The Hobbit and Hobbit News

Speaking on the official forum for his upcoming film, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, director Guillermo del Toro has announced there is “a lot of movement” in talks to bring him in on the Lord of the Rings prequel movies.
In a forum topic titled “So is The Hobbit with GDT official?” on the official Hellboy forums, del Toro had the following to say;

“Whew- Not yet. BUT there has been a lot of movement. And for the last few weeks there has been a lot of creative / cast / crew / visual talks and agreements and we have witnessed great progress in areas that I cannot disclose or that have already leaked from other sources.”

It looks very much like del Toro is going to be involved with the film, but as he says, “…I have to be patient and wait until the papers are done and my attachment is real.”

In other Hobbit news, Sean Astin will be joining Giovanni Ribisi, Ron Perlman and Anjelica Huston in the CGI-animated “Spirit of the Forest.” Astin and Ribisi will play two gopher friends (???) whose home is threatened when Huston plans to tear down their forest. I assume you can guess the rest of the story.

"In 'Lord of the Rings,' my favorite element in the story was the Ents, these massive trees getting cut down that fought for their own survival; in 'Spirit,' the trees also come to life," said Astin, referring to Perlman’s character, an old oak tree. "It's another way of telling a story that needs to continue to be told. Progress comes at a price."
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JHill
4/14/2008
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