hobbit-movies

Tolkien Estate and New Line Settlement Leaves Way Clear For The Hobbit Movies

Published on: 8th September, 2009

The lawsuit that threatened the making of The Hobbit movies has been settled out of court according to a press release signed by both parties.
The lawsuit had been hanging over the head of The Hobbit as The Tolkien Trust asked the courts to rescind the rights to any further movies based on the works of [...]

Peter Jackson On The Hobbit Movie Progress

Published on: 28th July, 2009

Peter Jackson has told IGN that he didn’t want to direct The Hobbit because he didn’t want to compete against himself. He says he chose Guillermo Del Toro because he believes he will do a ‘terrific job’ and The Hobbit is not suitable for a novice filmmaker.
In the interview (which you can watch in the [...]

Del Toro And Jackson Talk Hobbit Movies

Published on: 26th April, 2009

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 [...]

The Hobbit Movie In Two Parts

Published on: 17th April, 2009

According to Empire magazine The Hobbit is now to be filmed over 2 movies rather than one and a so called ‘bridging’ movie that would fill in the gaps between the end of The Hobbit and the start of The Fellowship.
“We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and [...]

Peter Jackson Plans Flying Visits To Hobbit Movie Set

Published on: 11th April, 2009

The rumour in New Zealand is that Peter Jackson is about to take delivery of a new Gulfstream G550 jet which will allow him to fly to the set of The Hobbit movies in New Zealand from his other projects in the States without the need for a refuel stop.
Peter Jackson has a home in [...]

Rowan Atkinson Lands Bilbo Baggins Role

Published on: 1st April, 2009

Rowan Atkinson couldn’t resist letting it ’slip’ that he had landed the lead role in the upcoming Hobbit movies during his flight back to the UK last night from New Zealand where he had just had final talks with Del Toro and been given the good news.
It sounds like it was touch and go though [...]

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 [...]