Yesterday, we had a chance to visit with director Guillermo del Toro to talk about his latest film, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," but we couldn't resist the opportunity to go digging for news on "The Hobbit" as well. So we put out the call to fans, asking them to submit their questions and we'd bring 'em along. And boy did they ever. Read Part I about what del Toro had to say regarding "The Hobbit."
But the biggest news? It came from a question I thought would be a joke.
"Who do I have to kill or sleep with to get a role as an extra?" user Mike Moore asked.
"Oh my god, well that's a good question only in that it's asked often," del Toro said, chuckling. "[But] I believe as the film comes to happen, in either of the two films, [fans] have a good chance of being there." Read More...
She's a feminist ideal, a fierce warrior as capable with a sword as any man, spurred by love to do battle with the deadliest of enemies, a soldier who sometimes needs to conceal her true identity from even those closest to her.
The word just came in from New Line. There is peace in middle earth at last! Jackson won't be directing BUT he will be overseeing not one, but TWO films as an executive producer.
Since he doesn’t actually appear anywhere in the book, hardcore fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth legendarium might scoff at the notion of seeing Aragorn in a “Hobbit” film.
Fantasy franchises sure are all the rage today, aren't they? And why not, when series like "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" walk away with Oscars and cash and sometimes, both?
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