The Hobbit will now be three films instead of two
Oy. A tale that grew in the telling of it, indeed.
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Zenkitty - Jul 30, 2012 9:33:03 am PDT #22047 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Consuela - Jul 30, 2012 9:40:26 am PDT #22048 of 30000
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Oy. A tale that grew in the telling of it, indeed.
Argh. Less is More, PJ!
You'd think I would be happy, but I remember King Kong. (She says, darkly.)
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2012 9:48:05 am PDT #22049 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see any other way I'm going to get Silmarillion and appendices on my screen, so have at it, I say.
dcp - Jul 30, 2012 10:13:44 am PDT #22050 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I wonder what the break points will be. For example, if the second movie runs from the Carrock to Barrels Out of Bond, I have a hard time imagining that as a stand-alone movie.
Connie Neil - Jul 30, 2012 11:00:46 am PDT #22051 of 30000
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If he's shoehorning the eviction of Sauron from Mirkwood into it, I can see it going to 3 movies. But then it's no longer "The Hobbit."
Jessica - Jul 30, 2012 11:01:33 am PDT #22052 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My sister and I are speculating on Facebook that the second movie is actually just three hours of Bilbo/Tom Bombadil fanfic.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2012 11:25:06 am PDT #22053 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They have stated that the expulsion from Mirkwood is in it, yes.
Atropa - Jul 30, 2012 11:54:35 am PDT #22054 of 30000
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I just need to know which movie is going to be the one that has the spiders, so I'm prepared.
chrismg - Jul 30, 2012 2:04:53 pm PDT #22055 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
If I were to guess, based on what's been in the trailers....
The first movie would probably cover up to when Gandalf leaves them on the edge of Mirkwood. Then the second would cover crossing Mirkwood(for Bilbo &Co) and the White Council meeting(for Gandalf) and would finish with the arrival in Laketown(or setting off up the Mountain) and the decision of the Council. Then the third would cover Smaug, the Necromancer, and the Battle of Five Armies.
I'm also wondering if this decision might come from studio pressure to make each movie closer to the usual 2-hours-or-less runtime....
Typo Boy - Jul 30, 2012 2:52:01 pm PDT #22056 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Do where would the expulsion of Sauron from Mirkwood come into it?