Del Toro to direct new LOTR movies

[nightfish]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7366375.stm

Del Toro confirmed as director with Jackson producing. Good combo methinks.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Neat. I can't wait for the forests of... oh dang what where those forests with the giant spiders?

 

[mathbymsv]

Good news as far as I'm concerned! Thanks for the post.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

ummm not lotr, he's directing the HOBBBIT which is the book that takes place before lotr

it's actually a story he made up for his kids and would tell them before going to bed and was convinced to make it an actual book

 

[nightfish]

ummm not lotr, he's directing the HOBBBIT which is the book that takes place before lotr

it's actually a story he made up for his kids and would tell them before going to bed and was convinced to make it an actual book

of course its not LoTR but its a generalisation to get people attention

 

[Anarchemitis]

'Makes Sense. Of course, everyone will want to see the Hobbit, regardless of title.

 

[silentsentinel]

You know, the Hobbit was my favorite book in the entire series, so I'm glad a movie's coming.

 

[nightfish]

I reckon he's probably the best man they could have chosen. Pan's Labyrinth is one of the best fantasy films to have come out in years.

Indeed, as well as his other 'more serious' films which are also worth a look.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

Mirkwood. With Del Toro at the helm, that should be pretty scary indeed.

I reckon he's probably the best man they could have chosen. Pan's Labyrinth is one of the best fantasy films to have come out in years. The Hobbit should be very good if he keeps some of the dark style from PL.

As a side note, anyone a little perplexed about this 'Second movie' New Line keeps going on about? Doing an adaption of the Hobbit is all fine and dandy, but the events between The Hobbit and The Fellowship? Scraping the barrel much?

yeah i was happy to hear Del Torro was going to do it, he's a worthy replacement for Jackson, he'll do it justice and mirkwood will be darn cool, tho i'm waiting for the battle of the five armies at the end

as for the split i think they might do a split around where they arrive and beorn's house possibly, cause that would be the most logical one or maybe just after they get out of the misty mountains

i'd really like to see them do the silmarillion, multiple balrog fights and get to see morogoth and galadriels betrayal and all that fun stuff and if we're lucky a very young elrond and his brother

the scary part about aragorn and arwen is they are distant cousins

 

[cleverlymadeup]

So long as Sir Ian McKellen plays Gandalf, I'll watch it. McKellen is IMHO one of the best elderly actors in the business, right up there with Patrick Stewart and Sean Connery... F**K, what if all three were in a movie together? It could be called "Baldy, Bond, and the Bugger". I so claim trademark on that title : D

i think Sir Ian has already said "yeah i want to do gandalf", he was so awesome as him too and get Hugo back as Elrond as well

yeah i agree that combo would make a movie full of awesome

Patrick Stewart is just awesome, his bumper sticker says "picard/riker 2008: make it so", he actually used to wear a beavis and butthead tshirt under his star fleet uniform for a bit of a laugh.

the thing about Sir Ian and Patrick is they don't take themselves all that seriously and love to lampoon themselves. if you get a chance watch the show Extras with them in it, the Patrick Stewart episode is the best one. they were also a great choice for professor x and magento because they have such a presence on screen, i think it's the theatre background both have

as for Sir Sean i got 2 things to say about "James Bond" and of course "Suck it Trebek", sadly tho he's retired from acting, he already declined to come back as Indy Sr

 

[Easykill]

I Loved Pan's Labyrinth. Great choice.

 

[Arbre]

Maybe Jeunet could have been a good choice as well, but it's in my eyes a good pick.

 

[Joined to vote Valve]

i'd really like to see them do the silmarillion, multiple balrog fights and get to see morogoth and galadriels betrayal and all that fun stuff and if we're lucky a very young elrond and his brother

I LOVED the Silmarillion, but there is no feasible way to make it a movie, or even a TV series. Too many characters, too large a timespan, etc. Shame.

 

[nightfish]

i'd really like to see them do the silmarillion, multiple balrog fights and get to see morogoth and galadriels betrayal and all that fun stuff and if we're lucky a very young elrond and his brother

I LOVED the Silmarillion, but there is no feasible way to make it a movie, or even a TV series. Too many characters, too large a timespan, etc. Shame.

you could say that a lot was missed from LoTR and they still did it.

 

[nightfish]

i'd really like to see them do the silmarillion, multiple balrog fights and get to see morogoth and galadriels betrayal and all that fun stuff and if we're lucky a very young elrond and his brother

I LOVED the Silmarillion, but there is no feasible way to make it a movie, or even a TV series. Too many characters, too large a timespan, etc. Shame.

you could say that a lot was missed from LoTR and they still did it.

Yeah, but the Silmarillion is a whole different ballgame to Lord Of The Rings. There's probably enough material within that one book to amount to ten LOTRs. And while I enjoyed it, it lacked the essential human element to transfer well to screen. The Silmarillion is focused around grand heroes like Feanor and Beren, and epic cities like Gondolin. There aren't any Sam Gamgee characters or Bree settings that a viewing audience would be able to relate to. That's not a slight on Tolkien. Indeed, that's the way he set out for the Silmarillion to be, to be comparable to the great myths and legends of British (and other) folklore. Such a grand setting, however, while good in novel form, really doesn't translate well to film.

Although having said that, I have sometimes pondered on whether a videogame could be made in the Silmarillion setting. Maybe an RPG with good/evil elements, a la KOTOR...

I would think it could be done but it would need a good set of directors / producers and screenwriters.

 

[PurpleRain]

After Pan's Labyrinth I have full faith in this guy. Plus I enjoyed the reading the Hobbit more then I did with the LotR's series.

 

[Perwer]

I hate it when they decide to milk more money out of a masterpiece (ok it wasn't THAT good), it leavs more room for fucking up. But i suppose the movies were milking of the books.