# The Hobbit movie(s) anticipation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969 "2010-10-22T02:44:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/161 "2011-11-07T03:05:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I wonder how they will pull off dwarves as comic relief and Klingon like warriors. Maybe you didn’t see the news, but this film has a whole BUNCH of dwarves! They can split up the duties, so there won’t be any need for any particular character to play both comic relief and badass. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/162 "2011-11-07T03:20:51Z")
So the guys who fall through Bilbo’s open door aren’t the guys kicking Goblin ass? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/163 "2011-11-07T03:31:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So the guys who fall through Bilbo’s open door aren’t the guys kicking Goblin ass? Works for me. They ran out of bubble gum. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/164 "2011-11-14T13:11:36Z")
Part three of Quint’s filming blog is updated. Wow, looks like Peter Jackson is back to his Lord of the Rings weight. Oh, this one contains minor spoilers if you have not read the Hobbit or, I guess, not seen the Lord of the Rings. Very minor spoilers, hardly worth mentioning. Basically, they are filming some of the ending. [Part 3, with one nice picture of Martin Freeman and Jackson working](http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51948) ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/165 "2011-11-24T18:25:13Z")
From [theonering.net](http://theonering.net): [Gandalf chats up Beorn](http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/187927/trees-demise-hobbit-sized-crisis?mid=5375) Yay for progress! ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/166 "2011-11-24T18:36:03Z")
… and more excitingly, Quint’s 4th Hobbit blog is up today. Happy Thanksgiving indeed! [Part 4, Quint, from Ain’t It Cool News](http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52078) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/167 "2011-11-24T20:29:11Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > [Gandalf chats up Beorn](http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/187927/trees-demise-hobbit-sized-crisis?mid=5375) > [@](#): > > Many pairs of hairy prosthetic hands were then carefully laid on a trestle table while the Hobbit and Dwarves went on their immediate epic quest - lunch. ROFL! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/168 "2011-11-24T20:48:17Z")
Sylvester McCoy is playing Radagast? Did we know that before? Doctor Who meets Bilbo Baggins! ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/169 "2011-11-24T21:59:47Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Sylvester McCoy is playing Radagast? Did we know that before? > > Doctor Who meets Bilbo Baggins! Oh yeah. Been happy about that for a while now. Apparently he’s going for the whole absent-minded-professor thing. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/170 "2011-11-24T22:14:11Z")
I picked up the LOTR Extended Editions on blu-ray a couple of days ago (the price dropped to $49.99 at Amazon and other places) and I can’t wait to give them a watch. Really looking forward to these movies! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/171 "2011-11-26T15:12:16Z")
I was going to post the Quint report, but I see someone beat me to in. Carry on. Brian ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/172 "2011-11-28T11:46:03Z")
I can mention that report #5 is available: > **[An Unexpected Journey: Quint on the set of The Hobbit Part 5 - Thorin's Dilemma](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/52094)** > > Welcome back to Middle Earth! One more report from Denize Bluffs (aka Mangaotaki Rocks) before we move on to the next (and pretty awesome, I might add) location. This day was fairly unique as far as location shooting goes. Typically you go... Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/173 "2011-11-29T01:37:18Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I can mention that report #5 is available: > [An Unexpected Journey: Quint on the set of The Hobbit Part 5 - Thorin's Dilemma](http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52094) > > Brian A brief, but neat one. Sounds like Ian McKellan is working quite a bit for this shooting section. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/174 "2011-11-29T03:13:23Z")
Nitpick: McKellen. Keep up the flow of info, please - I’m loving it! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/175 "2011-11-29T13:02:28Z")
McKellen’s blog: > **[Ian McKellen | The Hobbit | Blog | 29 November 2011](https://www.mckellen.com/cinema/hobbit-movie/111129.htm)** > > On the move Brian ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/176 "2011-12-12T17:29:51Z")
TORn says that the trailer for _The Hobbit_ is done, and a copy has crossed the Pacific in the hands of Elijah Wood and Quint from AICN. The trailer was shown at some convention or other called BNAT13 Film Fest just in the last 24 hours or so. The rest of us have to wait until Christmastime to see the trailer. But there must be some grainy, shaky recording of it existing somewhere on the 'net, speculation says, even if it’ll be quickly shut down. Can anyone find it before then? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/177 "2011-12-12T17:38:41Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > But there must be some grainy, shaky recording of it existing somewhere on the 'net, speculation says, even if it’ll be quickly shut down. Can anyone find it before then? You’d need the luck of, ummm… somebody really lucky to find it! ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/178 "2011-12-12T19:09:47Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > Oh man I would so die of happy if that were true. I love Tennant so very much. His accent makes me a happy person. It’s like all the friendly approachable parts of Sean Connery. > > I’m already happy that they’re making it clear that Legolas is part of the Wood-King’s court. Meh about Orly, but consistency is nice, and he didn’t kill the part. > > 😃 I adore David Tennant, and would pay to watch him read a laundry list. And I thought that Legolas _was_ the son of the Wood Elf King, I can’t remember where I packed my silmarillian, so I can’t look it up but I know there is a copy at my mums house that I can check over Christmas weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/179 "2011-12-21T03:36:04Z")
Right [here.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZEOM13UyZ0A) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969/180 "2011-12-21T03:49:34Z")
The trailer looks great! I’m not very thrilled with Thorin, but waddayaganadoo? Also, WTF is up with “An Unexpected Journey”? They should shitcan that ASAP; it’s totally unnecessary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movie-s-anticipation-thread/557969.md?page=10)