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Variety reported today that Guillermo Del Toro will be co-producing Hater, based on the David Moody novel, along with Mark Johnson. Mark is the producer of the Chronicles of Narnia series and was one of my interviewees for The Frodo Franchise. I talked with him in Auckland in June, 2004, just as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was gearing up for production. Mark acquired the rights to Hater and approached GDT to direct, but he can’t because of his lengthy commitment to The Hobbit. Interviewed by Daily Variety, GDT revealed a few specific bits of Hobbit-related information that I hadn’t heard before.
Here’s the relevant part of the story. Discussing Hater, GDT said:
“I’ll carry my weight on the creative side, in choosing elements and storyboarding, but it will be up to Mark and the director we choose to execute the day to day,” he said. “The Hobbit” is a “monumental task, and I don’t want to do anything that detracts from my attention to that.”
Pre-production is about to get under way on the two-part “Hobbit.” Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are expected to pen the scripts under the direction of Peter Jackson and del Toro. Preliminary contact has already been made with at least three actors whose “Lord of the Rings” characters also appear in the “Hobbit” storyline: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum).
“We will all be involved in the script in some fashion but the exact definition is about a week away,” said del Toro. “I am all for keeping the actors who originated the parts, as much as availability and their willingness will allow.”
It sounds as though work on the Hobbit project is moving at last. Pre-production to start soon, Viggo Mortensen approached to play Aragorn again, other actors perhaps contacted, and firmer plans for the scripting responsibilities due in about a week. Sounds exciting!
And Liv Tyler would be interested in coming back if they find a place for Arwen - see this IGN article:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/875/875397p1.html
Liv Tyler Talks The Hobbit
Will Arwen make an appearance in the new films?
by Scott Collura
May 20, 2008 - IGN caught up with actress Liv Tyler yesterday in New York City to discuss her new horror film The Strangers, but while we had her pointy Elven ear we just had to ask her about whether or not she'll be returning to the Lord of the Rings universe as Arwen for the upcoming pair of recently announced Hobbit films.
"Somebody just said to me, 'Has your agent called Peter Jackson yet?'" says the actress with a laugh. "And I was like, 'Whoa. What are you talking about?' [The reporter] was so aggressive. It's so funny the way people think and see [these things]. Someone just told me now that [director] Guillermo del Toro was doing it and that they're going to split it into two films, which will be The Hobbit plus some sort of a bridge to The Lord of the Rings. As far as I know, Arwen and Aragorn are not in The Hobbit, or definitely aren't in it. But I don't know yet."
While Tyler points out that Arwen does not show up in the book version of The Hobbit, the so-called bridge film could be another matter altogether.
"It's very interesting and I guess I should try to find out," she says. "I'm curious because there were all those other books like The Silmarillion. And the appendix, that's where they got the whole idea for my part, just from the appendix. There's so much other amazing stuff."
She says she is definitely onboard for a return appearance if del Toro and producer Peter Jackson invite her.
"Oh, are you kidding?" she says when asked. "In a heartbeat! I'll buy my own ticket and be on the plane in a second. I mean, that was a magical experience and it was just a once in a lifetime, amazing [thing]. Because it was so like… we knew and we didn't know that it was sort of something that had never been done before, and there was this feeling that was really gung-ho. Like, 'O.K., let's go off together!' And we just rolled our sleeves up. It really was this amazing, crazy, special thing."
So only time will tell if Arwen will return or not, but stay tuned to IGN Movies for all your Hobbit news as it breaks!
Variety reported today that Guillermo Del Toro will be co-producing Hater, based on the David Moody novel, along with Mark Johnson. Mark is the producer of the Chronicles of Narnia series and was one of my interviewees for The Frodo Franchise. I talked with him in Auckland in June, 2004, just as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was gearing up for production. Mark acquired the rights to Hater and approached GDT to direct, but he can’t because of his lengthy commitment to The Hobbit. Interviewed by Daily Variety, GDT revealed a few specific bits of Hobbit-related information that I hadn’t heard before.
Here’s the relevant part of the story. Discussing Hater, GDT said:
“I’ll carry my weight on the creative side, in choosing elements and storyboarding, but it will be up to Mark and the director we choose to execute the day to day,” he said. “The Hobbit” is a “monumental task, and I don’t want to do anything that detracts from my attention to that.”
Pre-production is about to get under way on the two-part “Hobbit.” Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are expected to pen the scripts under the direction of Peter Jackson and del Toro. Preliminary contact has already been made with at least three actors whose “Lord of the Rings” characters also appear in the “Hobbit” storyline: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum).
“We will all be involved in the script in some fashion but the exact definition is about a week away,” said del Toro. “I am all for keeping the actors who originated the parts, as much as availability and their willingness will allow.”
It sounds as though work on the Hobbit project is moving at last. Pre-production to start soon, Viggo Mortensen approached to play Aragorn again, other actors perhaps contacted, and firmer plans for the scripting responsibilities due in about a week. Sounds exciting!
And Liv Tyler would be interested in coming back if they find a place for Arwen - see this IGN article:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/875/875397p1.html
Liv Tyler Talks The Hobbit
Will Arwen make an appearance in the new films?
by Scott Collura
May 20, 2008 - IGN caught up with actress Liv Tyler yesterday in New York City to discuss her new horror film The Strangers, but while we had her pointy Elven ear we just had to ask her about whether or not she'll be returning to the Lord of the Rings universe as Arwen for the upcoming pair of recently announced Hobbit films.
"Somebody just said to me, 'Has your agent called Peter Jackson yet?'" says the actress with a laugh. "And I was like, 'Whoa. What are you talking about?' [The reporter] was so aggressive. It's so funny the way people think and see [these things]. Someone just told me now that [director] Guillermo del Toro was doing it and that they're going to split it into two films, which will be The Hobbit plus some sort of a bridge to The Lord of the Rings. As far as I know, Arwen and Aragorn are not in The Hobbit, or definitely aren't in it. But I don't know yet."
While Tyler points out that Arwen does not show up in the book version of The Hobbit, the so-called bridge film could be another matter altogether.
"It's very interesting and I guess I should try to find out," she says. "I'm curious because there were all those other books like The Silmarillion. And the appendix, that's where they got the whole idea for my part, just from the appendix. There's so much other amazing stuff."
She says she is definitely onboard for a return appearance if del Toro and producer Peter Jackson invite her.
"Oh, are you kidding?" she says when asked. "In a heartbeat! I'll buy my own ticket and be on the plane in a second. I mean, that was a magical experience and it was just a once in a lifetime, amazing [thing]. Because it was so like… we knew and we didn't know that it was sort of something that had never been done before, and there was this feeling that was really gung-ho. Like, 'O.K., let's go off together!' And we just rolled our sleeves up. It really was this amazing, crazy, special thing."
So only time will tell if Arwen will return or not, but stay tuned to IGN Movies for all your Hobbit news as it breaks!
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Date: 2008-05-21 08:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-21 08:19 am (UTC)I'd love to at least see the elves again -and Aragorn. That, I think, is a must.
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