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Seit zwei Generationen verfolgen Leser in aller Welt atemlos die Geschichte um Frodo Beutlin und den Ring... Ein Abenteuer, das mit Gefahren und wundersamen Begegnungen gespickt ist und endlich auch auf der grossen Leinwand bewundert werden darf...
Nach der umstrittenenen Zeichentrickverfilmung von Ralph Bakshi wagte sich New Line Cinema mit einem Budget von 270 Millionen US-Dollar an die Real-Verfilmung des Kultromans "Der Herr der Ringe" von J.R.R. Tolkien...
Unter der Regie von Peter Jackson wurde vom 11. Oktober 1999 bis 22. Dezember 2000 in Neuseeland gedreht...
Der erste Teil der Ring-Trilogie "Die Gefährten" kam am 19. Dezember 2001 in die deutschen Kinos... Der zweite Teil "Die zwei Türme" startete am 18. Dezember 2002 und der dritte Teil "Die Rückkehr des Königs" startete am 17. Dezember 2003...
Es steht so gut wie fest: Peter Jackson ersetzt Guillermo del Toro im Regiestuhl bei der 2-teiligen Verfilmung von "Der kleine Hobbit" - der Vorgeschichte zu "Der Herr der Ringe"... Die Dreharbeiten soll(t)en im Juli 2010 beginnen... Der Kinostart für den ersten "Hobbit"-Film ist - nach einigem Hin und Her - für Dezember 2012 geplant... Der zweite Film soll im Dezember 2013 in die Kinos kommen...
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[09.09.2010]
PopWatch meldet...
Yesterday, the British newspaper The Sun ran a story saying that Martin Freeman (a.k.a. Tim from the original U.K. Office) had to decline an offer (and seven-figure payday) to play Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies due to a scheduling conflict: The actor was already committed to shoot the BBC series Sherlock, in which he plays Dr. Watson. That’s all true, but according to sources close to the Hobbit production, it’s not over yet. New Line and MGM, the studios backing the Hobbit films, have since come back to Freeman with a proposed schedule that would allow him to shoot both projects. All parties are currently negotiating a deal. [...]
[29.08.2010]
TORn meldet...
Big news coming from the Dunoon Observer/Argyllshire Standard today. Sylvester McCoy confirms he is in contention with another actor for one of two Wizard parts in the upcoming 'Hobbit' films. We know Ian McKellen will like to return as Gandalf, and we’ve heard some rumblings of Radagast the Brown having a bigger role, so if you put two and two together - is Sylvester McCoy up for Radagast the Brown?
"I am being cast in The Hobbit," he said. "We’re currently in negotiations - there are two of us under consideration. It’s not the Bilbo role, but could be bigger." [...]
[26.08.2010]
Stuff.co.nz meldet...
With only five years until the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, Sir Peter Jackson has reiterated his wish to make a feature film about the Anzacs.
He is also confident that there should soon be certainty about whether he would direct The Hobbit movie, which would allow him to map out a five-year plan for projects "that will keep many people very busy". [...]
A decision was still to be made on whether he would direct The Hobbit, which is in limbo while problems are resolved with Warner Bros and MGM, which is heavily in debt and up for sale.
But he said yesterday that Warner Bros was "making progress untangling the MGM situation, so we should have certainty with The Hobbit sometime soon".
[...] Australian Jeremy Sims [..] auditioned in Sydney last week for a role as a troll in The Hobbit.
"If he wants to know what the director of Beneath Hill 60 looks like, tell him to go through his audition tapes of trolls. He'll find me," Sims said.
"I'm bearded and short and squat and I figured if I'm not going to get the role of a troll I might as well give up acting."
[26.06.2010]
Deadline.com meldet...
[...] Peter Jackson has decided to direct two installments of The Hobbit, trusted sources are telling me. His deal is being negotiated right now with Warner Bros , New Line, and MGM. He will shortly take the reins over from Guillermo del Toro, after Jackson extricates himself from other project obligations that caused Jackson and manager Ken Kamins to initially deny he would direct. While Jackson’s camp has been tight-lipped, I’m told that the case is being made to MGM's owners to loosen the purse strings and make the movies happen. The impetus for these talks is that Jackson will be the director of both of The Hobbit films, which will be shot back-to-back in his New Zealand backyard. [...]
[18.06.2010]
Bei HDRF gibt es Bilder vom Auenland-Set...
[16.06.2010]
Via CS! kommt die Info, dass Warner Peter Jackson gerne im Regiestuhl der "Hobbit"-Filme sehen würde...
[08.06.2010]
Im Forum von TORn schreibt Guillermo del Toro über die Umstände, die zu seiner Entscheidung führten...
[31.05.2010]
Aaaaargh... Harter Tobak !!! Bei TORn kündigte Guillermo del Toro offiziell an, dass er aufgrund der Produktionsverzögerung den Regiestuhl bei der "Hobbit"-Verfilmung verlässt !!! Gegenüber Deadline meinte Peter Jacksons Manager Ken Kamins, dass PJ aufgrund anderweitiger Verpflichtungen die Regie nicht übernehmen wird... Also muss ein neuer Regisseur her und das möglichst bald... Die Namen Sam Raimi und Neill Blomkamp sind bereits gefallen... Abwarten... *g*
[28.05.2010]
Via CS! kommt die "offizielle" Bestätigung, dass sich der Produktionsstart der "Hobbit"-Verfilmung verzögert...
Speaking moments ago at a press conference for his latest production, Splice, Guillermo del Toro responded to questions about the state of The Hobbit, saying that the film does not have a start date, nor will it until MGM sorts out its financial troubles.
"It's not greenlit," said del Toro, "That's categorical... We've been caught in a very tangled negotiation... There cannot be any start dates until the MGM situation gets resolved. They do hold a considerable portion of the rights."
Responding to rumors that the film would shoot in 3D, del Toro said that, while 3D remains a possiblity, it has been discussed "literally once" in the production offices and it is not being planned at this time. The current production budget has been drawn without 3D in mind.
Admitting no predictable timeline for a start date, del Toro theorized one possible outcome that would see MGM sharing or selling off the rights. Nevertheless, he feels confident that the film will move forward as soon as a decision is made.
"We have designed all the creatures," he said, "We've designed the sets and the wardrobe. We have done animatics and planned battles sequences.... We are very, very prepared for when it is finally triggered."
[05.05.2010]
Wie AICN meldet, ist der australische Schauspieler Jack Thompson (u.a. "Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger", "Australia") für die Rolle des Thorin Eichenschild im Gespräch...
[30.04.2010]
Heat Vision meldet...
[...] Warner Bros. is scheduling Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro’s two-part adaptation of “The Hobbit” for December 2012 and December 2013.
A confusion over release dates surfaced earlier today when Imax announced an overall, 20-film, three-year deal with Warners. In outlining which films would be included, Imax incorrectly gave 2013 as the release date for the first “Hobbit” movie.
But 2013 is two years later than the 2011 release date that New Line and MGM targeted for the first installment when the two companies originally announced the movies in December 2007.
However, 2011 proved not to be a realistic date and instead served more as a guideline, according to insiders, because when it was first announced, no scripts were written, nor schedules or budgets drawn up.
While the project is taking a bit longer than the filmmakers anticipated, it is now on track for 2012 -- rather than the 2013 date mentioned in the Imax release.
The second movie’s script was turned in to the studio a couple of weeks ago, and all parties are starting to break down the financials for the movies now.
Warners moved quickly to set the calendar straight in the wake of the Imax release, and by midday, the giant-screen-format company said it was going to send out a correction, officially making 2012 the new date for the first “Hobbit” movie.
[18.03.2010]
Moviefone sprach mit Peter Jackson über den Stand der Dinge...
[...] Is it true that filming on 'The Hobbit' has been delayed until the end of the year?
Well, it's not really been delayed, because we've never announced the date. I mean it's sort of interesting because the studio [MGM] has never greenlit 'The Hobbit,' so therefore 'The Hobbit' has never been officially announced as a "go" project, nor have we ever announced a date. But there's so much interest that people -- newspapers and magazines, of their own account, say, ah, it's likely to film in May, it's likely to film in June, it's likely to film in September. People make this stuff up. And then if it's not filming in June, you get a story saying, "'The Hobbit's' been delayed." But it's never actually been announced.
We've just delivered the script. Literally last week, we delivered the second of the two screenplays -- the first draft. So the studio's got both scripts now, which is a milestone; and if anything was holding it up, it was us doing the screenplays, because we'd just been writing as fast as we can, but it took us this long to get them finished. So we take whatever responsibility there is for the speed. And we're now in the process of budgeting the films, and then hopefully we'll get to a budget the studio [people] are happy with, and they'll greenlight the movies and we'll announce the shooting dates. I'd be pretty optimistic that we'll be shooting before the end of the year. I would imagine October, November, we'd be shooting by. I'm not announcing it, though.
When would you get down to the final stages of casting Bilbo Baggins?
We haven't signed any actors up yet, because we couldn't do that until they greenlight the movie. But I would imagine that if we get a green light within the next month or two, we would be hopefully making some casting announcements by, I guess, the middle of the year. [...]
[18.03.2010]
Bei Yahoo! gibt es folgende AP-Meldung...
[...] Longtime Jackson collaborator, art designer Richard Taylor, says he thinks his friend gave up the director's chair "probably because he's spent so long in Middle Earth ... and probably felt a director such as Guillermo could bring something passionate and unique and original and new to the content for the sake of the fans," referring to the imaginary world where the novels are set.
"It's an absolute delight to be working with Guillermo Del Toro. We've all enjoyed his craft as seen in 'Pan's Labyrinth' and the 'Hellboy' movies. His unique aesthetic and storytelling style brings a lovely aesthetic to the world and one we're enjoying being part of," Taylor told The Associated Press on Monday in Hong Kong, where he is attending a digital entertainment conference at the technology park Cyberport.
The Weta Workshop president said his team has started designing the landscape and characters in "The Hobbit," but that he was unclear when shooting on the New Line Cinema production will start in New Zealand.
"We're just patiently waiting for it to begin. It's been in early development for a while. I'm sure it will get going some time soon," Taylor said.
He said he will stick to a consistent look for the main characters that appear in both the "Rings" series and "The Hobbit."
Taylor, who also won Oscars for his work on the "Rings" series, said he doesn't know if "The Hobbit" will be released in 3-D, but said the Weta team will take advantage of technological advancements since the first trilogy.
"Like any film, there will be an effort to utilize the tools that are available to us today to achieve visual images that will excite and intrigue an audience as we did try 10 years ago."
[18.03.2010]
Ian McKellen schreibt auf seiner Offiziellen Website...
THE HOBBIT's, two films, start shooting in New Zealand in July. Filming will take over a year. Casting in Los Angeles, New York City and London has started. The script too proceeds. The first draft is crammed with old and new friends, again on a quest in Middle Earth.
The director Guillermo del Toro is now living in Wellington, close to the Jacksons' and the studio in Miramar.
[02.03.2010]
Im Forum von TORn schreibt Guillermo del Toro über eine mögliche 3D-Version des "Hobbits"...
[...] I wouldn't read much on it just yet, but now, after all this time, after AVATAR doing the Box Office it did, we have had enquires from above about The Hobbit being in 3-D.
No impositions or heavy leaning. Just enquires. Just fulfilling my promise to let you all know if discussions ever started. [...]
[23.01.2010]
Wie Variety.com meldet, scheint sich der Kinostart auf Ende 2012 zu verschieben...
[...] Once the script for the second film is in -- Jackson and his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are working on it with Del Toro -- New Line will work up a budget for both films and start casting. New Line exec Michael Disco, who was once Emmerich's assistant, will oversee for the studio.
Horn won't predict when the first of the two "Hobbit" films will be out, but says the most probable scenario would be a release in the fourth quarter of 2012.
"It's a big bet for us. But it's one we think will pay off given the success of 'Lord of the Rings,'" says Emmerich. "This is one of the few movies it feels like people are waiting for."
[07.01.2010]
Production Weekly meldet...
Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" is due to begin a 14 month production schedule this June in New Zealand.
[15.12.2009]
CS! meldet...
Video Business reports that Warner Home Video will release "The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy" will hit Blu-ray on April 6.
The trade says that the nine-disc set will contains the original theatrical versions of the three Peter Jackson-directed Rings films along with more than seven hours of special features. The supplemental package will contain mostly special features that were on the various DVD versions of the movies, including featurettes that were originally on LordoftheRings.net. However, the Blu-ray versions will offer high-def trailers.
The set also will include digital copies of each film and have BD Live access.
The extended versions of the films will bow on Blu-ray at a later date.
Also getting its Blu-ray debut on April 6 is the 1978 animated adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" directed by Ralph Bakshi.
[14.12.2009]
Bei Acting-Auditions.org gibt es Infos zum "Hobbit"-Casting...
[10.12.2009]
MTV sprach mit Peter Jackson, u.a. über die wiederkehrenden Charakter-Darsteller in der "Hobbit"-Verfilmung...
[...] "Gandalf, being a 2,000-year-old wizard, is still around and plays a major role in 'The Hobbit,' and we're having Ian McKellen reprise," explained the filmmaker, who is executive-producing the flick and writing the screenplay. "There's a couple of other characters: Elrond, who was played by Hugo Weaving [in the original films], and there's a possibility of Galadriel, who was played by Cate Blanchett." [...]
[08.12.2009]
Bei Heat Vision gibt es ein Interview mit Peter Jackson, dem nichts von einem Verschiebung der "Hobbit"-Verfilmung bekannt ist... Stattdessen wird jetzt fleissig gecastet...
The search for Bilbo Baggins has begun.
Casting on "The Hobbit" begins this week, with wide auditions expected for each part except Gandalf, which is being reserved for Ian McKellen, who played the wizard in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
"We’re auditioning for every role," Jackson said in an interview, adding he is a big believer in casting a wide net to better match actors with the roles.
"What we’ve done over the years is discover a lot of interesting actors, like Orlando Bloom (in 'Rings'), Kate Winslet (in 'Heavenly Creatures'), Saoirse Ronan (in 'The Lovely Bones'). So if you start looking and auditioning seriously, it’s amazing what incredible talent you’ll find out there."
Jackson denied that he had settled on any actors besides McKellen and pooh-poohed Web chatter that he has approached James McAvoy for a key role.
"Apart from Ian McKellen, who we obviously want to return as Gandalf, we are not really offering any roles to anybody until we’ve done a casting sweep," Jackson said.
Casting is being handled out of Los Angeles and London.
The filmmaker, whose adaptation of "The Lovely Bones" opens Friday, said although he and director Guillermo del Toro have casting approval on the two "Hobbit" movies, he feels no pressure to cast stars in major roles.
"(These movies) have never been a star-driven vehicle. The star is (author J.R.R.) Tolkien and the world he created. We are not under any pressure. We want to find the right people. Casting someone to portray a hobbit is not as easy as you might imagine. They have to have a particular type of physical appearance and a sensibility. And the same with an elf or a dwarf. These are fantastical characters, but you’ve got to find the right people to play them, the right humans to translate these characters."
Jackson also denied earlier reports that production on "Hobbit" was delayed.
"It’s not," he said, adding that the script for the first movie is completed and that collaborators Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and del Toro are in the middle of writing the second. They hope to deliver drafts to Warner Bros. and MGM, which are jointly backing the films, around Christmastime.
"We were always planning to shoot around April or May next year, and as far as I’m aware, we’re pretty much on target for that. It depends on how quickly the studio greenlights the film. It’s not in our hands. But as long as we‘re shooting next year, we’re fine."
[03.12.2009]
Wie CS! meldet, scheint sich der Kinostart der "Hobbit"-Verfilmung tatsächlich zu verzögern...
Just this weekend, Peter Jackson revealed that the two "Hobbit" films will now start filming mid-summer 2010 instead of the previously-reported March start. We didn't think this would affect the first film's release of December 2011, but according to TheWrap's WaxWord that might just be the case:
"While it is still possible that it could come out in December 2011, it looks more likely to be 2012," an executive close to the film told the site.
The second film would be pushed back to 2013 then.
[30.11.2009]
Moviereporter.net sprach mit Peter Jackson über die "Hobbit"-Verfilmung...
[...] "Wir werden daraus zwei Filme machen. Das Script zum ersten Film haben wir bereits fertig gestellt. Zurzeit arbeiten wir am Zweiten, dass wir hoffen bis Ende dieses Jahres oder Anfang des nächsten vollendet zu haben. Wenn die Drehbücher vollständig vorliegen, können wir mit der genauen Berechnung des benötigten Budgets beginnen. Wir hoffen Mitte nächsten Jahres mit den Dreharbeiten starten zu können, haben aber leider bisher noch kein grünes Licht vom Studio erhalten." [...]
[25.11.2009]
CS! zitiert aus Interview mit Peter Jackson...
[...] "'The Hobbit' will be two movies and we've written the first script and delivered it to the studio who seem to be happy with it," Jackson said. "We're now halfway through the second script and Philippa, Fran, Guillermo and myself are doing the scripts and having great fun."
He added: "It was an interesting experience because eight or nine years have passed since we wrote the 'Lord of the Rings' screenplays and I was worried it'd be weird or hard or uncomfortable to go back there, but as soon as we started writing the scripts it was fun, actually, and easy."
Jackson had been scouting for locations in New Zealand right before traveling to London. He stressed that there would be continuity between his films and Del Toro's.
"We're writing the screenplays with him, so in terms of the script, there is continuity," he said. "We're writing Ian McKellen's dialogue just the same as we did in 'Lord of the Rings.' But Guillermo, being the director, will obviously take the script and interpret that and shoot his film. So that'll be interesting to see.
"That's actually the reason I wanted him to do it. I felt like I'd be trying to compete with myself and deliberately do things differently, which is not the way I want to work. I want it to be natural."
Jackson mentioned that the "Hobbit" films will not be released in 3D. "Guillermo wants to shoot in 35mm, old-fashioned film, which suits me, because he wants to keep it in the same space as the original trilogy." [...]
[09.11.2009]
TORn berichtet über einen Gastauftritt von GDT...
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 that will be applied on my face and hands. I used to sculpt the creatures for NECROPIA (my FX company) and I miss it a bit. I will have a line or two and die quickly." [...]
[09.11.2009]
CS! berichtet über Viggo Mortensens Beteiligung...
[...] Over a year ago, in fact shortly after del Toro signed on, Variety mentioned that Mortensen had been approached to return, but when ComingSoon.net spoke to Mortensen earlier today, he admitted that the filmmakers are currently more concerned with making the first movie, which would not include his character.
"I think they're just worried about shooting the first part of that movie which doesn't involve my character," Mortensen told us during an interview for his upcoming movie The Road. "My character is around at times--in the middle, but it would only be if they made a second movie or connecting movie that connected 'The Hobbit' to 'The Lord of the Rings' that I might appear, which would be great."
Mortensen did tell us that he would be interested in returning, but as we know, del Toro and Jackson are now planning on just splitting "The Hobbit" into two films and not making the second film a bridge between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
[06.11.2009]
Bei Total Film gibt es ein lesenswertes Interview mit Guillermo Del Toro, der ausführlich Fragen zur "Hobbit"-Verfilmung beantwortet ohne zu Spoilern... ;-)
[31.10.2009]
Empire Online sprach mit John Rhys-Davies über seine mögliche Mitarbeit in der "Hobbit"-Verfilmung...
[...] while Gimli doesn't appear in The Hobbit, his father Gloin does, so we asked him recently whether he'd be back for another go.
"I've already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn't. I have already completely ruled it out. There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more."
So not even a small cameo?
"Why would you want to do it if it was just a couple of shots? When you've been 1 of 1, why would you want to be 1 of 13?"
But the production did ask if he'd be interested in returning.
"It was just a gentle "What would you feel about putting it on again?" But no. I'd be interested in trying to create a different type of persona within... the thing. That is challenging as an actor. I'd really prefer to play something quite different. Maybe an Elf. They've got a different set of problems with The Hobbit because you've got 13 dwarves, a whole band of them... You're trying to represent a whole race... You're trying to do for dwarves what The Lord of the Rings did for hobbits. "
Hmm, so Gimli won't be playing his own father, it seems - but he isn't completely ruling out a return to the world of Middle Earth. [...]
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