The Hobbit Shooting for 370 Days
Thanks to BilboHobbit.com for the transcription.
Universal announced a pretty busy slate for you after The Hobbit. Will we see a Hellboy 3?
Guillermo del Toro: If its up to me- yes!! But it is a corporate decision and regimes change very rapidly at these studios.
There any professionals who worked with you on Hellboy II that will be joining you on the Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: Hopefully Mignola, Barlowe, Spectral Motion, Guillermo Navarro and others...
Will you be using Danny Elfman as a composer again on future projects?
Guillermo del Toro: Absolutely, but not until after The Hobbit films.
Do you think filming Hellboy II helped prepare you for filming The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: Technically, yes- but that's not the challenge in The Hobbit. The challenge is to create and expand a massive universe and be as immersive as the Trilogy was. To approach Tolkien's book with the right mixture of reverence, enthusiasm and invention.
Will here be any cool creature in The Hobbit like in Hellboy II?
Guillermo del Toro: Many many more and we will be pushing the goblin kindgom. we will be pushing smaug, the spiders of mirkwood. we will be pushing them to the edge of technology where we will fuse animatronics and cgi into a seamless new art form in creating creatures, i think.
Do you plan to use any particular effects or techniques in The Hobbit that were used in Hellboy II?
Guillermo del Toro: Well, yes, but used in a different way. You will see some mind-boggling mixture of CGI / Puppetry like never before. The demarcation of where one technique ends and the other begins will NOT be as clean as in HBII or BLADE II or PAN'S LABYRINTH. I am going to push further than ever on both fronts.
When does filming for The Hobbit begin?
Guillermo del Toro: It will begin in 2010 and we will shoot for about 370 days or so...
At what age did you first read The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I believe it was between 10 years old and 11 years old. My first copy of it is dated as printed in 1973 and I know I bought it shortly after being published by a great publishing house called MINOTAURO which was (in my childhood years) like the CRITERION COLLECTION of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
How long did it take to create the script for this movie?
Guillermo Del Toro: For the record- neither Peter Jackson nor I had the faintest contact about The Hobbit movies prior to the absolute completion of Hellboy II. I got Peter's first call in December 2007- way after we wrapped the film. So, the visuals in the HOBBIT movie are not anticipated in the HBII movie.
Will you be working with Guillermo Navarro on The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I hope so!!
Does Mike Mignola have any involvement with you on The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I hope and pray he joins us at the design stage for a week or two.
Who are your top choices to play Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming Hobbit Movies?
Guillermo del Toro: Hopefully, very soon we can reveal that...
Guillermo del Toro: If its up to me- yes!! But it is a corporate decision and regimes change very rapidly at these studios.
There any professionals who worked with you on Hellboy II that will be joining you on the Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: Hopefully Mignola, Barlowe, Spectral Motion, Guillermo Navarro and others...
Will you be using Danny Elfman as a composer again on future projects?
Guillermo del Toro: Absolutely, but not until after The Hobbit films.
Do you think filming Hellboy II helped prepare you for filming The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: Technically, yes- but that's not the challenge in The Hobbit. The challenge is to create and expand a massive universe and be as immersive as the Trilogy was. To approach Tolkien's book with the right mixture of reverence, enthusiasm and invention.
Will here be any cool creature in The Hobbit like in Hellboy II?
Guillermo del Toro: Many many more and we will be pushing the goblin kindgom. we will be pushing smaug, the spiders of mirkwood. we will be pushing them to the edge of technology where we will fuse animatronics and cgi into a seamless new art form in creating creatures, i think.
Do you plan to use any particular effects or techniques in The Hobbit that were used in Hellboy II?
Guillermo del Toro: Well, yes, but used in a different way. You will see some mind-boggling mixture of CGI / Puppetry like never before. The demarcation of where one technique ends and the other begins will NOT be as clean as in HBII or BLADE II or PAN'S LABYRINTH. I am going to push further than ever on both fronts.
When does filming for The Hobbit begin?
Guillermo del Toro: It will begin in 2010 and we will shoot for about 370 days or so...
At what age did you first read The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I believe it was between 10 years old and 11 years old. My first copy of it is dated as printed in 1973 and I know I bought it shortly after being published by a great publishing house called MINOTAURO which was (in my childhood years) like the CRITERION COLLECTION of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
How long did it take to create the script for this movie?
Guillermo Del Toro: For the record- neither Peter Jackson nor I had the faintest contact about The Hobbit movies prior to the absolute completion of Hellboy II. I got Peter's first call in December 2007- way after we wrapped the film. So, the visuals in the HOBBIT movie are not anticipated in the HBII movie.
Will you be working with Guillermo Navarro on The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I hope so!!
Does Mike Mignola have any involvement with you on The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I hope and pray he joins us at the design stage for a week or two.
Who are your top choices to play Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming Hobbit Movies?
Guillermo del Toro: Hopefully, very soon we can reveal that...
The Hobbit and The Hobbit Sequel are both due in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
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.
The Hobbit: There and Back Again comes to theaters December 13th, 2013 and stars Ron Perlman, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Doug Jones, Kiran Shah, Billy Connolly.
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Raoul Duke
"Will here be any cool creature in The Hobbit like in Hellboy II?
Guillermo del Toro: Many many more and we will be pushing the goblin kindgom. we will be pushing smaug, the spiders of mirkwood. we will be pushing them to the edge of technology where we will fuse animatronics and cgi into a seamless new art form in creating creatures, i think."
I do not like the sound of that one bit. He better not think he can come into Tolkein's world and start adding creatures to it. If I see one eyeball studded angel winged whatever, Im gonna flip. Middle Earth is crazy enough by itself. It doesn't need sh*t added to it. As long as these "many, many, more" creatures are reasonable additions to Tolkeins universe and not out of hand then I guess its alright, but like I said, if I see one angel winged flappy thing or a goddamn tooth fairy from hell its over. Im all for him pushing the limits with animatronics and cgi though, make this movie look as cool as possible, it deserves it, but please don't go adding anything that isn't in the books. And don't make a sequel to this. Peter Jackson already made it. There is no Hobbit 2. If hes gonna split up the book into two parts, that's cool, but don't go throwing together a bunch of stuff just for the sake of linking the hobbit with the lord of the rings. It's pointless. I have faith in Del Toro, I just hope he doesn't f*ck with my favorite book.
3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Wait..Uhm is WETA working on this as well.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega
This is sweet! And from the sound of it, this is gonna be one book-to-movie adaptation that's gonna rock! Usually book-to-movies suck, some more than others *cough...eragon...cough*, but he actually READ THE BOOK!!! Holy s***!!!
3 years agoby @epsalonFlag
bendor_heman
I heard they were splitting it into 2 films. I hope it's as AWESOME as the old 70's cartoon make they did of the hobbit.
With all it's awesome 70's musicalness
3 years agoby @bendor-hemanFlag
Phatlightning
gotta love how the dumbasses here at MW worded this thread title.. anyway.. long road until we will be seeing this.
3 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag
slysnide
Having finally clarified the mystery of the Hobbit sequel, I greatly respect Del Toro for stating at my other source that he will NOT go ahead with the sequel IF they can't hammer out a good story to tie the knots together, which is essentially the purpose of the sequel: to reveal events mentioned in the Tolkien's LOTR as having occurred not long before the beginning of the book, and divulge other events that were foreshadowed as possibly occuring after the events of "The Hobbit" which was confirmed in LOTR.
3 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Err
love del toro.
this should epic enough to warrant his level of potential.
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
Lock and Stock
this is going to be one long movie.
3 years agoby @m-man360Flag
The Kwisatz Haderach
Smash the dishes and crack the plates, thats what bilbo baggins Hates!
I cant wait. Peter Jackson and company are still very much involved in this movie, Jackson is producing he'll keep an eye on things. Smaug is gonna rock!
3 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
Brian
God I still wish Peter Jackson and his team was doing this....
3 years agoby @brianFlag
systemof9191
i cant wait, this book was really good, i hope he can do it justice like peter jackson did with the lord of the rings
3 years agoby @systemof9191Flag
cnote
Im cool with this, as long as he doesn't use lame ass looking creatures like he did for F*gBoy2.
3 years agoby @cnoteFlag
Messenger
It was a joke....duh.
3 years agoby @messengerFlag
ed_wood
Great news, but such a long wait.
3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
Shelley
More like 2012 and 2014 respectively.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Diaigma
370 Days???
This had better be a 6 hour movie then.
Or, that includes the "Hobbit sequel" I guess.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
MovieBuff
This is probably going to have a December 2011 release. They'll start shooting sometime in Feb, Mar or Apr of 2010 til Feb, Mar or Apr of 2011... then take a few months for reshoots and editing... then comes the advertising crap and CGI retouching, etc...
But I figure Decemeber 2011 since December was the release months for the LOTR trilogy.
That's still THREE years away from actually SEEING this flick. Damn... still a long ways away.
3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag
Brian
Notice it says 370 days STARTING in 2010...duh
3 years agoby @brianFlag
Ch-ch-ch-chia
He's going by the Mayan calendar. Nah, just kidding. I don't know, may be he was drunk during the interview. But so far, The Hobbit sounds awesome.
3 years agoby @daftshadowFlag
Messenger
Wait isn't there only 365 days in a year? Where the hell did the other 5 come from?
3 years agoby @messengerFlag
Messenger
I love Del Toro but I still wish Jackson was directing just to keep the look the same but I really don't think there is anything to worry about.
3 years agoby @messengerFlag
film_guy47
370 days!? Damn! But I have confidence that Guillermo will do The Hobbit justice. I think his style and vision will really fit in this movie.
3 years agoby @film-guy47Flag
Shadow Of The Day
Awesome news.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
GK
wow.370 days.
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Well, he can be inventive, but make sure he has continuity with the Lord of the Rings. This is a lighter tone than the trilogy, and more merry, and adventurous. Can't wait for it. Way too far off.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Vamp
MovieWeb says it'll be out in 2011. They'll start in 2010, like it says, I'm guessing, and then they'll release it a few months after they finish shooting. That's what I'm guessing, but MovieWeb's been wrong about the release years for different movies occasionally. I still want to know when "Trick R' Treat" comes out!!!!! LOLZ!!!!!
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
WiseGuy
This is Great News and this is gonna be an Awesome Movie but i just cant stand the wait. I mean 370 DAYS of shooting. WOW. This means we probaly gotta wait till 2012 or something like that to see this.
3 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag
-comrade-
Wow, 370 days of shooting? We won't see this until 2013. Which means after this is done, it will be 2015 before we see Guillermo Del Toro's next movie, let alone his Doctor Strange. F*ck.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
Frenzy2001
Sure Del Toro knows how to do visuals, the look of his pictures is amazing, but every coin has a flip side. I don't think Del Toro knows how to tell a story. All of his movies seem to garble themselves into incoherency, and if they don't do that, they insted become campy and half-witted. Don't get me wrong, I look forward to this movie, I just hope that Jackson has a deep enough involvement with the project so as to keep Del Toro in check.
3 years agoby @frenzy2001Flag
JonSpidey07
this is awesome news!
they're finally moving along with these projects
we all know Guillermo can't go wrong especially when it comes to fantasy visuals
3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag