Herr der Ringe - Der kleine Hobbit

Original von T?rin Túrambar
Ich wiederhole meine Kritik:
Wtf!!!

Original von Grimnog
Du weißt doch Turin Geld, Geld und nochmals Geld und sowas wie HdR verkauft sich nun mal sehr gut wieso sollte man es dann bei nur einem Prequel belassen?

Original von T?rin Túrambar
Morgn
Also, wenn sie den Silmarillion in 3 Bücher aufspalten, verstünde ich es eher,.....

Director Guillermo del Toro spoke to TotalFilm about the upcoming "Hobbit" films, stating that all the rumors floating around about him helming the movies are not exactly true, since nothing is yet finalized.

"Well, the reality is that the Hobbit story has broken early because the negotiations have not ended and The Hobbit is not a sure thing," he explained. "The reality is, I will know that it's happening when we have the final word and I am fully and officially on board."

One thing is for sure, del Toro is dying to direct the movies. "I would LOVE it," he stated. "I bought all the Tolkein books that were available in Mexico when I was 11 years old, but the one that I read at 11 years old was The Hobbit. So it left an indelible mark in my imagination."

The Tolkien Trust (a British charity that manages the estate of JRR Tolkien) and publisher HarperCollins brought a $150 million lawsuit against New Line Cinema on Monday. The claim says that the trust has not received any of its gross profit participation payments for the three films based on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The suit was filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

In addition to the $150 million in compensatory damages, the suit seeks punitive damages, and most important, a declaration from the court that the plaintiffs can terminate any further rights New Line may have to the Tolkien works under the agreements -- including "The Hobbit."

According to the suit - although the "Lord of the Rings" films produced by New Line are among the most financially successful films ever created, with worldwide gross receipts of nearly $6 billion - New Line has failed to pay the plaintiffs any portion of the gross profit participation to which they are entitled under their deal.

Bonnie Eskenazi, who represents the trust, said, "New Line has brought new meaning to the phrase 'creative accounting.' I cannot imagine how on earth New Line will argue to a jury that these films could gross literally billions of dollars, and yet the creator's heirs, who are entitled to a share of gross receipts, don't get a penny."

In a major step forward on "The Hobbit," Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct the New Line/MGM tentpole and its sequel.

The widely expected announcement - which had been rumored for several weeks - came Thursday afternoon jointly from exec producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, New Line president Toby Emmerich, and Mary Parent, newly named chief of MGM's Worldwide Motion Picture Group.

Del Toro's moving to New Zealand for the next four years to work with Jackson and his Wingnut and Weta production teams. He'll direct the two films back to back, with the sequel dealing with the 60-year period between "The Hobbit" and "The Fellowship of the Ring," the first of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

New Line is overseeing development and will manage production. Both pics are being co-produced and co-financed by New Line Cinema and MGM, with Warner Bros. distributing domestically and MGM handling international.

The studios didn't give a start date on production and don't yet have a script. Though no screenplay deal's been set, it's expected that the "LOTR" scripting team of Jackson, Walsh and Philippa Boyens will collaborate with Del Toro.

With Del Toro blocking out four years for the project, it's likely that the studios are aiming at starting shooting next year and releasing the films in late 2011 and 2012.

Jackson's WETA stages, post-production and visual effects facilities - built for "The Lord of the Rings" - will be used for both films. And New Zealand will again be the site of Middle-earth, with the story centering on Bilbo Baggins taking the Ring of Power from Gollum.

TheOneRing got the chance to speak to the now-confirmed director of "The Hobbit," Guillermo del Toro, who revealed some of the "Lord of the Rings" cast that's planning to return.

"Well, I had the most charming meeting with Sir Ian [McKellen], and all bureaucracy pending, he's on board, as is Andy Serkis," said del Toro. "We will continue giving you progress reports as the occur. It is our intention that we will not lose any of the key elements."

The director also talked about some of the differences fans will notice from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. "Another thing people will notice, at the beginning of the film will be the palette, that will be slightly different, the world will be the same but it will be a more 'golden' world, a more wide-eyed world. But by no means will we depart from the canon, we will take the three previous films as canon."

The director also talked about some of the differences fans will notice from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. "Another thing people will notice, at the beginning of the film will be the palette, that will be slightly different, the world will be the same but it will be a more 'golden' world, a more wide-eyed world.

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 producer Peter Jackson and the film's helmer, Guillermo 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."