The Hobbit is finally greenlit!

[DaveC]

Couldn't be bothered to start a new thread. The first video diary entry from the set of The Hobbit is now online at Peter Jackson's Facebook page! It's 10 mins long! I can't watch it, though, as I am off on holiday, at my missus' family who have no computer, now and only have 3G internet on my phone. Enjoy!

http://m.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Jackson/141884481557?_rdr

 

[pip]

Cheers Dave. Its the best video diary in the history of the world. You'd love it . Ah well

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Bugger - it wants you to login! No time now but will get to it later - thanks for the linkie Dave

 

[DaveC]

Bugger - it wants you to login! No time now but will get to it later - thanks for the linkie Dave

No probs. I'm currently an hour into a 3 and a half hour journey from London to Norfolk...

 

[unseenu]

Really exited about these movies,apparently Sylvester McCoy is making an appearance as Radagast the Brown,one of the lesser known wizards

 

[Penfold]

Thank you for the linkie Dave. Hope you and your Mrs have a great holiday.

 

[meerkat]

Richard Armitage.....sigh......

 

[fids]

In 3D too

Martin Freeman just fits the bill perfectly

Can't wait.

 

[DaveC]

One for you Del, the guy from Pushing Daisies is is the Elf King in The Hobbit!


http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/05/03/pushing-daisies-star-is-hobbit’s-elf-king/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/notes/peter-jackson/casting-news/10150239464391558


Dean O'Gorman will be playing Fili. Dean's a terrific Kiwi actor, who I am thrilled to be working with. He's recently been in an excellent TV series down here called "The Almighty Johnsons", and I should let fans of that show know that our shooting schedule allows Dean to continue with a second series next year. Dean will be joining us next week.



I'm also pleased to announce that Lee Pace will be playing the Elven King Thranduil. Casting these Tolkien stories is very difficult, especially the Elven characters, and Lee has always been our first choice for Thranduil. He's going to be great. We loved his performance in a movie called "The Fall" a few years ago, and have been hoping to work with him since. When we were first discussing who would be right for Thranduil, Lee came into mind almost immediately.

 

[meerkat]

Good news for the Kiwis! They could do with a boost.

Shame though, that they didn't use the Black Hills in wales where the Mountains of Moira really are!

 

[DaveC]

Stephen Fry and others announced for The Hobbit



he'll be playing the Master of Laketown

Any comments on the character Jan, I don't remember it.

Love the picture of the new actor playing an orc, HE'S HUGE!

 

[pip]

One of the guys arguing for a split of the money with the dwarfs anyway and looks after the dwarfs and Bilbo when they turn up.
Saw that guy Conan in Game of Thrones and felt very sorry for the horse he was jousting on. Seems a good actor and bloody strong.

 

[DaveC]

The last major past of the Hobbit films has been cast. Luke Evans, last seen in Tamara Drewe and soon to be seen the the new 3 Musketeers and Immortals, will star as Grim the Bard.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni11812695/

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Sorry haven't been keeping too much of an eye on this forum recently. Yeah the Master of Laketown is a fairly prominent character in The Hobbit but the Alfrid part for his servant's barely there if at all (although plausible enough for a role). Stephen Fry'll make the most of the character's smarmy devious ways though so I think it's a great piece of casting. I heard about that Barnes Wallis screenplay too - that sounds quite interesting in fact

I'm glad they've got Conan to do Azog - he's that rarity in Tolkien's world a fairly well-defined baddie although he's not in it for too long as a speaking part as such. No doubt there'll be a beefed up part for him at the end of the second film though :twisted:

 

[DaveC]

Benedict Cumberbatch is the voice of the Necromancer (you know who) and Smaug!

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31261

 

[DaveC]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/50088

Evangeline Lilly from Lost and Dame Edna's manager Carry Humphries join.

They play a woodland elf and the Goblin King respectively.

 

[chris.ph]

bloody hell how big is that mush and i love that his perants called him conan there was no way he could grow up into a wimp with a name like that

 

[DaveC]

JED BROPHY as Nori, ADAM BROWN as Ori and MARK HADLOW as Dori

Can't wait to see the rest!

 

[pip]

Not the most famous Trio which is good

 

[DaveC]

I love the look, glad they're not all Gimli clones.