Director Guillermo del Toro recently posted a ‘heads up’ to Tolkien fans in TheOneRing.net’s forum. In the post, Del Toro outlines why his upcoming film ‘Hellboy II’ and last year’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ should not necessarily serve as examples of the tone and theme of the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films.
“It is my dearest hope that this message will prevent speculation of what in “Pan’s Labyrinth” or “Hellboy II” will indicate what the HOBBIT will be. In time there will be definite aesthetic choices that will guide the film towards a yuxtaposition of PJ’s and my visual proclivities but I think it will only be visible in retrospect and it would be almost impossible -and rather perverse- to try and divine it at this stage.“
The post is a lot more extensive than that simple quote, so jump on over to our forum to read the complete entry! And isn’t it great to have Guillermo participating so early in our community? [Forum]
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Nairn sends along the latest ‘Sheldon’ comic, with a full on LOTR theme, take a look!
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After the chat with PJ and Del Toro is over, there’s bound to be lots of people in TORN’s chatroom Barlimans or our messageboards talking over what we’ve learned – so join in!
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Don’t forget to register for the internet chat with Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro this weekend. It’s your chance to submit a question about The Hobbit and its partner film. Read More
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All yours for some $680K-plus – the house Peter Jackson used for some of the “haunted house” sequences in The Frighteners. Read More
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Fans of Peter Jackson will want to check out this article from the ‘Great Directors’ database of the Australian film journal “Senses of Cinema”. It represents a nice retrospective of PJ’s career, including interesting facts about his major projects. Thanks to Matthew for the link. Read More
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