Cheer up Tolkien geeks...

[MolGenBuckeye]

Hobbit: Drogo Sandybanks of Frogmorton
Elf: Elrohir Telemnar

 

[JCOSU86]

My Hobbit Name: osugrad21

Weird, huh?

 

[Muck]

One aspect of the Hobbit I hope they do show, although it is only mentioned in the book, is the attack upon Dol Guldur by the White Council and the withdrawling of Sauron. It would be pretty cool to see Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast, and a batallion of elves lead by Elrond and/or Galadriel work together against Sauron and the Nazgul (not sure they were actually involved in the attack, but there is nothing to say they were not, and it possible at least one of them was, as Dol Guldur remained under the control of Khamul, one of the nine).

That would be very cool.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

On the other hand give me Balin's expedition to Moria and I am fuckin' sold!

A much better idea would be to have the Hobbit as the second movie with the first one focusing on the Dwarves awakening the balrog in Moria, the war between the Dwarves and Orcs over Moria, the Dwarves exile to the Lonely Mountain, and then the coming of Smaug. This would set the Hobbit up wonderfully. All of this stuff is outlined in the appendexices to LOTR and in the Unfinished Tales.

Fantastic ideas. I was obviously joking with my speculative movie titles above, and hope they do flesh out some of the histories more. I'm looking forward to see how this project comes together...

 

[Muck]

Tentative script for the mysterious "new" film...

Lord of the Rings IV

 

[WolverineTX]

Ooo, name generator!

Me: Till Gamwich of the Bree Gamwiches
Elessar Taralom


Rich Rodriguez: Hambut Trample of Woody End


...

 

[WolverineTX]

Tentative script for the mysterious "new" film...

Lord of the Rings IV

Alec Baldwin as Merry
Ice-T as Elrond
Will Smith as Samwise Gamgee
Gweneth Paltrow as Legolas

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Screen Name:

Hobbit - Sancho Smallburrows of Sandydowns.

Sancho? Seriously? I don't remember any Mexican hobbits.....

Elf - Orophin Oronra


Real Name:

Hobbit - Mungo Bramble of Willowbottom

I can haz Candygram?

Elf - Valandil Lossehelin

 

[OCBuckWife]

This adds nothing to the conversation and I don't care!

 

[BrutuStrength]

Screen Name:
Hobbit: Moro Foxburr of Loamsdown
Elf: Orodreth Helyanwe

Real Name:
Hobbit: Grigory Hamwich of Buckleberry Fern
Elf: Eol Elensar

 

[shetuck]

Reuters: Del Toro doubles up to direct big-screen "Hobbit"

Del Toro doubles up to direct big-screen "Hobbit"

By Borys Kit
Mon Jan 28

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," which is being co-financed by New Line and MGM.

Del Toro's name was on a short list of directors who could tackle the project, one of the most anticipated literary adaptations of the past decade. An ill-chosen director for "Hobbit" could put billions of dollars at stake for New Line and MGM and could turn off an audience that encompasses millions of passionate readers, Tolkien fans and obsessive geeks.

Few filmmakers have the cachet that del Toro has, as well as a deep love for the source material, an assured grasp of fantasy filmmaking and an understanding and command of geek culture as well as its respect. Del Toro has built that goodwill through such films as the Oscar-nominated "Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy," "Blade 2" (which was made by New Line) and "The Devil's Backbone."

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[kartaron]

I am also puzzeled by the idea of creating a transition between Hobbit and LOTR. Why would there need to be one?

A much better idea would be to have the Hobbit as the second movie with the first one focusing on the Dwarves awakening the balrog in Moria, the war between the Dwarves and Orcs over Moria, the Dwarves exile to the Lonely Mountain, and then the coming of Smaug. This would set the Hobbit up wonderfully. All of this stuff is outlined in the appendexices to LOTR and in the Unfinished Tales.

One aspect of the Hobbit I hope they do show, although it is only mentioned in the book, is the attack upon Dol Guldur by the White Council and the withdrawling of Sauron. It would be pretty cool to see Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast, and a batallion of elves lead by Elrond and/or Galadriel work together against Sauron and the Nazgul (not sure they were actually involved in the attack, but there is nothing to say they were not, and it possible at least one of them was, as Dol Guldur remained under the control of Khamul, one of the nine).

I realized the most logical story if it were to take place between the Hobbit and LOTR would be the both the exploration of the necromancer and Aragorn defeating the black Corsairs under an assumed identity. Balin and Moria remain a possibility.