Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving set to reprise their roles in The Hobbit
The director told Simon Mayo in the BBC interview that McKellen, Serkis and Weaving will return, "...as the roles they originated in the trilogy," which means we'll see McKellan as Gandalf, Serkis as Gollum and Weaving as Elrond in the new film.
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to listen to the radio interview and the casting news starts at the 02:10:55 mark in the interview.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey comes to theaters December 14th, 2012 and stars Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee. The film is directed by Peter Jackson.
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sirmetro
okay
3 years agoby @sirmetroFlag
CBF
Pair of films???? WTF
MW start writing your sh*t better, The Hobbit is ONE FILM. Every News item I catch AT LEAST one-two typos.
3 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
Newkill200
WTF weirdo? You need to chill out kid, I don't know which one of your tiny nuts I stepped on, but you need to leave me out of it. Have some decency why don't you, you crazy fool.
3 years agoby @roxyrollerderbyqueenFlag
Newkill200
WOW!! Someone likes James Bond a little too much!
3 years agoby @roxyrollerderbyqueenFlag
Newkill200
Wow dude, how can you not like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy? Where you deprived as a child or something? I guess James Bond is cool, I liked the James Bond Jr. cartoon better though. Whatever, I've liked everything Jackson's done except maybe for King Kong, that was a bit too long. Dead Alive will always be a classic though, along with Bad Taste.
Either way, I can't wait for the Hobbit, one of my all time favorites animations as a kid, so it will be cool to see it live action. I just hope Del Torro doesn't put those stupid monsters in it. Don't get me wrong I liked Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy movies were OK, but it seems he puts those same looking monsters in everything. We'll see I guess
3 years agoby @roxyrollerderbyqueenFlag
Mutant
Newkill200 is a Bond freak, he watches every film day in and day out. Well that's his thing, not everyone loves this trilogy except for me.
I have both versions, special addiction and normal film. It's even better and slightly longer than the normal version.
I sure hope there is both for the two hobbit films.
3 years agoby @zenderFlag
Mutant
out with it newkill200
3 years agoby @zenderFlag
teddyk
you are kiddin right? give us an example of good movie then,!?
3 years agoby @teddykFlag
K-Man
Are you kidding me Newkill200? You're out of your freakin mind.
3 years agoby @k-manFlag
Newkill3000
worst trilogy of all time
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
K-Man
Awesome news! I think we all pretty much knew this was going to happen but awesome nonetheless. Now they need to get Brian Blessed on board for one of the Dwarves, preferably a key one like Thorin or Balin.
3 years agoby @k-manFlag
Illuminati
should be good. P.Jackson would have been the perfect director.
Del Toro is the best second choice. He is creative with characters/looks/themes. Sci-fi Fantasy is his boundaries and should stick to it.
3 years agoby @illuminatiFlag
Diaigma
Awesome news. Now, if only they can get Ian Holm too... :P
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Shadow Of The Day
Great news.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
Phil Mata
Excellente :D
3 years agoby @phil-mataFlag
Remy72883
something i will definatle look into, dont know about the director though
3 years agoby @remy72883Flag
ridgl
Nice
I still wish that Peter Jackson would come back to make this movie. I don't like the look that Del Toro brings to EVERY film he does.
3 years agoby @ridglFlag
Oli
Awesome news :)!
3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag
ZanyZap
Not surprising at all, but still excited.
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
Mutant
We're waiting
3 years agoby @zenderFlag
thereisnoname
Not happy about the movie being separated into two parts. Unless each part is 3 hours, then its cool
3 years agoby @thereisnonameFlag
reelmein
very cool i will be waiting
3 years agoby @reelmeinFlag
The Kwisatz Haderach
ah man the Battle of the five armies, Smaug! Bard, Beorn! ah some many great things in The Hobbi cant wait. I wonder who will Thorin and Bilbo.
3 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
And lol Raoul. I know right. they better end "laughing tobacco people". Lol.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Hugh Jackman for Bard!
And I like either or of your picks for Smaug.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Raoul Duke
The council was only alluded to in the novel. The White Council banded together and banished The Necromancer(Sauron) out of Dol Guldur, his fortress in Mirkwood, which led him to flee to Mordor. All of this is only alluded to in the novel(its spoken about more in depth in The Silmarillion), but Del Toro plans to show us this, and like I said, you can't have a White Council without its leader, Saruman. I can't think of a better way to lead into the LOTR than having Sauron arrive in Mordor and becoming hellbent on finding the One Ring. Though if the movie doesn't end with Bilbo returning to The Shire with two bags of treasure, and him and Gandalf sharing a laugh as Bilbo passes him the tobacco jar, someones getting shot.
3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag
gandoff2169
I am looking forward to the Hobbit alot. I feel if Lee wants to film his stuff in LA, then no biggie. Film his small spots in LA. The only part he is involved in is very small in if any. But for what I remeber of the Hobbit, the Counsel realy was not in the book. The book realy on has dwarves and Elves, and there is no casting out of the Necromancer in the Hobbit. So unless there wants to be a built up in the prequal for the LOTR's main trilogy. The Hobbit is the hobbit. I dont thing other then a small role for build up to the LOTR, no other stroy lines should be inbedded into it.
3 years agoby @gandoff2169Flag
Mutant
I'm curious as well, so what is it?
This film is shaping up.
3 years agoby @zenderFlag
Brainiac
newkill i'm just curious now, wut is ur actual favorite trilogy?
3 years agoby @thebdFlag
Raoul Duke
If Del Toro plans on including The White Council, and the banishing of the Necromancer, then he's not only going to have to get Lee back, but also Cate Blanchett. Blanchett I don't see being a problem, but like you said Sly, Lee doesn't want to travel to NZ. Hopefully Del Toro can work around him, because you can't have The White Council without it's leader.
3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag