Déu vos salvi, i ben arribat! Benvingut a TheOneRing.net 's blog combinació / log / comentari sobre el dia d'avui xerrar amb Guillermo del Toro i Peter Jackson.

El registre es presenta en ordre cronològic invers, juntament amb els comentaris i observacions dels membres del personal TORN. Per al registre cronològic de recta de la xerrada, vostè pot trobar un aquí.

El personal TORN segueixen per reflexionar sobre això i com ho fan, estem afegint observacions. Esperem que us agradi. (Darrera actualització: 9:10 pm EST)

Participar en la discussió: els editors de notícies Assistent MrCere i maegwen, Green Llibres Editor Tookish, Demòstenes i TORN PTB Tehanu. Leo Plus, jincey i altres.

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PJ: OK ja quasi hem acabat aquí la gent i hem Q últim que era el Q més populars dels 1000s de persones que han enviat Qs d'antelació.

Quin dels actors de ESDLA tornarà a repetir els seus papers en "El Hobbit" i la seva companya de pel.lícula?

GDT: Òbviament, en aquesta etapa, la segona pel lícula encara està sent descobert, de manera que els actors han estat tractats o no han aparegut a El Hobbit 'com una obra literària, però encara pot aparèixer en la segona pel lícula com a "barreja" a la trilogia i s'expandeix. Per tant, el que pot dir és: inequívocament, cada actor individual que es va originar un paper en la trilogia se'ls demanarà que participin i que reprise. Si la salut, la disponibilitat o voluntat es converteixen en obstacles - i només en aquest cas, la refosa s'examinarà.

PJ: Com diu Guillem, a part de circumstàncies, mai ens refosa d'un personatge que apareix a la trilogia de ESDLA. Vostè pot llegir "El Hobbit" i bastant veure que els personatges juguen un paper. La incògnita és la pel lícula de dos, que estem encara en desenvolupament. Si voleu escriure un dels personatges de ESDLA en la narrativa de la pel.lícula Dos, només ho faria amb la benedicció dels actors, i willingess a participar. En cas contrari, prendria l'escrit en una altra direcció.

GDT: El temps és-però puc dir amb orgull que només uns pocs li va preguntar "Com puc ser un extra?" Pel que el meu cor s'inflen l'orgull vímet amb les moltes preguntes que vostè va tenir l'amabilitat de presentar-més els xats i la deambulació en el missatge juntes ens esperen-See you soon ...

PJ: Així que és per a nosaltres d'aquest matí o aquesta nit, o enmig de la nit, siguis on siguis. Sentim que és tot el que podia passar però sí intentar que cada una de les Qs representen coses similars que molts de vostès han demanat. Així que espero que et dóna una mica d'informació. Com he dit la veritat és que hi ha un munt de Qs sense resposta també per a nosaltres en aquesta etapa del procés. Anem a saber molt més d'una vegada els guions estan escrits, que és el següent treball que farem i es necessitarà la majoria de la resta d'aquest any, m'imagino. Esperem que aquest ha estat útil i gràcies per tot el suport increïble, ara i en anys passats. Best wishes, Peter J.

GDT: Que el cabell en els seus dits del peu, etc --

PJ: La transcripció d'aquesta xerrada estarà disponible aquí en el lloc de Weta en poques hores. Tothom aquí a Weta és ¡Ndola a continuar aquesta relació amb vostè a través de l'experiència hobbit i hi ha un munt de sorpreses divertit venir en els propers 4 anys.

maegwen: ho sento nois! Li vam guanyar a ell!

GDT: Viva Weta i els molts "joguines" que fan! Cthulhu i pot donar-me més prestatges per posar-los en ...

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Quan Del Toro ha reconegut el seu menyspreu pels Hobbits i "l'espasa i sandàlies" la fantasia, com pot fer justícia a la pel lícula? Per què no pot per si mateix Peter directa després de "The Lovely Bones? Ell pot dirigir aquestes 2 pel lícules i després dirigir l'Tintinmovie 3.

GDT: Bé, si per "Peplum" vol dir "espasa i bruixeria" m'atinc a les línies generals de la meva declaració en 2006. Però permeti'm reproduir el següent paràgraf de ONERING.net i ampliar --

Des de l'edat de 4 anys em vaig convertir en un àvid lector i col • leccionista de llibres, manuscrits, fullets, primeres edicions, petita premsa o desgastats llibres de butxaca ... tots ells trobin una llar a la meva biblioteca que ha crescut tan molest i molest que havia de passar a una casa separada de la família d'un ...

Durant moltes dècades, la meva principal àrea d'interès ha estat la ficció de terror: Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, MR James, LeFanu, etc i clàssics contes de fades i la literatura sobre els motors del Mite: Grimm íntegra, Andersen, Wilde, Bettelheim, tàrtars, etc

Ara les coses i després caure en la ciència ficció (no de maquinari, però orientat més humanista) i per tant conte Bradbury, Ellison, Sturgeon i Matheson entre els meus preferits.

La meva àrea d'interès es fa molt més estreta quan es tracta d'un altre gènere ... el gènere que és deixat de banda en virtut de Fantasia.

Quan era jove vaig llegir Moorcock, Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, Lloyd Alexander, Fritz Leiber, Marcel Schwob, RE Howard i alguns altres.

No obstant això, mai va ser impulsat en una addicció aleatòria als sub-gèneres com Sword & Sorcery o fantasies indiscriminada sobre aquest màgic o que-com qualsevol altre gènere o subgènere hi ha una gran abundància que fa que sigui difícil discernir quan una nova "trilogia" o " la crònica "ve del real un lloc com Tolkien o es deriva de veritable fervor religiós o d'altre tipus de CS Lewis ho va fer.
Però aquí estic ara: la lectura com un boig per posar-se al dia amb una terra nova, un continent de classe-una cosmologia creada per filòleg brillant va tornar Xaman.

Com si ell va prendre un univers que existeix fora de la nostra caverna platònica, els canals de Tolkien, tot un món, el teixit experta del mite i la llegenda. La virtut excel.lent és que tota aquesta erudició acadèmica no redueix els seus contes a la taxidèrmia simple. S'aconsegueix una alquímia de tots els seus: escriu una nova vida a l'argila recent esculpit de les seves criatures.

Tinc, a través dels anys es familiaritzin amb les arrels mateixes dels mites de Tolkien i les arrels de Fafhrd o Elric o hiperboris i moltes vegades he gaudit de la manera complexa en la qual els llops demoníacs, canvia de forma i primes extremitats, els guerrers poden ser pàlid teixits en els molts contes que es converteixen, al final, la història única, la saga només que del que és immortal en tots nosaltres.

En la creació d'El laberinto del fauno vaig beure profunda de la forma més rígida de Fairy Lore i va tractar de contextualitzar els principals motius recurrents en una rima instintiva entre el món de la fantasia i les il.lusions de la guerra i la política (l'home adult forma de tocar fer creure) i en la nova lectura de la Hobbit fa poc jo estava molt commogut en descobrir, a través dels ulls de Bilbo, el caràcter il.lusori de la possessió, els pecats de l'acumulació i la banalitat de la guerra-ja sigui en el front o en una vall a la Terra Mitjana. Lonely és la muntanya de fet.

Quan aquesta afirmació es va fer-en diferents moments durant la promoció d'El Laberinto del Fauno, moltes vegades he fet la trucada distintiva per dir que encara que no havia llegit Tolkien El Hobbit fos jo havia estat fascinat per la trilogia de pel lícules. Una declaració que ja vaig tenir l'oportunitat de fer en 2005, quan PJ, Fran i jo ens vam conèixer sobre Halo.

Així que no, en general, no sóc una "espasa i bruixeria" noi o una "fantasia" Guy-Per la mateixa raó, no sóc un home de ciència-ficció, però voldria fer una pel.lícula basada en Ellison en una segona o sobre l'esturió o Bradbury o Matheson. No estic en bàrbars amb espases, sinó que mataria per fer front a Fafhrd i gris ratolí, etc ... etc ... sóc un creient però no dogmàtic.

Permetin-me posar un final, el punt més fi per a la nostra discussió. L'estètica de Hellboy II són totalment pop i el color saturat, molt més còmica del llibre / moderna del que jo faria servir a El Hobbit, però vaig passar dos anys creant un món de fades, elfs, trolls, etc

Dos anys. Una cursa o decisió creativa que precedeix a qualsevol indici de El Hobbit. Jo vaig escriure el guió abans d'any em vaig reunir amb el PJ o Fran. En altres paraules, he dedicat els últims 6 anys de la meva carrera (entre el PL i HBII) per crear fantàstic món habitat per fades, faunes, ogres, trolls, elfs, etc

En aquest sentit, crec que sóc un tipus fantasia, quan els recursos del món particular a mi. Ja en el període Juràssic (1992 / 1993) quan CRONOS va guanyar la Setmana de la Crítica a Cannes em coneix com un "tipus d'art casa" - que he seguit amb una pel.lícula de paneroles gegants que va tenir èxit suficient com per generar dues seqüeles i em permeten cofinançar LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL dimonis que em enviï de tornada a ser un "tipus casa d'art". Llavors vaig fer Blade II i la gent va pensar en mi com a individu una "acció" - PJ va passar per una carrera de mercuri similars amb Criatures celestials, mal gust, Dead Alive, etc em retuerzo lluny d'una etiqueta i espero poder evitar ser només un "Guy Fantasy" després de PL, HBII i H ...

Faig els contes m'encanta (independentment del que la plataforma de Barnes & Noble classifica en el llibre) i m'encanta el hobbit.

M'agrada prou com per donar-li mitja dècada de la meva vida i passar a mig món de distància per a fer-ho.

PJ: Després d'haver dirigit la trilogia de ESDLA, realment vaig sentir que vaig posar el meu cor i ànima en la dramatització d'aquest món i la història, només fa uns pocs anys. La idea de tornar enrere en la competència i, essencialment, en contra de les meves pròpies pel lícules, semblava ser una forma unsatsifying a passar els propers 5 anys. No obstant això, m'encanta Tolkien i es preocupen profundament per les pel.lícules que hem fet. Jo no podia suportar la idea que algú més està fent sense la nostra participació. Ser escriptor i productor és la manera perfecta perquè jo treballo aquí. Guillem és el responsable màxim de dirigir, i per a ell és més fàcil fer aquestes pel lícules es senten diferents, simplement perquè no sóc jo, i per tant té una visió original, amb noves idees que oferir.

Creu-me, vaig pensar molt sobre això, i el que estem fent aquí es traduirà en millors pel lícules, t'ho prometo. I això és tot el que compta!

Guiilermo, sempre he pensat en tu com un director visionari, i m'encanta la teva feina, podria dir-me quin va ser el factor decisiu que va fer que es compromet a dirigir 'El Hobbit'?

GDT: De tota l'obra de Tolkien literària que només estava familiaritzat amb El Hòbbit. El vaig comprar als 11 anys i va ferir a un acord amb mi, però, llavors, no he aconseguit contactar amb la trilogia i la Terra Mitjana (que ara em sembla deliciós) se m'escapava. Els vaig trobar-a diferència dels hòbbits a ser "massa densa" per la meva ment jove. Vaig somiar amb el Bosc Negre i Smaüg per edats (de fet, un drac Smaüg-com era el guió com a part del conte "de fades" Ofèlia narra el seu germà a El Laberinto del Fauno i va ser esculpida, però va ser tallada per raons de pressupost) però quan vaig veure a Peter realitzar la trilogia vaig pensar Thet la Hobbit mai arribaria a ser per a mi. La proposta de passar la meitat d'una dècada elaboració aquestes pel.lícules rebut, com Pere es omplen-a 5 segons "SI" de mi. Per a la gent en la meva indústria que estic en general un tipus que tracta de generar els seus propis projectes i que segueixen sent molt difícil d'assolir quan la gent tracta i em uneixen a grans projectes. Durant dècades he passat en pel.lícules de gran abast, però aquest és un privilegi fantàstic i de seguida em va dir "Sí".

Hi havia un comentari sobre el pànic de l'elecció de director, però estic segur que envelleix. Pel que fa a El hòbbit i els nans nombrosos, em preguntava si tots ells es van a trobar el seu camí a la pel.lícula. El Senyor dels Anells, que tenia les 9 de la beca, però hi havia tres pel.lícules a la carn a terme. A El Hòbbit, té 13 nans i una pel lícula per que es vagin tots polzades Definitivament estic esperant veure els 13 en el seu camí, però què estàs fent això?

GDT: Tolkien va escriure 13 nans i tinc la intenció d'utilitzar 13 nans. Jo sóc, de fet, per mantenir contents a tots i fer que es distingeixi i que afecta els personatges. Gran part del drama i l'emoció en l'últim terç del llibre i la pel.lícula vindrà d'ells.

MrCere> Aquesta és la pregunta que jo volia preguntar
MrCere> 13 nans, com manejar a tots, que va fer que el meu dia i estic segur que molts dels altres
MrCere> GDT plans perquè els nans ", i que afecten distinuishable"
maegwen> Encara no estic totalment convençut que "ells han distingir-se i que afecten" no significa "sense barba i valent com els hòbbits." Espero que no, però el 13 Gimlis no farà que els venedors feliç de Hollywood. Espero que no anar per aquest camí.

MrCere> Aquesta és la meva pregunta favorita i la resposta de tot el xat. M'encanta que ell no preveu un grup de nans de fons i utilitzada "distingibles i que afecta els caràcters". Això un repte difícil, però script fer la pel lícula molt millor i, per descomptat, és una sortida del llibre

Guillem, suposant que són tots de tornar a escriure el guió, serà per escrit al costat de Peter, Philippa i Fran també?

GDT: em proposo. La seva aportació en la creació literària del guió és un deure. Jo depenc d'ells i esperar passar molts mesos deliciós vagar per la Terra Mitjana.

Tookish> Crec que posar les pel lícules sona com una de les millors parts
Demòstenes> Crec que seria un procés estressant.
maegwen> millor / pitjor
Demòstenes> Hi ha un munt de cuiners remenant l'olla.

PJ: escriure una obra de la pantalla amb un grup de col.laboradors és com la col.laboració de la McCartney Lennon .... de vegades una o dues persones més que altres en certes parts del procés i viceversa, que tot sortirà a la bugada i compartim un crèdit igual en el que cada un ha fet, amb 4 de nosaltres serem capaços de separar el treball amb de maneres interessants i tot el món serà capaç d'ajudar a crear aquestes pel lícules.

M'agradaria preguntar al Sr GDT si penseu fer servir (no com PJ) pintures mat extensa i "grans Atur" per retratar el panorama vast i ciutats de la Terra Mitjana o el més senzill efectes CG? Gràcies i salutacions.

GDT: Pere i jo amor "vella escola" tècniques. Adoro miniatures física i tractar d'utilitzar el més que puc i tenir una mica d'un fetitxe d'això. Pintures Mate i "Big-Atur" definitivament serà en els mateixos.

M'agradaria saber com es tractarà amb follets a la pel.lícula. Es semblen els més petits orcs a les pel.lícules ESDLA o vas a fer un disseny completament nou? També que tot es vegi com ho va fer a les pel.lícules de ESDLA o serà el redisseny que s'ajusti a la seva visió?

GDT: Aquesta és una àrea en la qual espero que puguem ampliar i millorar molt dels dissenys establerts a la trilogia. Tinc previst venir per dalt amb un tractament molt fort, nou per als Goblins. També crec que el huargos han de corregir els mals pel seu paper a El Hobbit.

Una cosa que m'agrada de veure pel lícules de cineastes diferent és veure a les seves pròpies visions, posar a la pantalla. Però com aquests Hobbit s'està tractant d'empat en la sèrie Senyor dels Anells, és la visió meravellosa d'imaginació això el Sr Del Toro es limitarà a seguir les regles establertes pel senyor Jackson?

GDT: És un privilegi per vagar a través de camins traçats però definitivament la intenció de portar-lo a llocs nous i excitants que la trilogia no explorar. No obstant això, la nostra intenció és que, un cop fet, les 5 pel lícules es veuran com una obra simfònica que el transporta a la perfecció a través d'aquest Worl

Tenint en compte que vostè està estirant 'El Hobbit' en 2 pel lícules podem assumir que Beorn s'exposaran i no se li donarà el tractament de Tom Bombadil?

GDT: puc estar en la minoria, però estic totalment LOVE Beorn i la meva intenció és característica d'ell en les pel lícules. BTW també m'agrada una mica la tuberculosi ...

MrCere> I, Beorn és a les pel lícules
Tookish> Larry què passa amb Vin Deisel de Beorn?
MrCere> m'agrada Vin, un actor molt millor (Saving Private Ryan) que el seu gran vaques pressupost d'efectiu la gent ho recorda per

Tehanu> !!!!! pista TomBombadil
MrCere> Saluda Ron Pearlman
MrCere> wow! Em vaig perdre aquesta Tehanu, excel lent
MrCere> un mos molt sucós
MrCere> Wow, ara que hem anomenat GDT "vella escola" es diu a si mateix "Old School"

La meva pregunta ve en dues parts. En primer lloc anem a notar un canvi significatiu en l'estil visual de ESDLA a la Hobbit a causa de l'estètica única de Guillem? I si és així, hi haurà una completa re-imaginar en el disseny dels llocs que es veuen en tots dos llibres (és a dir, Saquet Tancat i Rivendell), a causa d'aquest estil diferent?

GDT: Els dissenys bàsics, els dissenys preestablerts, només serà "actualitzat" en la mesura en la diferència d'època. Mig segle més o menys el que en termes de la Terra Mitjana no és molt-, però pensa en el molt que el nostre món ha canviat de - de 2001 a dir ara ... els nous ajustaments i dissenys han de barrejar suficient com per no sentir-se com un món completament diferent, però Sí, les pel lícules estan obligats a tenir alguna empremta d'estil distintiu.

Senyors, de dues parts que es tracti. 1a, tir al cinema o HD? 2n, l'abast o plana?

GDT: ús normalment 1:85 però el pla a fons respecte a l'elecció de Pere de format utilitzat en la trilogia (2:35:1), però és la meva intenció, per ara, per disparar en aquesta pel.lícula, no HD.

MrCere> Wow! GDT plans per filmar aquestes pel lícules, no ús digital
L'escola MrCere> és vell i la vella escola vol ser i el format 2:35:1 com a Senyor dels Anells, wow Això és una revelació

Com serà el nou Gollum difereixen de la Gollum de la trilogia de ESDLA, en tot cas?

GDT: Una vegada més, només en el pas del temps (que és mig segle més jove ""), però serà Andy i el disseny establert serà la nostra plantilla

El Bosc Negre Elfs ser diferents dels Elfs de Rivendell de la trilogia de ESDLA?

GDT: Aquest és la meva intenció, però no puc revelar més en aquest moment.

Demòstenes>: Té sentit perquè el Bosc Negre elfs diferents. funciona amb el cànon, perquè eren Silvan (ni tan sols Sindar) i el més rústic dels elfs de Rivendell - molts dels quals probablement van ser els supervivents de les ruïnes de Eregion (és a dir: els elfs Noldorin alta).
Leo> i que era millor tenir el cabell fosc, o així m'ajudi Manwë ...

La meva pregunta és la que crec que se sent molt de que molts de nosaltres ... de quin material va a tirar la segona pel.lícula de? Sé que ha de ser gran amb vosaltres dos a bord, però jo sóc poderós curiós. Jo sóc un gran fan de tots dos i espero foward a més pel lícules de Tolkien!

GDT: La idea és trobar una manera convincent per a unir-se a El Hobbit i BECA i millorar les 5 pel lícules tant visualment com una en la seva cosmologia. Hi ha omissions i material suficient en el material disponible, amb llicència per aquest intent. L'acord és, però, que la segona pel lícula ha de ser rellevant i emocionalment prou forta per ser duts a la vida, sinó que hem de tractar de contenir el Hobbit en una sola pel lícula.

PJ: Estic molt entusiasmat amb el desenvolupament de Cinema de Dos. Ens dóna una llibertat que en realitat no hem tingut en el nostre viatge de Tolkien. Alguns de vosaltres pot dir que és una bona cosa, per descomptat! "El Hobbit" és interessant en com Tolkien va crear un sentiment d'esdeveniments perillosos desplegament, que preocupen a Gàndalf. Hi ha un munt d'incident que passa durant la bretxa que 60 anys. En aquesta etapa, no estem imaginant una pel.lícula que literalment abasta 60 anys, com un bio-pic o documental. Volem esbrinar el que succeeix durant 60 anys, i escolliu una secció curta de temps per arribar i per dramatitzar la pantalla. Estic molt interessat en com afecta a El Hobbit - no es mostra el que succeeix a Gàndalf durant els seus viatges de distància? Anem a veure. És molt possible que tenen llavors per filmar dues que subtilment et sembres durant "El Hobbit".

Leo> Jo diria que està indicant cap a un Gandalf centrada en la història per filmar dues
Tookish> Espero que es sembren les llavors també Terra Mitjana

(Es emprèn una llarga discussió personal i desplaceu-vos fins al final)

MrCere: Encara hi ha molt espai per especular sobre la pel lícula i els comentaris de Pere es va a emoció alguns fans i omplir a d'altres amb temor. Com ell va dir les cadenes estan apagats i que es va elegir una secció curta, i no el conjunt de 60 anys. Wow.
MrCere: Hi haurà "puristes" d'entre nosaltres que la desesperació quan l'aprenentatge d'aquesta i altres que només el veuran com més del bo, molt interessant per a mi.

Què desafiaments per a la producció se sent vostè serà diferent per a El Hobbit i la seqüela en comparació amb l'experiència de fer El Senyor dels Anells?

PJ: Ai! Cada pel.lícula és un repte. Jo sempre dic que fer una pel.lícula és com l'escola de cinema - sempre estàs aprenent. Però a diferència de la majoria de les escoles, mai et fet amb ella. Mai s'aprèn tot. Amb el temps, arribar a anticipar-se als problemes una mica millor - però els nous us ha castigat. Tens l'oportunitat de descobrir les solucions, però sempre hi ha problemes extrems, mai podria endevinar.

Una de les coses que vaig a gaudir d'aquesta experiència, és que estaré en millor posició per ajudar a anticipar els problemes i solucionar-los. Quan vostè està dirigint, tens raó en el front de carbó, sempre esgotat, sovint emocional - i m'agrada estar un parell de passos enrere d'això i simplement ajudar on pugui. Després d'haver fet 3 vegades com a director, hi ha molt que conec que pot ajudar a aplanar el camí per Guillem.

MrCere> Això és una gran explicació de per què la PJ es va apartar de la direcció de
MrCere> no pot ser la raó de tot, ningú li deu una explicació de la seva elecció, però que és molt interessant, que planeja gaudir de la realització d'aquestes pel lícules

Ho farà una altra xerrada més endavant en el procés?

GDT: Amb molt de gust-gust-Im in!!

PJ: ens encantaria que això ha estat un munt de diversió. Anem a obtenir només l'última de les preguntes oficials perquè estem treballant fins a les més populars en els pocs final

Gollum es juguen un paper en la segona pel lícula? Si no, els plans de trobar un paper diferent per Andy Serkis? Perquè, i crec que la majoria estarà d'acord amb mi, tot és millor, amb més Serkis.

GDT: Sí! Com tots vostès saben, Gollum té un arc en lloc fascinant per anar a través de la seva aliança amb Arranyera, o el seu període de presó en Thrànduil, etc, però és d'hora encara tan d'hora en el fet que per revelar més ens lligaria de mans i seria contraproduent .

GDT: Mai no pot ser "massa Andy"

MrCere: Els directors de dubte consulteu amb grans possibilitats de Gollum, potser Andy pot aconseguir que Oscar, després de tot
MrCere> Gollum Aquestes qüestions són molt intel ligents també
Tookish> i suggeriments de com veu la manera de teixir els components dispars de El Hobbit, les històries d'altres de mi i del que voleu incloure en els apèndixs Senyor dels Anells
MrCere> Hi ha un munt de possibilitats d'Andy Serkis
Tehanu> Després d'haver escenes de privació de llibertat de Gollum els dóna l'oportunitat de jugar amb les nostres simpaties, pel que no sabem si estem a la part de Gollum de vegades o no

Christopher Tolkien Com se sent sobre les dues noves pel lícules?

PJ: Christopher Tolkien no desitgen participar en les pel lícules de ESDLA i m'agradaria assumir els seus sentiments són els mateixos amb aquestes dues pel lícules. Estic totalment d'ho respecten per que des que s'encarregarà de cuidar el llegat de llibres del seu pare i no voleu participar en algun altre interpretació d'aquestes històries.

Tookish> PJ respon a la pregunta Tolkien molt bé, parla amb prudència

Havent poc vaig tornar a llegir el Hobbit amb els meus fills, em sembla que el Hobbit conté una història bastant lineal que no se segueix necessàriament el "tres actes" fórmula típica de les pel lícules. Què creu vostè que és el major repte adaptar la història a la pantalla gran?

GDT: No hi ha tants-Estic a favor de tractar de preservar la idiosincràsia de cada novel té-les mateixes coses que semblen "filmar", i que - en la meva ment ho farà emocionant com una pel.lícula. La novel.la és molt, molt més inventiva i desplaçats en la seva narrativa (Bilbo ser colpejat per una roca durant la batalla) que vostè pot pensar en un principi. Crec que es pot tractar un clàssic com una peça de museu-dissecat-o que pot fer que la vida, la respiració narrativa que es desenvolupa allà mateix.

PJ : Structure is important in film, but as Guillermo says, there's often structure to be found in the most unlikely of places! It's quite possible to build a structured story and retain idiosyncrasy. It's going to be part of the joy of writing this.

Tookish> “different interpretations” of the story… that also creates a context for everyone to remember that these are stories OF middle earth… they are not reprintings of Tolkien's writing.
Tehanu> GDT's answer implies that he's going to avoid the 'visual xerox' approach to adapting the book
MrCere> That really is the biggest question of how the movie will end up, the structure of the script

Is The Hobbit harder or easier than LOTR to adapt as a script?

PJ : Both are equally difficult to be completely honest. The Hobbit has its own unique problems, different to those of LOTR.

GDT : Not easy- I tell you that-

Will Weta be releasing figures for this film like it did with Kong and Narnia?

GDT : I would hope so!! I want them all!!

how important is it to you to create overall consistency between Peter's LOTR films and Guillermo's? in terms of the actors, look and feel, scenery, score, fx — is your aim to have them stand on their own or sync up with the trilogy?

GDT I believe that it's a little bit of both- the world must feel like the same world. The aspect ratio, music, essential established costume and production design trademarks but I would love to bring a lot of new flavours to the table. THE HOBBIT is, in essence, an overture to a massive Symphonic work so main themes are reprised but new modulations and new colors are introduced, thematically and texturally.

PJ : I love Guillermo's symphonic allusion. The “overture” can have a different flavour, a different texture, yet be a carefully crafted introduction to what's to follow. Film Two is perfect to dramatise the
shift in Middle-earth that propells us into the dark days of LOTR. If LOTR is World War One, then the Hobbit is like an Edwardian adventure tale, set in the days before world notices the looming storm clouds.

Guillermo, Will Peter be directing Hellboy 3 at some point?

GDT : Offers have been made but he remains elusive- we will be in talks soon.

Will be seeing The While Council in The Hobbit?

PJ : To early to say before the scripts are written but it is definitely an idea we are discussing.

Tookish> Well you *know* they will be including the White Council… the question is how, when and where?
MrCere> Yes, that is exactly right. You can't have that period of time with these characters and NOT have the white council
Demosthenes> There is a long passage in the council of elreond chapter in fotr where aragorn and gandalf describe stuff with the white council and the capture of gollum and that could be used as the basis for F2. But they'd have to be very careful not to overlap with what's in Unfinished Tales
Demosthenes> I suspect that also means we won't get any “pre-story” about how Gandalf met up with Thorin originally either because that is all in UT as well.
Demosthenes> More than likely the script will start where the Hobbit does.

GDT : There's a very good chance if the “gaps” are filled in some form in either narrative. Too early…

Loved the video diaries for King Kong, will you guys be doing something similar for the Hobbit?

PJ : There is a lot of questions about production diaries for the internet – the truth is that Guillermo and I haven't even discussed this topic yet, now do we have a real plan in place for the internet and DVD side of the film. You have to realise that although this was announced and is all round the world we are at the very beginning of the process just starting to think about the scripts. We are not trying to fob anyone off but we simply haven't got that far in the process yet and it is a plan we will put into place during the course of 2009.

Tookish> I think that video diaries are a great concept and I'm sure TORn would love to be considered to help with any kind of project like that
MrCere> *applause*

I always thought creating Gollum would pose a great artisic challenge to the artists whose job it would be to adapt the Lord of the Rings. With the Hobbit I believe Smaug will pose one of the great challenges. Now we have all seen dragons in movies. But for the Hobbit I personally am excepting nothing less than unbelievable . Were will you go for inspiration? What styles will the art dirction look at? Personally I can see a lot being done with the setting from Pan's Labyrinth. Thank you and good luck to you all.

GDT : This is a big one– Allow me to quote form my random responses at Onering.net …

I am a big Dragon fan. I've said it before- And I was fortunate enough to be born a Dragon in the Chinese Horocope…

And although its always impossible to agree on the “greatest” of anything, I bring forth these two as the main film contenders for that title: Eyvind Earle / Disney's Maleficent dragon ( a triumph of elegance of color and design) and Vermitrax Pejorative from Dragonslayer.

In my opinion, every other design has borrowed heavily from these two. I plan to create something new and groundbreaking.

Smaug should not be “the Dragon in the Hobbit movie” as if it was just another” creature in a Bestiary. Smaug should be “The DRAGON” for all movies past and present. The shadow he cast and the greed he comes to embody- the “need to own” casts its long shadow and creates a thematic / dramatic continuity of sorts that articulates the story throughout-In that respect, Smaug the CHARACTER is as important, if not more
important, than the design. The character will emerge form the writing- and in that the Magnificent arrogance, intelligence, sophistication and greed of Smaug shine through-

In fact, Thorin's greed is a thematic extension of this and Bilbo's “Letting go” and his noble switching of sides when the dwarves prove to be in the wrong is its conceptual counterpart (that is a hard one to get through, Bilbo's heroism is a quiet, moral one) and the thematic thread reaches its climax in the Bilbo / Thorin death bed scene.

Anyway, back to Smaug: One of the main mistakes with talking dragons is to shape the mouth like a snub Simian one in order to achieve a dubious lip-synch. .. A point which eluded me particularly in Eragon, since
their link is a psychic one.

To me, Smaug is the perfect example of a great creature defined by its look and design, yes, but also, very importantly, by his movement and -One little hint- its environment – Think about it… the way he is scaled, moves and is lit, limited or enhanced by his location, weather conditions, light conditions, time of the year, etc. That's all I can say without spoilers but, if you keep this curious little summary you'll realize several years form now that those things I had in my mind ever since doodling the character as a kid had solidified waaay before starting the shoot of the film.

A big tool is also how and when he is fully revealed. I could give you specifics- beat-by-beat in fact (I'm geeking out to do it), but…

I will say no more in order to save you from ruthless spoilerage (we have a few years to go, you now…?) and increased anxiety.

Let me, however, say that this is actually one of the points I feel most enthusiastic about.

As to his voice- well, each reader has a Smaug voice in his / her head, just like you always do when “hearing” a great character in a book.

I have mine… and it will be revealed in time…

Tookish> this paragraph is RIFE with information about how they will be treating smaug… awesome!

Tookish> woohoo GTD with the TORn reference!!
MrCere> Can you believe how fast he just typed all that?
MrCere> Script should be done by 11 pm

Any ideas about the talking wargs? the wargs in hobbit are remarkably different from the “hyena” ones in the LOTR movies..

GDT : Absolutely: they will be different from the Hyena ones established in the Trilogy- they will be faithful to the creatures in the book and will be redesigned accordingly.

Tookish> Here we see an example how, while they will be striving to make five connected movies, there will be some contrasts from what's established in PJ's LotR… hopefully for the better.

( random comment that slipped into the mainstream: A s no bugger is going to answer our questions we may as well talk to each other! I guess we should have submitted questions earlier on as it seems they are being answered!!!)

PJ : the buggers in Wgtn and London are wading through 6000 Q as best we can. Every Q answered represents a number of similar questions.

GDT : As they say in Family feud: “Survey Says:”

Peter, perhaps you could clarify what your role will be in the production of these films: What exactly does an executive producer do? Will you follow that model or “forge your own path?” How will Guillermo's role and your role be different? Do you plan on writing the script again with Fran and Phillippa?

PJ : Truth is “Executive Producers” do a range of things on movies from a lot to virtually nothing! I see myself being one of a production team. My interest is helping Guillermo make the very best films he can. I love writing and I'm looking forward to that. Guillermo will be writing, along with Fran, Philippa and myself. As a director, I could never direct something I didn't have a hand in writing, and we're not expecting Guillermo to do that either. If the director is part of the writing, it means he was there when the discussions took place, story decisions were made … he knows why things are the way they are, and what they need to achieve. Everything is in a script for a reason, and only by being part of a writing team (or writing it yourself), do you really understand the intention of every beat.

I see my role as being part of that writing team, which will create the blueprint, and then helping Guillermo construct the movie. I want Guillermo to make his movies, and I want to make sure we end up with a 5 movie series that's as good as it can possibly be.

MrCere> Great answer from PJ about his own role, he is again supporting GDT
MrCere> And he confirms the hints that GDT will assist in the writing process
maegwen> personaly I'm thrilled there will be another voice at the writing table. I think continuity is wonderful, but I think fresh perspectives are absolutely necessary to keep it interesting.
Tookish> Yeah… and I like how PJ clarifies his role in the writing phase… knitting the five films together and connecting the two hobbit films will take his touch
Tookish> I wonder how or if they will weave in references to more backstory and ME history… eluding to stories, characters or myths from The Silimarillion…
MrCere> I wonder how much they can get away with
Tookish> Larry you mean in terms of legality?
MrCere> yes

What will be the title for the second movie?

GDT : Too early- but not “H2 Electric Boogaloo” that has been discarded.

MrCere> Wow, GDT knows geek-speak and refers to the all-time funny sequel “Electric Boogaloo”

PJ : the second movie doesn't have a title yet and probably won't until we write the script. As you will see we have the incredibly boring name Film Two which I assure you will not last for very long. Just bear with us.

will Alan Lee and John Howe be on board again? I really admire their work.

GDT : As I said, I had a marvelous lunch with John and Alan in London a few days ago and we all got very excited as we discussed my ideas on Smaug, Mirkwood, etc They are most definetly back!

PJ : Impossible to imagine it without them!

Tookish> It is reasuring to know that Howe and Lee will be on the design team… that in itself will cement major conceptual and visual aspects of the next two movies to the LotR films
Tookish> so we have howe, lee, shore, WETA and GDT's team together…. sounds like a good combo to me!
MrCere> I wonder if they will invite Ted Nasmith and if he will not be too busy to participate this time?

So how was your first meeting with each other?

PJ : The first time I remember meeting Guillermo was at Bob Shay's hosue during a LOTR party. Obviously at that time we had no concept of what the future held!!

GDT : We finished a tray of shrimps together and agreed that NEW LINE should keep hiring round, bearded directors with funny accents…

Guillermo del Toro is an accomplished director. I just wondered whether ok not, he will bring more prostetics, animatronics and physical effects to the film, as he does with such films as Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth (which are great films by the way)? Or will Weta Digital still have their work cut out for them with VFX?

GDT : I plan to mix CGI and PHYSICAL in such a way that your eye wonders which is which- keep you mind busy but NEVER allowing for the weaknesses of either tool to take over. Yes, I have, by trial and error, learned that both tools need to be mixed and how much they must be mixed to succeed in creating environments and living creatures. WETA is the lead house, absolutely but we will expand the creature team and beef up the prosthetics team. Imagine a physical creature with a radio controlled muscle / facial system but with partial CGI replacement on the head or mouth, etc and you'll start to get the idea…

MrCere> Both directors share the vision and opinion that physical, practical special effects are a lot more “special” than CGI
MrCere> GDT again alludes to animatronic creatures, probably including dragons
Tookish> Yes, and that's one of the things that made much of LotR so realistic
Tookish> The WETA team have done some great animatronics with the Narnia creatures.
Tookish> I like the way that GDT spelled out how the mix of animatronics and cgi will solve these problems….
maegwen>I'm not a huge fan of animatronics at all, but i'm willing to see what they come up with — not that I have a whole lot of choice

Are you already go to New Zealand, Mr.Del Toro ?

GDT : Yes- Ive been actually been thyere already -secretly- shh- and will be there shortly after HELLBOY II opens and will be getting a LOT of frequent flyer miles in the next few months-

During production of the trilogy, there were days where there were several filming crews working simultaneously, with different people directing. Would you ever want to head up a crew and direct the shooting of a scene for a day?

PJ : Most directors prefer to direct everything themselves. I thought I could on LOTR, but very quickly found out that the sheer scale prevented it. Instead of a 15 month shoot, we would have shot for 3 years! Guillermo always shoots his own material, so we'll do our best to construct a schedule that allows him to do that. It will depend a lot on how the scripts break down.

I'd happily shot some second unit stuff, anytime Guillermo asked me to. But let's see what happens.

MrCere> So this alludes to multiple units but on the Hobbit at least, the story happens in one place at one time with one cast
MrCere> The 2nd film might require many units like LOTR did
Tehanu> PJ's making it clear he's stepping aside and giving GDT autonomy, letting him call the shots
Tookish> yep… and that he'd work UNDER del Torro… how cool is that!
MrCere> Erica is right, that is a clear indication that he is saying, “I am not the director”

Was it intentional to release the first Hobbit film on the 10 year anniversary of FOTR?

PJ: No this is the first time I have actually thought about it … that is nice I will claim credit for the idea from this day forward

Will the two movies be shot at the same time?

GDT : The idea is to shoot them “back to bacK” with a small break to breathe and to reconstruct certain sets and have time to reasses… But a schedule of a year is expecvted.

PJ : Yes the movies will be shot back to back and the shooting of the movie will be driven by which actors are working with us at a given time and what locations we are in. For instance, if we are shooting hObbiton scenes for Hobbit movies we would also shoot Hobbiton scenes for F2. So during our year of filming we will be shooting both movies at the same time out of sequence.

Tookish> The responses confirm what we have already heard about The Hobbit standing alone in film one and then more storyling coming together for film two

Hi. Do you intend to play this one by the Book (The Hobbit that is) and make it a very light childrens tale on film, or do you plan to stick with the much darker treatment- in keeping with the LotR films – particularly the latter ones. My personal preference would be for the latter – cannot see how eg. the Rivendell Elves could regress from their nobility in LotR to those “…Tra-la-la-la….” singing versions which wer in teh Hobbit Book. Thank you. “Tra-la-la-la” singing

GDT : We'll see about the “Tra-la-la-“ later- but the book, I believe, in echoing the “loss of innocence” England experienced after WWI, is a passage form innocence to a darker, more somber state- The visual / thematic progression should reflect that in the camera style, color palette, textural choices, etc.

PJ : As I said earlier, I personally feel that The Hobbit can, and should have a different tone. The “tone” of these stories shouldn't be defined by the pressure our characters were under in LOTR. The world is a different place at the time of the Hobbit. The shadow is not so dark. However, what should stay the same is the reality of Middle-earth, and the integrity we bring to it as film makers.

Tookish> It's interesting that they are seeing parallels with preWWI England and The Hobbit…
[Tookish> …but I'm not sure I agree with the notion that in a few short decades the remaining Elves of ME went from “fa lala lally” to gloom and doom…
Tookish> it's truer to say that the hobbits went from a more blissfully ignorant existence to one more fearful and encroached by the world during that time, but the elves?
MrCere> very interesting point

Did you start casting for the 13 dwarves?

GDT : Nope- no casting has started yet. Casting- I mean… BUt some people have thrown their helmet in the ring.

PJ : no casting has commenced and won't until the scripts are written. We have had chats with one or two ofthe LOTR actors however but the casting will be driven largely by the writing and it is impossible to cast 13 dwarves without knowing their personality and characters. We anticipate we won't be in serious casting mode for these movies until well into next year.

leo> as always I start thinking of my best questions when it is too late
leo> but I would've loved to ask them how they are going to find 13 actors who are silly enough to go through the horrible make-up thing JRD had to go through for months
leo> or maybe they are developing a better solution for the makeup this time around?
Demosthenes> john rhys davies will play all 13 dwarves
Demosthenes> just with different coloured beards
maegwen> like the oompah loompahs in the willie wonka remake

In the Hobbit book, we have talking trolls and the Eagles and Smaug talks as well, however in the LOTR Trilogy, trolls did no more than grunt, Fellbeasts screamed, and the Eagles, who were meant to talk, just stayed silent. How much will the portayle of such animals change in the Hobbit?

GDT : I think it should be done exactly as in the book- the “talking beast” motif has to exist already to allow for that great character that is Smaug. It is far more jarring to have a linear movie and then – out of the blue – a talking Dragon.

MrCere> GDT makes a very good point about previously talking animals setting up Smaug
Tehanu> Wonder if they'll have the moving mouth thing….GDT made a comment about that somewhere, thinking abouthow Smaug would talk
MrCere> T: very good question, HOW will Smaug talk?
MrCere> I think it seems the same way that other animals talk
Tookish> Yes they'll have to have a talking Smaug and it would have to be done with cgi
Tookish> i asked if they'll do motion capture research with lizards and bats…
Tehanu> nice
Tehanu> GDT said somewhere something about making the dragon have 'simian' face characteristics in order to speak, and that he didn't like that. Not sure he said what his solution was.
MrCere> HOW in the world could anybody film dragons, giant spiders, goblins and battle of 5 armies (especially GDT) in a “light hearted” manner like the books and not make “Bridge To Teribithia”?
MrCere> T: He didn't provide a solution, just said he didn't want the dragon to talk like a human, or simian like you just said, I am from the reduncancy department of redundancy
Tookish> lol
Tookish> what are simian face characteristics?
Tehanu> You know, humanoid lips, nose…not a long snout like a reptile
Tookish> ah ok
maegwen> No, it's ape-like

Will we be seeing Legolas in Mirkwood?

GDT : We all think that this is a very interesting idea but the scripts are in process so- sorry,.. too early to tell.

maegwen> and a million fangirls squealed in delight. Well that could offset the 13 not-hot bearded-dwarves problem….

Will you be using the same production team ie. Special effects, art directors, cinematographers, composer etc..

GDT: Many of them will be back. I will supplement the FX departments, the design departments (with very interesting names), but the crew will utilize as many of the original elements as possible.

Tookish> I'm glad there is a question about the production team… personally I think that it's essential for the production/design and all that goes with it to be identical to that in LOTR… I want these films to have that kind of continuity.

Will the Hobbit get an extended edition like LOTR?

PJ : interesting Q. The truth (and this is the truth) is that you don't plan for extended editions up front an extended edition is the result of left over scenes that have been deleted out of theatrical cut. In an ideal world the script is written lean and tight and therefore there are no scenes left on the cuttring room floor and therefore no extended edition. However when writing 3 epic LOTR films there was no way we could keep the writing process as lean, so the extended edition was a result of seeing our thought process during the writing and shooting play itself out on screen with scenes we no longer needed when we finally cut the films together. Whether there will be an extended edition of the Hobbit will depend entirely on the final theatrical cut and what we have left over.

GDT : That one is REALLY too early to answer… but being a DVD freak (now a B-Ray freak) I think that if you have enough alternative material you can make it accesible on DVD (or BR) format… Is not a priori that one decides this.

MrCere> I believe PJ and GDT when they say they don't know if there will be extended editions, but I also believe there absolutely WILL BE EXTENDED editions, they will not be able to help it, particularly on the 2nd film
Tookish> Cere, i agree with that
maegwen> It goes back to what PJ says though, and what I've always said, if you plot your story “tight” from the beginning, you shouldn't have all these loose ends unravelling. There are things I like about the LOTR Extended DVDs, but they're also very frustrating — to me — because so much of what really clarified the theatrical version ended up lurking on them. I'd like to see a more concise film. Sorry PJ! (easy to say from the peanut gallery)

So what age rating are you aiming at?

PJ : the rating will be the same as the Trilogy, PG13 on both movies

GDT : An intense PG-13…

MrCere> Wow, so the Hobbit will not be the hard 'R' movie we all thought it would be?
maegwen> good lord
Tookish> lol
Tehanu> People on my screen are saying 'so no dwarf sex scene in the second movie?”
maegwen> mine aren't saying anything
jincey> i think there is only one other person in my room

What was it about Guillermo that made you feel he was the right guy to continue on the saga of Middle-earth? Are the two of you on the same page for the vision, direction, and style that these movies will have? If the two of you disagree on a point, who wins out?

PJ : I'll talk more about this in a later question, but watching his films, he has respect for fantasy. He understands it, he's not frightened by it. Guillermo also understands character, and how the power of any movie is almost always linked to how closely we empathize with characters within the story. His work shows great care and love for the main characters he creates. He also has supreme confidence with design, and visual effects. So many film makers are scared of visual effects – which is no crime, but tough if you're doing one of these movies!

If we disagree, the director has to win, because you should never force a director to shoot something they don't believe in. But we're both reasonably practical and ego-free, and I believe that if we disagree, we both have the ability to express our differing theorys – state our case, like lawyers – and between us, work out what's best for the movie.

Tookish> sounds like GDT will have good rein on the films
MrCere> One thing PJ is doing in this chat is making it crystal clear that his is actually GDT's movie(s). He has gone out of his way to underscore that for fans, anticipating the angst that he isn't directing.

When do you expect filming to begin?

PJ : at this point in time the plan is to write for the rest of this year and start early conceptual designs. 2009 will be dedicated to pre-production on both movies and 2010 will be the year we shoot both films back to back. Post productin follows one film at a time with The Hobbit being released Dec 2011, and F2 release Dec 2012. That is the schedule in about as much detail as we have ourselves at the moment.

Tookish> I like that they'll release two movies in consecutive years… woohoo!
MrCere> Nice of PJ to go beyond the obvious answer and give us some REAL info about the schedule for the films
MrCere> those are news bits that has not be in the news yet

MrCere: I love that Jackson just told us the MONTHS and YEARS of the film releases. The studio is clearly on board with that, but rarely would share with fans. It will be part of the end-of-year tradition of LOTR.

I enjoyed your cameos in the LOTR movies, Will you have a cameo in this Hobbit, and what character would you like to play?

PJ : I actually haven't thought about it. My convention is to do cameos in films I direct. I don't know if that extends to films I produce. I guess we'll find out. I love Hobbits! I am a Hobbit, in very many respects, as were my parents. Tolkien wrote about a type of people he knew, in pre-war England, and somewhere along the line, he must have bumped into my relatives!

GDT : Unllike Peter, I'ma Dwarf ( a coarse creature I am)- but I studiously avoid cameos…

MrCere: That actually characterizes the difference of the two directors rather nicely. While not literally true, it makes it easy for us to get a handle on them, a quick way to characterize them, a film-maker's technique.

Will Ian McKellen return as Gandalf?

GDT : Absolutely!!

PJ : absolutely

Mr. del Toro, have you started keeping a notebook of sketches on this film yet?

GDT : I have started already and shared some of the design a=ideas with Alan Lee and John Howe during a very excited lunch in London.

Will you be filming the Hobbit in 3D?

GDT : At this stage it is too early to tell, but no plans are being made for that at the moment…

What do you envision Gandalf's role will be in this film? He seems to go off on his own and disappear in several sections of the book. Do you want to stay faithful to that or give him a more active role? How do you think you'll ingratiate his character into an effective, cinematic storyline?

GDT : I believe that Gandalf is meant to be used in that way- coming and going in and out of the narrative. If anything, this creates the perfect setting for those “gaps” to be bridged by the second film…

PJ : Those gaps are great! There's a lot of stuff going on, which is distracting him. I'm just pleased to be getting Gandalf the Grey back for two more movies. Ian and I loved him best. We were a little sad when the
Gandy the White took over.

Tehanu> “Gandalf the Grey” – he's a more human, approachable character – more for McKellen's acting chops to work with. Yay!
Tookish> PJ and Ian were sad that Gandy the White took over… lol. I feel the SAME way!
Tookish> awesome
Tookish> Gandalf is kind of cantankerous in The Hobbit
Tehanu> and kind of witty too
Tookish> yep

Will you use the Hobbit holes usd in LotR?

PJ : Yes we hope with the permission of the land owner that we will rebuild Hobbiton bigger and even better than what it was for LOTR in exactly the same location

MrCere: Those holes were saved on the farmer's property, famously, by one of New Zealand's LOTR tours, Red Carpet Tours in fact, which were a day away from being destroyed. It sounds like they will be back in the same location. What nostalgia that will be!

What are the chances Ron Perlman will be voicing Smog?

GDT : At this time the voice of Smaug is down to a very few choices in my head and I have a completely specific one, Ron has a good chance but I have other plans for RP… we will see…

MrCere: Well, there it is, confirmation that Ron P. will be involved in some way. GDT joins the team but also brings his own people along. This will be fascinating to see and we better start figuring out where Perlman fits. I love him for Thorin personally or Beorn

4:17 pm

Tehanu: Confusion in some chatrooms about how unmoderated comments and questions seem to be getting through

Will the Ring trilogy get a blu-ray release around the time of Hobbit? or sooner?

PJ : We are working on a blu ray version of the LOTR trilogy with Warner Bros at the moment, not sure when it is due for release. It certainly won't be this year.

MrCere> There you go, Blu Ray LOTR news
Tookish> Ok, thought: It sounds like GDT is getting his head around the project with his response to the question about darkness and gore.

4:15 pm:

MrCere> I wish they handed out a “What we know so far” primer for fans to catch up! That is my thought so far
MrCere> and I am half kidding of course

My question is to Guillermo, what can we expect from your vision and approach with this picture and I'm guessing there will be alot of dark elements to this film, but how far will you go in terms of horror and violence?

GDT : I hope that Mirkwood can be pretty scary but not graphic, I hope Riddles in the dark has an element of fear and suspense and to be deeply atmospheric but still allow the ingenious, engaging contest to take place. And Smaug should be all shock and awe when he unleashes his anger so, it will be pretty intense but not gorey.

Tookish> There are plenty of opportunities for a dark tone with Mirkwood, the tunnels of the goblins, Goblin Town, Gollum's lake, the Desolation of the Dragon, Mirkwood & the ruin of the kingdom under the mountain

Are you planning to use some location in italy?

PJ : t is unlikely we will shoot any of the Hobbit of Italy, but I would love come to Italy for a vacation, you should tell me the best places to visit.

GDT : Not really- But I love Italy…

Will Hoawrd shore be returnign to do the score?

GDT : Yes- absolutely, Shore is teh VOICE of these films and we will absolutely be invited back. Peter and Fran have talked to him a couple of times already and Ive exchanged emails about the subject. He will return.

Will places other than NZ be considerd for locations?

PJ : It is unlikely we will need any locations outside of NZ which has always been the perfect Middle Earth. there is nothing yet that tolkien has described that we haven't managed to find in this amazing little country and I expect the Hobbit to be no different.

GDT : NOne being considered at the moment.

Tehanu> I wonder what location they will pick for Lonely Mountain, and how much they will use an actual outdoor set for that?

Some asked about the casting of Bilbo Baggins and if Ian Holm is an option:

The fact that Ian Holm is SO memorable means that PJ, Fran and PB did their job right. We will utilize him in some fashion for sure but the difficulty of th erole will be better assesed after we do the script (s).

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4:10 pm It looks as if some people can be seen by PJ and GDT as they answer some people directly.

4:07: First question: Will you be doing less location shooting this time because your team has become so proficient?

PJ : Middle-earth is location, with very few structures really. It's a natural countryside and that's where a lot of shooting will take place.

GDT says: Location will be favored and real set construction. I love REAL set construction and think that sets are very important part of the storytelling and scope of a film…

4:05 pm: They're online!

4:02 pm: I'm in! My chat you can send comments, but you cannot see the other chatters listed in the nick list. You can however talk to them. No sign of action yet, though.

3:59 pm: Any minute now, though I'm still not certain my chat window is working!

3:56 pm: Things are at a fever pitch, I have to say. There are loads of people in TORn's chat, and everyone is trying to see if they're seeing the same things at WETA.

3:50 pm : Tehanu: I've emailed the Weta website guy saying we're seeing different things.

If we get an answer, we'll let you know.

3:49 pm : The instructions say that you may only submit a question to the moderators through the “comment” field. You cannot chat directly to the moderators or GDT by private message. To talk to other fans:

“Your comments can be seen by the others in your group. Each group consists of up to five fans. To have a conversation with the others in your group, simply type your comments into the bottom field, and click on 'Send a Comment'. Your comments won't be seen by Peter and Guillermo or anyone outside your group during the chat event.”

3:45 pm: Right now there seems to be a lot of confusion as people are finding that if they signed on hours ago, their rooms do not have moderators or GDT listed. Most have found that logging out and signing back into the chat puts them in a room with at least those three people.

leo> or maybe a Gollum-centered story for film two
Tookish> i think… a RING centered story
leo> I'd never really thought about that, but I guess its an idea as well
Tookish> all the key events can revolve around the ring
leo> GDT : Yes! As all of you know, Gollum has a rather fascinating arch to go through
leo> this is true
leo> we've all been pondering about Gandalf or Aragorn-centered stories for film two
Tookish> yeah leo he also talks about G coming in a and out of the film
leo> it could be Gollum as well
MrCere> It sure could
leo> his arch is much more interesting then the goody-two-shoes-archs from Gandalf and Aragorn
Tookish> lol
Tookish> gandalf makes the most sense as the central player
Tookish> a storyline held down by gollum doesn't seem to have as much draw.. and there isn't enough of aragorn to go with….
leo> yeah, but there's very little surprise or growth in his character
leo> Gandalf, that is
leo> his growth is learning about the ring
leo> we already know all about that
Tookish> no way
leo> Aragorn growth (if that is the right word) is coming of age, falling in love, travelling Middle-earth and serving here and there
Tookish> there is a TON of gandalf's growth
Tookish> yeah but how do you make that a movie?
Tookish> his growth is ancilary to gandalf
Tookish> who guesses that Bilbo has the ring
leo> his growth is much easier to visualize then Gandalf's
leo> I think
Tookish> gandalf rises to power in the hobbit
leo> Gandalf's growth is in his mind
Tookish> while Sauruman is the head of the white council, it's also the time when he falls from grace
leo> he learns of things, and acts on them
leo> Aragorn discovers
leo> and Gollum is much more impulsive
maegwen> you guys are funny
Tookish> gandalf knew that a bigger war was coming, so he staged the events of the hobbit to take out smaug
Tookish> hehe
MrCere> Gandalf is nothing but a user
Tookish> he's the chessmaster… the Vice President of ME
Tookish> and so he moves the players in the hobbit just like LotR
Tookish> aragorn is meerly a pawn Rei? ha.
leo> yeah but that is my point Took
<leo> as a movie, the story of the pawn would be much more interesting
<Tookish> so who wants a story about a pawn?
<Tookish> lol
<Tookish> i don't agree
<leo> me dammit
<Tookish> hehe
<leo> Fool of a Took
<leo>
<leo> let us agree to disagree, for now