August 2008

John Noble Says No To The Hobbit Movies

Published on: 27th August, 2008

John Noble is the second actor who had a major role in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy to publicly state that he wouldn’t return to Middle Earth should Del Toro make the call.
His character Denethor doesn’t make an appearance in The Hobbit but Del Toro has hinted the second movie could feature the story [...]

Jackson And Co To Write Screen Play

Published on: 20th August, 2008

I would have put money on it anyway but today it was confirmed that the same team that wrote the Lord Of The Rings screen play (Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens) will also write the 2 Hobbit movies together with Guillermo Del Toro of course.
The official press release states that Jackson and Del [...]

The Hobbit Movies Special Effects

Published on: 19th August, 2008

Guillermo Del Toro says he plans to keep to traditional special effects such as model making and real world workshop effects once work gets underway on The Hobbit movie.
“You have to be very careful not to rely on a single tool – and this is another thing that I share a passion for with Peter [...]

Guillermo Del Toro Ready For The Hobbit Movie

Published on: 10th August, 2008

Despite a huge fan base from the original Hellboy movie and the news that Del Toro would next be doing The Hobbit movie now becoming common knowledge, Hellboy 2 has been dissapointing the money men at the box office. Coming in second to the White Bishop (or is it Dark Knight?) was probably expected but [...]