tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post8700156555158124753..comments2024-03-18T19:26:44.878-04:00Comments on The Silver Key: It's official: del Toro to direct The HobbitBrian Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-17745209765876555262008-04-25T16:58:00.000-04:002008-04-25T16:58:00.000-04:00Hey Falze, good point. Until now I wasn't sure whe...Hey Falze, good point. Until now I wasn't sure whether the two movie deal would mean a sequel, or whether it meant they were splitting The Hobbit into two parts. I guess we know now.<BR/><BR/>This does have the potential for trouble. I believe Tolkien sketched out some notes on the events that occured between The Hobbit and LOTR in the appendix of Return of the King, but that's all it is--notes. There's no strong narrative for adaptation, which could lead to a lousy film. I think the odds are against the second film being any good.<BR/><BR/>As I've said before, there's more than enough material in The Hobbit to make two films. It's not a long book but there's a lot of adventure between its covers.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-15650736102685132092008-04-25T16:52:00.000-04:002008-04-25T16:52:00.000-04:00Hi Trollsmyth, you actually kind of lost me with t...Hi Trollsmyth, you actually kind of lost me with the Del Toro references. Somehow I've managed to avoid seeing Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth, but I hope to remedy that soon.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-8603477458552524092008-04-25T07:38:00.000-04:002008-04-25T07:38:00.000-04:00Hold on a minute. The sequel will deal with the p...Hold on a minute. The sequel will deal with the period between The Hobbit and TFOTR?? Where the hell are they getting <I>that</I> from?Falzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481333222029372752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-6992092312330604532008-04-25T04:30:00.000-04:002008-04-25T04:30:00.000-04:00Great news! Hopefully, the lawsuit will be settle...Great news! Hopefully, the lawsuit will be settled soon. <BR/><BR/>I suppose with Del Toro as director, we can expect Ron Perlman to play Bard and Doug Jones as the King of the Elves of Mirkwood? Or will Doug be playing the spiders? ;)<BR/><BR/>What I really want to know is who will be playing the dwarves. Brian Blessed as Thorin, maybe?<BR/><BR/>- Briantrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.com