Back in August, director Guillermo Del Toro, in charge of helming one of the biggest, most ambitious projects that a filmmaker can experience, spending a few years adapting THE HOBBIT with producer Peter Jackson and friends, openly denied 3D rumor for the 2-part Middle Earth prequel epic. But just like Michael Bay, even AVATAR managed to persuade GDT to think the possibility of Bilbo Baggins in 3D.. Read the rest of this entry »
Via TheOneRing.net, in a recent Telegraph interview, Brit thesp Matthew Goode (The Lookout, Watchmen, A Single Man) revealed that he’s actually auditioned for the role Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming 2-part epic adaptation THE HOBBIT, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, produced by Peter Jackson… Read the rest of this entry »
I knew it! I knew this MGM crap fiasco was going to find it way around and back to bite THE HOBBIT again. The first of the 2 part Tolkien adaptation, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, was supposed to open in December 2011 while the 2nd part is set to open the year after, but now in a recent Variety article about New Line Cinema, WB studio executive Alan Horn implied that Part I might not even hit theaters until late 2012… Read the rest of this entry »
Here we go again, another round of wondering if Tobey Maguire would play Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming 2 part Tolkien adaptation THE HOBBIT directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Last month, Latinoreview said that Maguire is in the early stages of talks between CAA and the producers of THE HOBBIT for him to play hairy feet Bilbo Baggins! Mainly because While promoting the film Brothers at the Four Seasons in New York last month, Maguire was asked which director he would like to work with next, he answered Guillermo Del Toro and that they may have something in the near future. But TheOneRing shot down the rumor and today, it had to do the same thing all over again… Read the rest of this entry »
Real quick now, only because it’s past midnight right now where I am and I really gotta get some serious sleep. According to Production Weekly’s tweet, the 2-part Tolkien adaptation epic, THE HOBBIT will start shooting this June in New Zealand and filming will take about 14 months, directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Check out the recent Casting call which gives you the character breakdown and the type of actors they want to play the roles and also see how you can audition.
Damn MGM is still waiting for a new owner, a situation which may or may not affect the chances of the production receiving a greenlight, but New Line/Warner Bros. are still set on releasing THE HOBBIT Part 1 in December 2011 and Part II in December 2012
Here it is! SpoilerTV got its hands on the casting call for THE HOBBIT. See.. they haven’t cast anyone yet for Bilbo.. not McAvoy or Tennant, no one. Other than Gandalf which belongs to Sir Ian McKellen, producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro are still looking for actors. To read the complete info, head on OVER THERE. But I’ve included a few below just so you can see what it takes to play Bilbo Baggins in this epic 2-part Tolkien adaptation… Read the rest of this entry »
Peter Jackson has been called the Geek God and I still admire him for those Tolkien-based movies , definitely can’t wait for THE HOBBIT and I’m thankful for my massive present when King Kong opened on my birthday weekend back in 2005 but Jackson’s latest adaptation attempt The Lovely Bones fell short. As a big fan of Alice Sebold’s book, I’m still upset at how Jackson managed to focus solely on the unnecessary thriller part of the story and failed to get the audience to embrace the meaning of ‘Lovely Bones’. I hated that movie so much, it made its way on my list of lamest movies of 2009. Turns out, there’s another book that he’s planning on bringing to the big screen… Read the rest of this entry »
UPDATE: TheOneRing reported that the following rumor about Tobey Maguire being considered for the role of Bilbo Baggins is NOT True.
There’s some Oscar buzz surrounding the performance of Tobey Maguire’s in Brothers, but that’s about to be put aside by the following shocking info because believe it or not, he’s being considered to play Bilbo Baggins in the 2-part Tolkien epic THE HOBBIT , that’s not all, another info says he might be attached to a certain project that has something to do with the game show Jeopardy and its iconic host, Alex Trebek. Keep in mind that Maguire will also put on the Spidey suit once again for the fourth installment when filming starts next year… Read the rest of this entry »
Although the casting for 2-part adaptation of Tolkien’s classic THE HOBBIT, was announced last week, TheOneRing.net has e-mailed everyone, saying that the casting actually will officially begin tomorrow for THE HOBBIT PART I.
But there’s more, MGM Studios acting-auditions.org has posted information for how you can try and be part of this epic movie. Peter Jackson previously said that they’re “auditioning for every role”, I wouldn’t be surprised if he also meant they need lots of extras and as of now they’re not looking for star power names, just anybody who’d match the characters. So if you’re one of those struggling actors or.. if you know any friend who’s a struggling actor and wants to be part of this opportunity of a lifetime (mind you the filming takes place in the great New Zealand), details on where to send your headshots after this jump… Read the rest of this entry »
Last week, it was announced that the casting for the 2-part adaptation of Tolkien’s classic THE HOBBIT has begun. Producer Peter Jackson said that they only role taken right now obviously is Gandalf which will be played once again by the great Sir Ian McKellen, but other characters are fair game and they’re not looking for particular star power A-list names either because he believed Tolkien’s middle earth story is the lead show. Director Guillermo Del Toro talked, via theOneRing.net, and said that there are only going to be 3 actors from Lord Of The Rings franchise who will return for THE HOBBIT but he didn’t reveal particular names… Read the rest of this entry »
