Del Toro And Jackson Talk Hobbit Movies
Published on: 26th April, 2009
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This months special edition 20th anniversary copy of Empire magazine is on the stands today and features an interview with both Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro about plans, hopes and progress of The Hobbit movies.
The two reveal more about dropping the idea of the ‘bridging’ movie and their new idea of filming The Hobbit over two movies.
They tell Empire that the movies will not be just the journey of Bilbo and the dwarves however and they plan to expand the story to include both Sauron’s story as well as Gandalf’s comings and goings.
Jackson: We just decided it would be a mistake to try to cram everything into one movie. The essential brief was to do The Hobbit and it allows us to make the Hobbit in a little more of the style, if you like, of the trilogy, too.
Del Toro: To make a movie of the Hobbit that didn’t go over three hours
Jackson: You would be rushing along…
Del Toro: You would be losing iconic moments. The animated version avoids Beorn, who is a great character, and some people always feel that you should lose the Spiders (of Mirkwood), or this or that. We wanted to keep every iconic moment that was in the book and give it some weight.
When asked how they are to handle the Dwarves Jackson says they plan to choose 5 or 6 to develop ‘interesting’ relationships with Bilbo and how they want to avoid simply having Thorin and 12 sidekicks.
Jackson is also at pains to point out that The Hobbit movies ARE going to be different to his Lord of the Rings trilogy in the article.
“What I think everybody has to get right in their minds is that we’re creating a Middle-earth that’s pretty much the same as the trilogy’s Middle-earth. Hobbiton is going to look like the same place. Hobbits are going to look the same. But it’s another guy going in with his own filmmaking style. That’s why I think this could be a better idea for him to direct these films than me. Let’s all see what somebody else does with Middle-earth. Let’s go in there with another director and another set of lenses and another cameraman, and see what they do with it. I think that’s exciting. He’s not pretending to be me. People have got to get that into their heads.”
Talk of filming The Hobbit in 3D is still ongoing because the worry is that shooting in 3D will distort the tonality set by the original trilogy.
Shooting of The Hobbit movies will begin in March 2010.
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do NOT let the hobbit be 3D!
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How about the cast? Will they be choosing from well-known actors or holding open auditions to allow less known actors to enter the stage of middle-earth? Or perhaps a combination?
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that would be the worst idea ever!
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I agree with timmy. But I wish they gave us an exact date it will be out. We will/did they start the filming?
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Please don’t make the Hobbit in 3D! That would ruin it!
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Does this mean the yare only going to be 5 or 6 drarves?
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I also think 3D would be a mistake.. if it is not possible to do both.. and make everyone happy. Really glad you decided to make it in to 2 movies, sins the book has so much. To much to put in to one movie even if it lasts 3 hours. It will be interesting to see Del Toro take part in this sins he’s movies is so dark (i like), yet The Hobbit is a children’s book..
Can’t wait!!
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3D FAILS BIG TIME! I dont get why the hell they would want to do it like that!
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Ok, Peter Jackson did and excellant job on lotr… and thats why we want him to do the hobbit! why on earth would we want someone else to direct?!? If the receipe works then why change the main ingredient?
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Jackson did do an excellent job on LOTR, granted, but if another director is going to take on the Hobbit who better than Guillermo Del Toro? Not only a visionary director but also handpicked by Jackson to continue what he started.
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I sure hope that they have Howard Shore write the soundtrack for the Hobbit. He did an excellent job with The Lord of the Rings!
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i would beg them not to do it in 3d. but i really doubt that they would. i think they know it would ruin it.
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3d is harder to pirate in the theater
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actually, i think del toro would be a peter pick than jackson and perhaps john williams would be ideal for the composer versus howard shore. think of any iconic movie of the past 30 years and williams has done the soundtrack
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Garanid Reply:
July 5th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Peter Jackson has had much more movie experience than Del Torro, and makes fine movies, knowing what to balance. Also, Howard Shore is way better than Williams, he established the feel of the original soundtrack, and should do it.
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Yes the Hobbit movies will be different to Peter Jackson’s ‘trilogy’ maybe they will be somewhat easier to watch, less idiotic and more faithful to Tolkien’s novel.
As for shooting the film in 3D what is this the 1950s? Are we supposed to wear those stupid red and blue glasses as well to see the spectacular foreground, middleground and background composition of Smaug’s jewel encrusted belly? A fine example of making what could be a somewhat promising movie idiotic.
As for “aaron spangler’s” comment concerning the dwarves no it doesn’t mean that there are only going to be 5 or 6 dwarves in the film there will still be the original 13 only 5 or 6 will be used to increase the drama and form relationships with Bilbo which will develop throughout the course of the film. Do try and use your common sense.
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Wow, Stephen! You certainly are a dick aren’t you. I Often wonder why someone has to ruin a perfectly good chat with their negativity, but it never fails that someone does. I guess that know it alls like Stephen here have such little going on in their own lives that they have to enter chats simply to try and make others feel stupid. Rock on with your bad self Saint Stephen.
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I would prefer Jackson to do it, because he has established himself an artist, and also an amazing director. I’m sure Del Toro isn’t bad, it’s just that Peter Jackson’s already done it. Keep Howard Shore as well. His composition was truly breathtaking in the Trilogy.
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KQ Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Sam, Howard Shore will be the composer for the Hobbit movies! It would be a shame to let anyone else but Shore do it. He was masterful in LOTR series. Here’s a source confirming it:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36215
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I dont wanna clap 3D characters, please oh please dont do it
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WHATEVER YOU DO DON’T MAKE THE HOBBIT 3D!!!!! That will completely ruin the feel of the film. 3d films are for kids not a serious story like this…a lot of people feel this way too so the hobbit will be seen as a kid film like spy kids…not the image you would want to convey. 3D films fail.
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I read the Hobbit as the first LOTR movies came out. Also I love to read LOTR over and over, but hadnt gone back to the Hobbit for some time. As I am reading it again right now, it does have such a different tone. So different that even if Jackson directed this new one, it might not even seem it was him. I am looking forward to seeing if they can pull it more to Jackson’s style. It’s so much lighter reading than LOTR, it could use some darker touches. So, maybe it won’t seem so bad having Del Toro direct. Either was, I’M going to see it.
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NO 3D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Don’t do 3D! DONT DO THAT!!
All the 3D flims i know are poor children ones..
kill the person who thought of 3d idea with fire.
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Dont make it in 3D!!!! AAHH MAN I HATE 3D movies! 3D movies are for children, i remember watching spy kids or something as a child in 3D…. it wasnt very good, if i remember right.
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same here….PLEASE…don’t do the hobbit in 3d!
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Hi,
I’d like to audition if possible for the movie as iv’e always wanted to be an actress and have won several awards for acting ,please get back to me .
P.S please don’t make this movie in 3-D.
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Jackson is agreat director, but this middle earth is much younger than LOTR’s. You have to remember, almost a century has passed after the hobbit when LOTR picks up. A new director would add a different look for the newer middle earth. The hobbit is much lighter, no doomsday, no epic battles for the survival of mankind. Its key that Del Toro emmulates this differance. I think if jackson were to do it himself it just wouldn’t work. Still good, just not as good.
and shame on 3D. i hope that it falls through, and remains normal filming.
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