The Hobbit will NOT be a Lord of the Rings remake Sir Ian McKellen told writers at the TV Critics Press Tour in Hollywood and rather than simply reprising the role of Gandalf he will instead be reacting to the new material with fresh perspective.
“We’re not remaking the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ we’re going to do ‘The Hobbit’ and what Gandalf has to do in that will be different line by line, scene by scene than the trilogy. All that’s going back is the character. It’s going back to a whole new set of circumstances.”
He also told the conference that he is keeping in touch with Jackson and Co. (so they don’t forget about him) and had plans to dine with Guillermo Del Toro who was also in LA at the moment.
Meanwhile reader Marc Hudgins tipped me off that Del Toro had announced “Hellboy” creator Mike Mignola will soon be joining the team to help with early visualization.
“We are sketching and designing with Weta’s John Howe, and Adam Lee,” del Toro told MTV. “Mike Mignola is coming soon. He’s going to do a stint on the design team.”
He also said that they were at least a third of the way through the design of the creatures and that the script was coming along nicely.
He also let slip that casting of the lead role of Bilbo Baggins was down to 4 names although none of them had been approached and were not aware they had a chance of the part.
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