Message board Spy Theodred uncovered two new interviews with Hugo Weaving. Weaving is currently on a press tour for ‘The Wolfman’. The first is on About.com, the second is on Collider.com. Weaving does get asked about The Hobbit. Continue reading “Hugo Weaving Talks ‘The Hobbit’”
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Earl on our message boards has a great find this morning as Hugo Weaving talked with Drew McWeeny about “The Hobbit” while on press duties for “The Wolfman.” His character Elrond seems a lock to be in the film and the actor is open to it as well, although he hasn’t been contacted from the film which has yet to receive the official green light.
Weaving said, “I’d be interested in doing it. I would love to work with Guillermo Del Toro very much. I think he’s a fantastic talent, a great director.” Read the rest of the story here and discuss it on our message boards.
Claire writes: I just thought I’d let you know that there’s now a website with details of The Hobbit stage play’s tour all handily in one place. More..
Thanks to Ringer David for sending us this link to a blog post from Daniel Hannen at the Daily Telegraph:
I’m not sure that we properly appreciate The Hobbit as children. We enjoy the story, obviously, and the pace, and the characters. But only now, reading the book to my eight-year-old, am I touched by the pulse of the prose.
It is a book written to be read aloud. Tolkien understood the power of incantation: the way in which, as Philip Pullman puts it, reciting a fine poem makes you feel as if you were voicing words of power, chanting a spell.
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Once again, I have confirmed the rumours:
Tobey Maguire is NOT PLAYING BILBO BAGGINS
The definitive answer I just received is ‘No truth’..plain and simple..two words…it’s over. Spread the word!
UPDATE: The director of ‘The Hobbit’, GDT himself, popped into our message boards to confirm this fact, Maguire is NOT playing Bilbo. More..
Our latest episode of ‘TheOneRing.net Radio Show’ (we need a better title) is now online and available for listening! Our guest was none other than Sir Ian McKellen, and boy did he dish out on The Hobbit! Along with telling us details about reading the script a little while back, he teased us about his forbidden knowledge of events, new and returning character and more! Check out the latest episode using the player above, or click here.
Our second guest, the great Andy Serkis, was a victim of technical difficulties and we were not able to have him on the air live. What we did record the interview and will have a transcript online this week!