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* United States Distribution - New Line Cinema | * United States Distribution - New Line Cinema | ||
* International Distribution - MGM | * International Distribution - MGM | ||
* Executive Producers - Peter Jackson and [[Fran Walsh]] | * Director - [[Guillermo Del Toro]] [http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2250245,00.html] | ||
* Executive Producers and Writers - [[Peter Jackson]] and [[Fran Walsh]] | |||
==Unconfirmed people involved== | ==Unconfirmed people involved== | ||
* [[Ian McKellen]] has expressed interest in returning as [[Gandalf]]. | * [[Ian McKellen]] has expressed interest in returning as [[Gandalf]]. | ||
* [[Andy Serkis]] has expressed interest in returning as [[Gollum]]. | * [[Andy Serkis]] has expressed interest in returning as [[Gollum]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 9 February 2008
New Line Cinema and MGM announced on December 18th, 2007 that two films based on The Hobbit, "'The Hobbit' and its sequel" will be made immediately and shot simultaneously, with principal photography to take place in 2009, and a release date of 2010 and 2011. New Line Cinema has also announced the litigation between Peter Jackson and them has been settled. New Line Cinema has started an "Official Movie Blog" for the films at TheHobbitBlog.com.
The Hobbit film
The Hobbit film, set to be released in 2010 and will cover the events in The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins and Thorin and Company set forth to the Lonely Mountain.
Sequel
Little is known about the sequel to The Hobbit film aside from it will be filmed at the same time as the first film, and has a release date of 2011. The film is assumed to portray events after The Hobbit, but before The Fellowship of the Ring, drawing extensively from material in the Appendices found at the end of The Return of the King (leading some to dub it the "Appendix movie")
Possible focuses:
- The White Council meets to discuss The Necromancer
- The White Council attack The Necromancer’s stronghold at Dol Guldur. Sauron abandons Dol Guldur and takes up residence in Mordor.
- Gollum leaves the mountain, searching for the “thief” Baggins.
- Sauron declared himself openly, starting to gather power to Mordor.
- Aragorn and Arwen's love story.
- Aragorn's ascent from a young man first meeting Arwen into a seasoned traveler and warrior, meeting Gandalf, and his career in Gondor under the pseudonym "Thorongil" driving back an invasion by the Corsairs of Umbar.
- Aragorn searches the wilds for Gollum.
Confirmed people involved
- United States Distribution - New Line Cinema
- International Distribution - MGM
- Director - Guillermo Del Toro [1]
- Executive Producers and Writers - Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
Unconfirmed people involved
- Ian McKellen has expressed interest in returning as Gandalf.
- Andy Serkis has expressed interest in returning as Gollum.
Locations
Scouting for locations for the films has already begun. [2]
