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=="Film Two"==
=="Film Two"==
Film Two has been recently revealed in an interview with Del Toro and Jackson, to be a continuation of The Hobbit. The interview which was included in Empire magazines 20th Birthday Special (April 2009), expressed how the pair believed it would be better not to cram 'The Hobbit' into one movie, but span it over two.
Film Two has been recently revealed in an interview with Del Toro and Jackson, to be a continuation of ''The Hobbit''. The interview which was included in Empire magazines 20th Birthday Special, expressed how the pair believed it would be better not to cram ''The Hobbit'' into one movie, but span it over two.
The following is an extract from the interview:


We’ve known for a while that Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro’s eagerly-awaited adaptation of the Lord Of The Rings prequel, The Hobbit, would comprise two movies, due in December 2011 and 2012. But the make-up of those two movies has been up for debate… until now. We spoke exclusively to both Del Toro and Jackson for our birthday issue, and they told us the latest, which is…
{{quote|We've decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of [[Gandalf]] to [[Dol Guldur]]|[[Guillermo Del Toro]]<ref name="EOnline">Chris Hewitt, "[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24610 World Excl: Jackson/Del Toro Talk Hobbit]", ''[http://www.empireonline.com/ EmpireOnline.com]'', [[April 17]], [[2009]]</ref>}}


“We’ve decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of [[Gandalf]] to [[Dol Guldur]],” says Del Toro.
This interview goes with what Jackson and Del Toro said in a web chat with fans, when it was said that the story could take place during the events of the Hobbit; because of the fact that [[Gandalf]] continually disappears in the book. Jackson said "Those gaps are great! There's a lot of stuff going on, which is distracting him".<ref name="Unexpected">[http://www.wetanz.com/holics/index.php?itemid=695&catid=2 Transcript of ''An Unexpected Party'']</ref>
 
“We decided it would be a mistake to try to cram everything into one movie,” adds Jackson. “The essential brief was to do The Hobbit, and it allows us to make The Hobbit in a little more style, if you like, of the (LOTR) trilogy.”
 
So there you go. The second film will not, as had previously been suggested, a film that will bridge the 60-year gap between The Hobbit and the start of Fellowship Of The Ring.
 
This interview goes with what Jackson and Del Toro said in a web chat with fans, when it was said that the story could take place during the events of the Hobbit; because of the fact that [[Gandalf]] continually disappears in the book. Jackson said "Those gaps are great! There's a lot of stuff going on, which is distracting him"<ref name="Unexpected" />; indicating that the story may focus on the White Council's attack on [[Dol Guldur]].
 
===Possible focuses:===
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* 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 declares 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==
==Confirmed people involved==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[The Hobbit]]
* ''[[The Hobbit]]''
* [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]
* ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)]]''
* [[Gene Deitch's The Hobbit]]
* ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)]]''
* [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)]]
* ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)]]''
* [[The Hobbit screenplay]]
* [[The Hobbit screenplay]]



Revision as of 19:15, 18 April 2009

The Hobbit is the current working title for two upcoming live action films based upon J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same name. They are conceived as prequels to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings with which they will form one "continuous journey".[2] Both films will be directed by Guillermo Del Toro and distributed by MGM and New Line Cinema. Peter Jackson will serve as executive producer and co-writer.

Plot

The Hobbit films are set to be released in December 2011 and 2012, they will cover the events in The Hobbit, and possibly Gandalfs visits to Dol Guldur. The main plot however will be of Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and Thorin and Company as they set forth to the Lonely Mountain.

"Film Two"

Film Two has been recently revealed in an interview with Del Toro and Jackson, to be a continuation of The Hobbit. The interview which was included in Empire magazines 20th Birthday Special, expressed how the pair believed it would be better not to cram The Hobbit into one movie, but span it over two.

"We've decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur"
Guillermo Del Toro[3]

This interview goes with what Jackson and Del Toro said in a web chat with fans, when it was said that the story could take place during the events of the Hobbit; because of the fact that Gandalf continually disappears in the book. Jackson said "Those gaps are great! There's a lot of stuff going on, which is distracting him".[4]

Confirmed people involved

Unconfirmed people involved

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Special effects

Weta will continue their role in handling the special effects. Del Toro has stated he wishes to focus more on animatronics for the films.

"The only thing I will be pushing for more in these films that the other three are full animatronics and animatronic creatures enhanced with CGI, as opposed to CGI creatures themselves. We really want to take the state-of-the-art animatronics and take a leap ten years into the future with the technology we will develop for the creatures in the movie. We have every intention to do for animatronics and special effects what the other films did for virtual reality."
― Guillermo del Toro [6]

Issues concerning production

The Hobbit as a movie has been anticipated by many fans since the release of The Lord of the Rings. Even before the pre-production began there had been and are still issues which could delay the production of Guillermo del Toro's The Hobbit. In early 2005 it came to the public attention that Peter Jackson was suing New Line Cinema.[7] This cast doubt on whether or not The Hobbit would ever be made. Jackson later told fans that, due to the dispute, he would neither direct nor produce the film.[7] In late 2007 it was confirmed that Jackson would not direct, but would be an executive producer for two Hobbit movies.[8] It was later announced that Guillermo del Toro would direct the films, and that Jackson will be an active 'executive producer' with the possibility that he would help direct some scenes if necessary.[4]

In May 2008 it was reported that Christopher Tolkien would ask "for 'one last crusade' against the film's producers in his long-running legal battle over money owed for the Lord Of The Rings movies."[9] On June 6, 2008, it was scheduled for him to go before a Californian judge to ask to "terminate" film rights to The Hobbit. The trial has not yet concluded and will continue on October 19, 2009, with two status conferences scheduled before then. Please note that, based on the latest information, it appears likely now that this lawsuit will not affect the production of The Hobbit.

References

See also

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