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."
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Connie Neil - Jul 30, 2012 11:00:46 am PDT #22051 of 30000
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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?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 30, 2012 2:59:43 pm PDT #22057 of 30000
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Hopefully that would happen as the climax of the second movie. Otherwise they're going to need coffee IVs in the theater if they're going to make a 120 minute movie about a wilderness hike and a strategy meeting.
Kalshane - Jul 30, 2012 5:26:09 pm PDT #22058 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
The Hobbit will now be three films instead of two: [link]
I'm not liking this plan. Principle photography is done. Scripts were finished years ago. The first movie comes out in less than 5 months. I have no idea how they're going to make that happen.
Also, I'm really miffed if I have to wait 3 years for Smaug.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2012 5:54:43 pm PDT #22059 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought the point was they just finished principal photography and they couldn't edit into two.
Typo Boy - Jul 30, 2012 5:59:37 pm PDT #22060 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.
Still the same script. Just going to be cut in three instead of in two. Which is actually along the lines of what happened to the original LOTR novels.