August 21st, 2009 by Calisuri
| Source: Yahoo! Movies
A new ‘Wolfman’ movie is on the horizon, and LOTR veteran Hugo Weaving (Elrond) looks to be playing a major role. Check out the just released trailer from Yahoo!
According to MovieHole.net, last week’s revelation of Hugo Weaving reprising his role as Elrond was a bit premature. They’ve talked to the popular actor and he said…
“I knew that if and when it happened I’d get a call and we’d chat about it, but I haven’t spoken to anyone about it. Someone said to me ‘I hear you’re doing the Hobbit?’ I said ‘Well, um, probably’, they said “No, no. you’ve signed on’. I haven’t actually talked to anyone about it. Doesn’t mean I won’t be doing it, [I’m] just not onboard yet.”
I’m sure we’ll hear official word one of these days, but in the meantime, it seems nothing is final.
Thanks to TORn message board member Theodred for digging up this great scoop! In the following BBC Radio 5 Simon Mayo interview, ‘Hobbit’ director Guillermo del Toro confirms that Hugo Weaving will be cast in the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films. While he does not specifically say he is returning as Elrond, when speaking of Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen and Weaving he says, “…as the roles they originated in the trilogy.” I think we can make a good assumption that means Elrond! Take a moment to listen to the Simon Mayo broadcast over at BBC – the Hobbit casting talk is around the 02:10:55 point. Enjoy! [BBC Radio]
Can’t quite visualize that? Believe it or not, that’s one of the many casting rumors that was sent to TORn in June of 1999, reported in the Sunday Star Times no less. Now that the casting rumor mill has started anew for The Hobbit and ‘F2,’ message board member diedye thought it would be fun to re-visit some of the old news reported on TORn in times past. Do you remember the first photos of Sam and Frodo on Mt. Doom from June of 2000? Did you know Bruce Willis was rumored to have petitioned PJ for a part in LOTR? With a few items sprinkled in from Tolkien’s letters and other sources, this makes for a fun trip down memory lane. Stay tuned for regular installments! Read the rest of this entry »
February 22nd, 2008 by Calisuri
| Source: Variety
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Variety is reporting that LOTR veteran Hugo Weaving (Elrond) will play Det. Aberline, the police detective that is chasing down the infamous monster. Filming begins in March in London with an expected release day of February 2009. [Read More]
Mark Dapin writes: The first time I see Hugo Weaving, it’s by chance. He’s out walking near his home in Paddington, Sydney, when he is stopped by two men with a camera phone. He seems artlessly patient as he waits for them to take his picture, unnaturally calm and still. The second time I see Hugo Weaving, it’s by design. He’s sitting in the W Sydney hotel (renamed Blue), a disconcertingly spare warehouse conversion in Woolloomooloo. He’s working the press for his new movie, V For Vendetta, in which he plays V, a man who never removes his Guy Fawkes mask. [More]
Today is Hugo Weaving’s Birthday! Hugo played Elrond in all three LOTR films and is also known for his role as Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy. He recently played a masked vigilante ‘V’ in ‘V for Vendetta’. Hugo was born on April 4th, 1960 in Austin, Nigeria. That makes him 46 today, Happy Birthday Hugo!
At noon, Hugo Weaving slid into the worst table for two in the Odeon, next to the wet coats, and ordered himself a three-egg omelet. He sported a massive beard, close to but far fuller than Trotsky’s, really more like Marx’s, though not white or quite as bushy. With his jeans and short-sleeve T-shirt over long-sleeve shirt, he looked like a naughty hippie-surfer daddy. The beard also made his Agent Smith face invisible. That suits Weaving — 46 in a few weeks — who on film always is, and always wants to be, something slightly less present than a ghost. [More]
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