The Hobbit

[HorrorMovieFan]

Originally Posted by Santa Sangre

From Comicon:

OMG...I love it!!

[Sea Hag]

Giant banner showing Wargs and Beorn in bear form:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=92330

[HorrorMovieFan]

Originally Posted by Sea Hag

Giant banner showing Wargs and Beorn in bear form:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=92330

[The Revelator]

Originally Posted by Sea Hag

Giant banner showing Wargs and Beorn in bear form:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=92330

wow... that's stunning. Makes me want to watch Lord of the Rings.

[Santa]

Videoblog No. 8



Check out the footage at 01:09.

[mossy]

Hobbit News:

Peter Jackson has confirmed he'll add a third film to what was planned to be the two-part series The Hobbit.

The director of the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings movies announced on his Facebook page that after viewing a cut of the first film and part of the second that there was room for a third.

Jackson said that a lot of JRR Tolkien's tale of Bilbo Baggins would remain untold if a third film wasn't made. The films are set in the fictional world of Middle Earth 60 years before The Lord of the Rings.

"We recognised that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, gave rise to a simple question: do we tell more of the tale?" Jackson said in a statement.

"And the answer from our perspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved, 'Yes.' "

"We know how much of the tale of Bilbo Baggins, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur would remain untold if we did not fully realise this complex and wonderful adventure," he said.

Reaction on Facebook was swift and overwhelmingly positive, with Jackson's statement receiving almost 12,000 "likes" in the hours after being posted.

"I am so excited. Do whatever needs to be done, for I have complete faith in Peter Jackson, the cast, and the crew to make a ridiculously amazing trilogy yet again," posted fan Ariel Heiman.

"Awesome! Pete, you're a true fan's director. Thanks to you and your extremely talented team!" said Michael Smith.

Some voiced concerns at the potential for story dilution.

"I really hope this doesn't become like the split harry potter film, which was so drawn out the first one was terrible and nothing happened, this just seems like money grabbing," said Simon Bell.

Warner Bros and MGM will continue their partnership to make the trilogy.

The first film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, hits theatres on December 14, while the second, The Hobbit: There and Back Again is set for release on December 13, 2013.

The third film will come out in 2014.

[The Revelator]

3 movies?

Wtf? The entire book is about as epic as the first 2 hours of Fellowship

[Santa]

These are great news! Three movies from Jackson are better than two!
This will be his second trilogy then...

[The Revelator]

Originally Posted by Santa Sangre

These are great news! Three movies from Jackson are better than two!
This will be his second trilogy then...

As skeptical I am, I'm going all out fanboy for this

If he can successfully integrate the ROTK Appendices and a bridge between The Hobbit and LOTR without making overly contemplative or drawn out films these are going to be incredible.

Excitement officially rising for December.

[Santa]

Originally Posted by The Revelator

If he can successfully integrate the ROTK Appendices and a bridge between The Hobbit and LOTR without making overly contemplative or drawn out films these are going to be incredible.

I have absolutely no doubt, that he will be successful in that issue.