Stories of dragons are as old as the written word and probably a lot older. To keep things inside the J.R.R. Tolkien realm, “Beowulf”, one of the oldest written stories of Europe features not only the monstrous Grendel but his serpentine Mother. Ancient biblical writings allude to the great serpent or dragon while global mythology has oversized lizard creatures popping up so consistently that some have suggested there must be some common shared memory or primitive survival instinct built into humanity to cause us to tell our tribal stories about such a monstrosity. Read the rest of this entry »
Ringer Spy Elven was kind enough to transcribe the ‘To be Continued’ interview from last week where I discussed our exclusive chat with ‘Hobbit’ director Guillermo del Toro. Take a look! Read the rest of this entry »
Empire Magazine caught up with Sir Ian McKellen at the UK Premiere of Speed Racer at which he had this to say:
“Yes, it’s true,” he said. “I spoke to Guillermo in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role. Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.”
The other great tidbit of news is that we have a timeline for the script development - about 6 weeks. Make sure to read the full story and intereview at EMPIRE! (Thanks to Mr. Platt for the heads up!) [Read More]
Our good friend Kristin Thompson, author of The Frodo Franchise and preeminent Tolkien blogger, has posted a response to the Salon.com article by Andrew O’Hehir. If you are were unaware, the Salon.com piece, titled ‘Guillermo del Toro to make “Hobbit” films: Bleah!’ takes the stance that fan-favored director (see poll on right side of TORn) Guillermo del Toro is not a good match for ‘The Hobbit’ movies. Here’s one reporter who is looking forward to the discourse in the Tolkien community as we head into a few years of Hobbit fun! [Frodo Franchise] [Salon.com Article]
The Grey Pilgrim sent MTV’s interview with Guillermo del Toro our way where the communicative director had yet more to say about some “Hobbit” movies he is working on. The MTV writer Shawn Adler (with reporting by Josh Horowitz) is one of the few mainstream writers that knows that Middle-earth has a lowercase “earth” and like our own Xoanon asks some questions with real background knowledge. I think I detect a Tolkien fan. Anyway, addressing several of the same issues that have been discussed on our own forums such as GDT’s feelings about high fantasy and casting, we give you MTV. Click Here.
During our recent interview with ‘The Hobbit’ director Guillermo del Toro, he mentioned that Andy Serkis was ‘all but confirmed’ to be returning as Gollum. Well Andy Serkis has gone one step further by adding a new listing to his film work. ‘THE HOBBIT - Director: Guillermo del Toro - Role: Gollum’ has been spotted on Serkis.com! Take a look for yourself!
Compa_Mighty sends this along: Nothing new, actually, but I thought it might be cool for everyone to know that Del Toro’s riddle posted at TORN and the Hellboy message boards was featured on Variety. It’s nice to get that kind of coverage! Del Toro’s TORN Poetry in Variety
Last week we reported that TheOneRing.net would be providing a bi-weeky segment on the radio show ‘To Be Continued…’ with Sohaib and Stuart. Tonight, our own Editor and Chief, Xoanon was on the show talking about his recent interview with Guillermo del Toro. There were a lot of great calls and great questions - join us in two weeks for our next segment on the show! ‘To Be Continued…’ with Sohaib and Stuart airs on WNJC 1360 AM, Philadephia from 7:30-8:30pm ET. (Parental Notice - The content on this station before and after this show is not necessarily appropriate for all ages.) [Click Here] [Live Stream] Chat while the show is on in Barlimans! [Live Chat]
In an exclusive interview with TheOneRing.net, Guillermo del Toro talks about Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Howard Shore, Animatronics vs CGI, the ‘tone’ of the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films and much more!
We had the opportunity to chat with Guillermo del Toro this morning from his current HQ in London. He’s hard at work putting the finishing touches on ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ and taking interviews from news outlets about that film, and the recent announcement that he’ll be doing ‘The Hobbit’ and a subsequent Hobbit sequel down the line.
First things first, YES, that is him on our message boards, he told me he intends to post there as often as he humanly can. And yes, he is as cool and approachable as he sounds. Take a look at my interview! Read the rest of this entry »
Astute TORn message board member Gethsemane has noticed something particularly exciting on Ian McKellen’s official website. Looking through the Cinema section on the ‘2000’s’ film listing page, he noticed:
2010 - THE HOBBIT
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Role: Gandalf
This is unlikely a typo, as Sir Ian McKellen is known for his very active and up-to-date website. Now we just have to wait for the official announcement! [McKellen.com]
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Stories of dragons are as old as the written word and probably a lot older. To keep things inside the J.R.R. Tolkien realm, “Beowulf”, one of the oldest written stories of Europe features not only the monstrous Grendel but his serpentine Mother. Ancient biblical writings allude to the great serpent or dragon while global mythology has oversized lizard creatures popping up so consistently that some have suggested there must be some common shared memory or primitive survival instinct built into humanity to cause us to tell our tribal stories about such a monstrosity. Read the rest of this entry »
Ringer Spy Elven was kind enough to transcribe the ‘To be Continued’ interview from last week where I discussed our exclusive chat with ‘Hobbit’ director Guillermo del Toro. Take a look! 
Our good friend Kristin Thompson, author of The Frodo Franchise and preeminent Tolkien blogger, has posted a 
