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Post by Narika Azrubel on Apr 25, 2008 8:23:03 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/25/film.hobbit.deltoro.ap/index.htmlLOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, New Line Cinema announced Thursday. Guillermo del Toro calls the opportunity to direct "The Hobbit" "an absolute dream come true." The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four years to make the films back-to-back with executive producer Peter Jackson. Del Toro wrote and directed "Pan's Labyrinth," which earned six Oscar nominations in 2006 and won three awards. He is also the director of the upcoming sequel "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," whose monsters bear the unmistakeable surreal vision of the Mexican-born filmmaker. "I am indeed blessed to become a part of the filmmaking community that Peter, Fran and their extraordinary team of collaborators have created in New Zealand," del Toro said in a statement. "Contributing to the 'Lord of the Rings' legacy is an absolute dream come true." Jackson and Walsh called del Toro "a cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder." "We have long admired Guillermo's work and cannot think of a more inspired filmmaker to take the journey back to Middle-Earth," they said in a statement. Jackson co-wrote, co-produced and directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which won 17 Oscar and 30 nominations.
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Post by Verewen of Rohan on Apr 25, 2008 8:46:33 GMT -5
OMG!
*cheer*
*dance*
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Post by Delaney on Apr 25, 2008 14:03:19 GMT -5
Eh. I know nothing about him, really. I'm not one of the people who can talk in-depth about favorite movies, especially favorite directors or such. I know I would have much preferred Jackson to do it himself, and not just produce. If it doesn't match the LotR triology, it's going to be rather odd. But hey, at least it's finally moving forward.
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Post by Rhavaniel on Apr 25, 2008 14:15:58 GMT -5
Guillermo del Toro is an amazing director! Pan's labyrinth one of my favorite movies of recent times. i am really interested in seeing what he can do with this film.
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Post by duri on Apr 25, 2008 15:28:28 GMT -5
this had been rumoured for quite a while. Glad to see its been finalized. He should do a very good job, Pan's Labyrinth was outstanding. I hope he brings the same affinity to Tolkien's world that Peter Jackson did.
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Post by hrafnr on Apr 25, 2008 16:35:02 GMT -5
excellent choice; perhaps moving it away from a kid's novel/fable and more to a dark faerie tale. I'm also stalking Del Toro and his progress on "At The Mountains of Madness".
I actually have some end issues with Jackson's directorial choices (particularly where the script is concerned). So I don't mind this infusion of new thought. Del Toro is one of the only modern directors to make me occasionally wish I had gotten into film instead of 2-D arts and Photo. Truly film as art that has largely expired - especially from Hollywood.
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Post by Narika Azrubel on Apr 25, 2008 18:35:42 GMT -5
Delaney, I would highly recommend renting "Pan's Labyrinth". It is an amazing, descriptive, beautiful and dark film. I'm not familiar with his other work, but if the quality of "Pan's Labyrinth" is any indication, we should be in for a real treat when he starts on "The Hobbit".
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Post by Olmandis on Apr 26, 2008 4:54:39 GMT -5
This is pretty great news. Guillermo del Toro has really done some amazing things and if you managed to see a few more of the other films he has produced like El Orfanato, he has an excellent way of presenting fantastic things in a very real, well-constructed way and has gone on record of saying "I won't work unless there's a monster on the set". Horror and fantasy go together very well...this should turn out great.
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Post by Delaney on Apr 26, 2008 11:21:13 GMT -5
Pan's Labyrinth had also been suggested recently, even before this announcement. I suppose I'll have to find it.  It's not that I have anything against Del Toro, seeing as I know nothing about him. Others' enthusiasm is heartening. I simply don't like change in some things. While Jackson did and didn't do some things in the films with which I could take issue, overall the Lord of the Rings movies were incredible. The attention to detail was astounding and despite cutting certain story lines, the fidelity to Middle Earth was more than I expected from a commercial film. Anything less in The Hobbit will be vastly disappointing, and now the guy at the helm is, for me, unknown. (I do hope that the dark faerie tale thing isn't so much true here, as much as I would normally like the idea. It is, at the core, a children's book!  )
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Post by Yngvi Silverhand on Apr 26, 2008 12:33:15 GMT -5
"...and it's sequel"??
Hm...
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Post by Verewen of Rohan on Apr 26, 2008 14:37:36 GMT -5
Yes, don't you remember? They felt it best to split "The Hobbit" into two full-length films, due to the incredible amount of content, I guess.
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Post by Freesia on Apr 26, 2008 14:45:40 GMT -5
And the incredible amount of money to be made, no doubt  Not to sound overly cynical I do love Del Toro, I have yet to see something of his that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed. He, like a lot of mexican/south american artists, brings a great sense of the magical to almost everything he does. Also, I don't think we have to worry about attention to detail in any of his films - the guy started out as a makeup artist Some interesting stuff I hadn't known about him here: www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/bioF |
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Post by Narika Azrubel on Apr 28, 2008 9:46:05 GMT -5
"...and it's sequel"?? Hm... I had *heard* something to the effect of a second film to bridge the gap between the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. I'm not sure if that is 100% true. Either way, it is intriguing and one day I'll own the extended versions of both films |
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Post by Zhongo Fuzzyfutt on Apr 28, 2008 9:47:50 GMT -5
excellent choice; perhaps moving it away from a kid's novel/fable and more to a dark faerie tale. I hope not. Tolkien has said that he wrote this as a kid's novel. as far as the two movies Actually I believe the intent is for one to be the Hobbit and they are saying the second will be based on Tolkien's notes and bridge the time between when Gandalf deposited Bilbo back in the Shire and to when He showed back up for the Birthday Party. I am hoping this will show the battle at Dol Goldur where Sauron (who they thought was the witch king) was banished from Mirkwood (although timewise this occurred during the Hobbit) but I just think that would make great cinema. On another note...it has him also attached to a a movie about Doctor Strange...I think that would be awesome! |
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Post by OnyxBlade on Apr 28, 2008 10:16:09 GMT -5
And other rumours have it to do with Aragorn and his travels before the Lord of the Rings
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Post by Narika Azrubel on Apr 29, 2008 7:48:18 GMT -5
I just had a happy thought if the second movie is a bridge between the novels...
It would allow them to bring back several cast members from the trilogy (besides Gandalf)! You could/should have Elrond, Galadriel, Legolas and Arwen. Perhaps Gimli. Oh, and that Aragorn fellow. I would love to see the travels of Thorongil.
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