Last week, we showed you the first official images from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. Now two more images from the film have gone online. The images provide another look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellan reprising his role as Gandalf the Grey. Looking at all of these images, I’m curious to see if Jackson will retain the visual style he used for The Lord of the Rings trilogy or if he’ll modify it since the events of The Hobbit take place before LOTR.
Hit the jump to check out the new images. The two-part film is currently shooting in New Zealand and also stars Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Stephen Fry. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on December 14th, 2012, with The Hobbit: There and Back Again hitting theaters on December 13th, 2013.
Images via Empire.
Here’s the synopsis for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit:
Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort of cozy hole in the Shire, a place where adventures are uncommon and rather unwanted. So when the wizard Gandalf whisks him away on a treasure hunting expedition with a troop of rowdy dwarves, he’s not entirely thrilled. Encountering ruthless trolls, beastly orcs, gigantic spiders, and hungry wolves, Bilbo discovers within himself astonishing strength and courage. And at the ultimate confrontation with the fearsome dragon Smaug, the hobbit will brave the dangers of dark and dragon fire alone and unaided. [Amazon]
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If this behind the scenes set video is any indication… the shire will remain largely the same. So psyched for this.
and one link to F*ck them all also. ^^
Did you notice that Gandalf’s hair turned black ? Of course, he is younger now. ^^
Actually they could have kept his hair the same color. The time between when the hobbit took place and the lord of the rings was such a short time in compared to his actual age that it wouldn’t make any difference at all.
No time for this: Winter is coming…
Pretty sure George R.R. Martin would disagree.
Oh grow up. For fuck’s sake. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.
Vallar Morghulis.
Valar Dohaeris
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