SciFi.com caught up with director Guillermo del Toro at the Saturn Awards and talked to him a bit about the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films. Del Toro had this to say about his adaptation of ‘The Hobbit:’
“I’m trying to be faithful,” del Toro said in an interview after accepting the George Pal Memorial Award at the Saturn Awards in Universal City, Calif., on June 24. “Like, when I was trying to create a screenplay about Tarzan and people asked me, ‘Is it going to be horror?’ I said, ‘No, no, no.’ The thing is, I’m trying to re-create on the screen the feeling I had when I was 11 in my bed reading the book. How excited I got. How great I thought it was. That’s what I’m trying to honor.”
Read the full article over at SciFi.com. [Read More]
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In an interview with IESB.net, actor Doug Jones (who is one of Guillermo del Toro’s regulars) and director Guillermo del Toro had a wonderful banter about the possiblity of Doug Jones appearing in the Hobbit. Guillermo had this to say:
“I believe he (Doug Jones) will be there. I’ll give him a very hard thing (to do). That will be very difficult for him to pull off. He will suffer and he will spend long hours in make-up. That is all I can say.”
To this Doug Jones replied, “And what else is new?”
Thanks to forum member Empedocles for the heads up. For the complete video interview with Doug Jones and Guillermo del Toro about Hellboy II: The Golden Army, jump on over to IESB.net. [IESB.net]
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The Review Journal caught up with actor Viggo Mortensen at CineVegas and got this juicy quote about his interest in ‘The Hobbit’ films:
Mortensen also said he would like to replay the “Lord of the Rings” part of Aragorn in future “Hobbit” movies that have been announced by “Rings” director Peter Jackson. “I’d rather not have another actor play the part I started out playing for Peter Jackson. And I had a lot of friends from that experience,” he said.
For the full article, please visit the Review Journal website. Thanks to Ringer Ainu_Laire for the heads up! [Read More]
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James McAvoy is a popular interviewee these days thanks to his upcoming movie WANTED (Universal Studios). And, of course, the interviewers can’t resist asking him about the recent rumors that he’s a favored to play Bilbo in “The Hobbit.” In recent interviews with IESB.net and the BBC, McAvoy continued to deny the rumors. Plus, the ‘A-list’ actor has indicated that he intends to take some time off from acting. From the BBC interview:
The 29-year-old was concerned the jobs were starting to rack up for years to come: “That was almost a possibility. “It was getting to the point where that was happening and I had to put an end to it.”
At the risk of starting yet another rumor: could he be keeping his options open for a certain role?
Continue reading “James McAvoy Continues to Deny Hobbit Rumors; Plans “Me-Time””
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Are you dying to know how to get cast as an extra in the Hobbit films or what LOTR actors, if any, will be returning? Perhaps you lie awake at night wondering how Guillermo Del Toro will bring Smaug to life on the big screen or whether the Tolkien vs. New Line lawsuit will delay or stop the films. These are but a few of the most frequently asked questions that come into TORn every day. So, as part of our continuing efforts to keep our readers up-to-date on all things Hobbit-related, we’ve compiled answers to your most frequently asked questions on one easy-to-access page on the site. It also includes useful links to key interviews, news stories, posts by GDT and more.
You can find the Hobbit Movie FAQ here, plus it’s now easily accessible via a permanent link in the menu on the left side of the screen under the heading “The Hobbit.” Be sure to check it often for updates during these dynamic and exciting times leading up to the next movies, and send any ideas or updates you have to spymaster@theonering.net!
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Forummer LordotRings93 has shared this note in the forums, from MTV Movie Blog, which have followed The Hobbit process closely:
“I’m a huge fan of the Tolkien saga, everything to do with Middle-earth,” he reiterated this weekend to MTV News. “But no there’s no truth in the fact that they’ve approached me yet.”
But that won’t stop McAvoy from playing along with our readers. So who would he cast in the role made famous by Ian Holm?
“Ian Holm!” McAvoy proclaimed as if the answer was self-evident. “I don’t know if he’d be able to go back, but he SHOULD do it.”
He said he hadn’t been approached yet. Could he be later? Either way, we will find about casting decisions straight from Guillermo del Toro, as he, himself told us a couple weeks ago. [MTV Movie Blog]
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