Lounge Daddy Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Now I have a few movies from Del Toro that I am looking forward to. The Hell Boy sequel, and The Hobbit. Just stumbled upon [url="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a92041/del-toro-99-percent-likely-to-helm-hobbit.html"]this article[/url] this morning: [quote]Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed that he is "99%" likely to direct The Hobbit. He was first linked to the Lord Of The Rings prequel in January, but it was recently revealed that no deal had been reached. Doubts were cast over the future of the film when the estate of author JRR Tolkien revealed that it was suing New Line Cinema over profits for Peter Jackson's movie trilogy. It was also announced that the studio will be absorbed into Warner Bros after a string of costly flops. However, Del Toro confirmed that he is still in line to helm The Hobbit, saying: "I am still in negotiations, but I would love to move to New Zealand and eat sheep for the rest of the decade. "I would love to respect the canon. Also the book has big spiders, and I love big spiders!" He added that he was busy immersing himself in Tolkien's other works for research, telling TheOneRing.net: "All I can say is that I am diligently going through all material related to Middle-earth but only as a way of bridging a gap in my reading. I still respond the strongest to The Hobbit." Peter Jackson will act as executive producer on the project, which will be split into two films. Shooting is scheduled to begin in 2009 with possible release dates for the two movies in 2010 and 2011.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 What is "The Hobbit" story about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 It's basically the prequel. It's about Bilbo Baggins' adventures. If they want to make the Hobbit, they'd better settle their lawsuit with Tolkien's heirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertwoman Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Really? I thought the studios gave Jackson the go ahead for him to film it already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 [url="http://movies.ign.com/articles/851/851208p1.html"]Lawsuit Impacts [i]The Hobbit[/i]: Tolkien estate sues New Line Cinema.[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Χριστός Ανέστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Αμήν τοδδ!! Δόξα Πατρί και Υιώ και Αγίω Πνεύματι! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 . . . και νυν και αεί και εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων. [i]Αμήν[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 [i]Αμήν!!!![/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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