Guillermo Wants to Bring the LotR Cast Back for 'The Hobbit'
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, RumorMonger, Remakes and Sequels
In his post on Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis sticking with The Hobbit, Eugene linked to an article on TheOneRing.net. When asked about casting roles, Guillermo del Toro had mentioned the above actors, and then said: "It is our intention that we will not lose any of the key elements." While that was vague enough that it could have meant many things, it looks like del Toro intends to bring back as much of the cast as he can.In a discussion with MTV, del Toro said: "I want to be very clear about this. I am not going to recast any actor that is willing and able to work with us. It would be my hope to bring back the same actors to play the parts. The casting on the trilogy was perfect." If you wanted the same actors, now is the time to start rejoicing and hope that they're free. If you wanted some changes, there's always the chance that someone won't be available. I mean heck, del Toro is temporarily moving to New Zealand for this project.
The rest of the interview is housed here, and Guillermo talks a lot about his plans, and that whole "I was never into heroic fantasy" quote. He also says this for the fans: "My message is simple: If you don't think [Peter] did a fabulous job, very likely you won't think I will. If you think he did, I will do my best to make you proud of me."
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4-29-2008 @ 2:49PM
Chupacabra said...
I was excited before. Now I'm 150% totally stoked about this. It's going to be a great movie.
Del Toro might even be a better director for the Hobbit than Jackson anyway because there are different types of themes working in the Hobbit. Its a smart move to get a new director for the movie, so that the Hobbit doesn't feel exactly like LoTR did. The characters need to remain the same, but the mood is very different in this story.
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4-29-2008 @ 3:29PM
natasha said...
del toro is a fantastic choice for directing the hobbit
..he's done an excellent job with pans labyrinth...its great to see
the hobbit finally coming up as a feature film..check out this hilarious
stand up comedy clip i found about gandalf the wizard..funniest thing ive seen in
months
http://effinfunny.com/eddie-gossling/wizards-v-magicians
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4-29-2008 @ 6:58PM
Akbar Fazil said...
It's been years since I read The Hobbit so I may be missing someone but that would mean Gandalf, Bilbo, Gollum and Elrond correct?
All of those I would love to see again reprise there roles except for Bilbo. Don't get me wrong, I love Ian Holm but I think he is a bit too old to play a younger Bilbo at this point. At least without some serious makeup/cgi work.
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4-29-2008 @ 8:48PM
mike green said...
one question hat I would really like for him to answer is that if he will frame the hobbit on 1:85 like all his films or if he going to frame it in 2:35 like the LOTR movies (cinematical guys, if you get an interview with him, ask him that please)
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