In a interview at WETA Cave Guillermo del Toro gives an insight to the ‘slightly different feel’ of the landscapes that will be seen in The Hobbit Movie. GdT said that they will evolve ‘little by little’ and by the second Hobbit Film hopefully they will be very different. They are currently also working on new technologies for the filming. Continue reading “GdT talks Landscapes in The Hobbit & his love for NZ food.”
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How serious are things getting on pre-pre-production on “The Hobbit”? Unconfirmed word has reached us (thanks spies!) that Lawrence Makoare (the unforgettable Lurtz, among other roles) has been asked to meet with Guillermo del Toro regarding “The Hobbit.” Certainly the versatile actor, stuntman and good guy would be great to have around the set but on a purely speculative note, do we have our Goblin King?
Thanks to the folks at Red Carpet Tours for this one: A spy has uncovered some exciting developments regarding a film set for The Hobbit – but all he can say at the moment is that an official announcement will be coming from Peter Jackson’s people later this week. Stay tuned!
Linuxelf sends this along: Last night Guillermo Del Toro was interviewed on TV3’s Campbell Live show, there is also a video too! More..
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.
Guillermo del Toro, director of hit films like Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth to name a few, is in New Zealand to film his latest movie The Hobbit. But on Wednesday, many queued up in Wellington to see the man, though not because of his movies. Rather, it was to get him to autograph their copies of a novel written by the highly-acclaimed Mexican director himself. He took a little time out from filming, to autograph his first book in a vampire trilogy titled The Strain. More..