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Guillermo Del Toro On Making The Hobbit
Guillermo Del Toro On Making The Hobbit
“I was calmly laying out the next decade of my life when The Hobbit appeared,” he laughs. “I was preparing all these things and all of a sudden The Hobbit shows up and takes over my life.”
EXCLUSIVE: Ian McKellen Says 'The Hobbit' Script Pulls From Other Tolkien Sources
moviesblog.mtv.com — Tolkien-ites freaked out over the fate of " The Hobbit " – when's it gonna start shooting? Will the studio's financial implosion affect production? Um, the movies are still happening, right?! – received a much-needed boost last month from Ian McKellen ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Ian McKellen Says 'The Hobbit' Script Pulls ...
'Gandalf' has read the Hobbit script and tells us about it
scifiwire.com — Ian McKellen, whom we expect will put on Gandalf's gray robes in director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Hobbit movies, tells us he's finally read the script for the film. And, no, he won't tell us much about it, except that producer Peter Jackson ... (more) 'Gandalf' has read the Hobbit script and tells us about it
Guillermo Del Toro Confirms Hobbit Cameo
Guillermo Del Toro Confirms Hobbit Cameo
theonering.net — Guillermo Del Toro paid a visit to our message boards today to confirm that he will definitely be making a cameo appearance in The Hobbit as a small monster: “I had a hand on the design of the creature and I will personally sculpt the appliances ... (more) Guillermo Del Toro Confirms Hobbit Cameo
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Guillermo Del Toro On Making The Hobbit
Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net™ — Guillermo Del Toro 2 From Total Film : Eighteen months ago, Guillermo del Toro had a 10-year-plan. His life was mapped out, and it had nothing to do with JRR Tolkien’s lovingly rendered cartography of Middle-earth.  “I was calmly laying out the next decade of my life when The Hobbit appeared,” he laughs. “I was preparing all these things and all of a sudden The Hobbit shows up and takes over my life.” Make no mistake: The Hobbit is his precious. Del Toro knows more than anyone that this diptych could – should – define his career.  And so the director has been busy building a ...

Guillermo Del Toro on bringing to life the creatures and battles of The Hobbit
Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files — ... make the battles or the action in The Hobbit feel different from that? "Because it was fresh when the trilogy came out, to see those enormous valleys or fortresses being invaded by warriors. "But then after the trilogy you had Troy, Narnia, everything. It has become quite common seeing two massive CG armies attacking each other. So we came up with a good solution, I think. It will make the battles stand out." You can read the full interview over at Total Film here.

Guillermo del Toro wants to redesign The Hobbit's dragon??
SCI FI Wire — ... Guillermo del Toro has been talking about The Hobbit to TotalFilm and especially about his ideas for Smaug, the dragon. ...

Guillermo On Making the Hobbit
The Hobbit Movie Blog — ... The Hobbit Director Guillermo Del Toro recently spoke with Total Film about the status of films. He discusses some of the challenges the film will involve, working on the script, Gandalf's role, creature design and more. The full article is here, snippets below. ...

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Ian McKellen gives updates on Gandalf and Bilbo in The HobbitCoventry Telegraph - The Geek Files
IAN MCKELLEN says he now has his hands on the screenplay for The Hobbit, to be directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by Peter Jackson. Sir Ian told Sci-Fi Wire: "As Peter has said, they loved writing Gandalf [for The Hobbit] because they knew who they were writing him for. "There ...
Hobbit update: Casting, monsters, costumes!Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net™
The team is, “Already testing the animated models of several creatures and doing puppetry tests for others.”