Debbie Ridpath Ohi writes: When the Lord of the Rings movies were coming out, I posted a webcomic called “Waiting for Frodo.” Unable to help myself, I’ve just launched a new webcomic called “Waiting for Bilbo” in anticipation of the impending Hobbit movies. Feel free to come visit! We will, Debbie, we will!
Day: June 15, 2008
Message board member Arwen’s daughter recently posted: The July 2008 issue of Geek Monthly (which isn’t up on their website yet) has a big Hellboy II special, and includes an interview with GdT. And, like any good geek, they thought to ask him about The Hobbit. Here are the Hobbit specific portions, but the full interview has a lot of great insight into his filmmaking.
Geek Monthly: Speaking of magic, now that you’re doing the two Hobbit films, what’s the appeal of that property?
GDT: When I was a kid, I bought The Hobbit and I bought Lord of the Rings at the same time. I used my hard-earned allowance, and I was about 11.
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