’s end.
It seems that the tiny Union that has no jurisdiction and is poorly run, which has been bullying PJ and warning off actors to sign onto the Hobbit production, has made claims that they have lifted the boycott, but Warner’s didn’t action it immediately, so PJ and Wingnut have issued statements of fear that the production is going to move offshore.
This has caused Warner’s to lift the boycott sooner than it had planned to and now it’s anyone’s guess what’s going to happen.
The details are in multiple places, but are collected at theonering.net
Yay! Martin Freeman confirmed as Bilbo. Things are really lining up. I wonder how they dealt with his prior Sherlock commitment? Still wondering how they wooed Peter back. And whether New Zealand will be yay or nay…
According to what I read on my news page this morning, NZ is a “nay”, jack. I believe they’ll be filming in the UK.
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I thought Ralph Bakshi’s LOTR was superior to Jackson’s. By far.
Right now watching the first time Watson meets Holmes. Guess this is the first episode? I don’t usually watch Public Television on Sunday nights…
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You might want to skip down to the section “Recognition” to see the “uneasy” relationship between the 2 directors:
As for my opinion, at the time of Bakshi’s version, I thought the film was magnificent, but then Jackson’s came out and I thought it eclipsed the Bakshi film totally.
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PS: I googled “Ralph Bakshi on Peter Jackson”, and found one interview, but it was obvious to me that the interviewer had probably been told not to mention the Jackson version, or mention it only obliquely. Anyway, I never saw the question: “So what did you think of PJ’s version?”
If you listen very carefully, you can just hear the crickets chirping.
For some reason, I first read that as MORGAN Freeman and got very confused.
I must admit I didn’t think much of Thorin first time I laid eyes on him; looked like a stiff breeze sent to shatter my carefully constructed lifestyle. That was my first impression of the dwarf… Thorin Oakenshield, who fought through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.
A New Yorker interview with Del Toro, incl. some details on The Hobbit and his decades-long dream of filming Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness: Guillermo del Toro’s Movie Monsters | The New Yorker
Just pointing out that, prior to the recent comment by Elendil’s Heir, this thread was from October 2010. Such thread resurrections are fine, we just don’t want anyone being upset or confused by this.
Problem with The mountains of madness is that, plotwise, it really doesnt lend itself well to a movie adaptation. And Del Toro is hardly a good enough writer that he can balance that.
flicks off grains of salt I just read through the thread again and see that you’re the guy who thinks Bakshi’s LOTR is “by far” superior to Jackson’s, so your opinion of del Toro’s writing abilities are suspect.
Well, if you differ on Del Toro’s writing abilities it should be because of what you liked or disliked in previous movies written by Del Toro. I dont really see what my praising of Bakshi has to do with it.
You really think Del Toro is a good writer, or a very good adapter (dont know if that’s proper English)?
I dont think Hellboy 1 and 2 would lead anyone to believe that.
Why does everyone always use Hellboy as their basis for comparison for del Toro’s abilities? Pan’s Labyrinth gives a much more relevant look at his skill.
Because though the Hellboy movies are something made with great sincerity by Del Toro, they fail greatly compared to the comics.
I agree that Pan’s Labyrinth is much more interesting. But in all those movies there’s a big problem with writing, he doesnt structure very well and tends to go for an overload of scenes, or characters, and with very little development in either.
He’s a far better director than he is a good writer or producer (in the sense of knowing where to cut the shit to get the act right).
The Moutains of Madness is mostly an arctic expedition story with an exploration of an alien citadel towards the end. Translate that directly into a movie plot and its chances for sucking greatly are near the one hundred percents. It requires a very good writer, maybe Del Toro will have the sense to use another writer than himself, but since it seems to be a project that he has been carrying for years, I doubt he would handle that to someone else. It’ll probably still be a movie to watch, and still be a movie that doesnt hold up to its potential. A Del Toro movie, in short.
In short, the George Lucas problem?