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Good News! From /Film

Wonder if this means we'll start to see some casting news and what not? Not that it was directly related but I imagine the Tolkien estate could cause some trouble with The Hobbit, had they wanted to.

You didn’t really think that the lawsuit between the Tolkien Estate and New Line was actually going to progress far enough to derail Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro’s Hobbit movies, did you? Regardless, it’s good to know that the two parties have come to some agreement, money will be exchanged and everyone can go forward to make even more money with the forthcoming films. Details follow.

In short, the Tolkien family had claimed that royalty payments owed them by New Line had never come through. The figure was substantial: either $150m (as originally reported, and noted in THR’s piece today about the settlement) or as much as $220m, as reported by The Guardian before Comic Con. Either way: there was a lot of money being claimed. The estate’s claim was that New Line had never paid them a dime out of the nearly $6billion worldwide gross from the Lord of the Rings films. The estate was owed 7.5% of the gross, based on the film rights deal struck by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1969.

The Tolkien family argued some of New Line’s accounting, which sought to reduce the money actually made by the film through claims such as advertising expenses and rented office space. If things had gone forward, the lawsuit filed by the family would have sought to strip New Line of any rights to future films.

Now THR reports that a settlement has been reached. Christopher Tolkien is quoted saying,

The Trustees regret that legal action was necessary, but are glad that this dispute has been settled on satisfactory terms that will allow the Tolkien Trust properly to pursue its charitable objectives. The Trustees acknowledge that New Line may now proceed with its proposed films of The Hobbit.

The terms of the settlement were not released, but for you all that matters is that the films will go forward as planned.

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Ian McKellen Gives Hobbit Update

Source:Empire

October 13, 2009

Empire magazine talked to Sir Ian McKellen about reprising Gandalf in The Hobbit and it's sequel. Here's the update he gave about the Guillermo del Toro-directed films:

"The scripts for the two films will be delivered very soon," he revealed. "Then they'll be budgeted, and then they'll be cast. And they'll be going when they've always said they would be, which is next spring – March or April. Guillermo even told me at one point, 'We're going to film for 383 days.' He's got that artistic autism! Jackson's the same; they're very, very, very alike. They also very different, but they've so much in common. They both can't stand Hollywood and have wonderful imaginations, and they're both obsessed with gore and fantasy. Both of them laugh a great deal. Guillermo's one of the most brilliant men I've ever met. His English vocabulary is way superior to mine!"

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John Rhys-Davies told Empire magazine that he has been asked to return for The Hobbit and it's sequel, but has declined. He played Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and could have perhaps played his father, Gloin, as Gimli doesn't appear in "The Hobbit."

"I've already been asked and to be honest with you, I wouldn't," Rhys-Davies said. "I have already completely ruled it out. There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. Really I am not sure my face can take that sort of punishment any more."

He added that this time around, "They've got a different set of problems... because you've got 13 dwarves, a whole band of them... You're trying to represent a whole race... You're trying to do for dwarves what 'The Lord of the Rings' did for hobbits."

You can check out the full interview here. The first film is scheduled to hit theaters in December of 2011, followed a year later by the second film in December of 2012.

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I don't blame him really. I seem to recall him having terrible trouble with the prosthetics in the LotR trilogy. Not just the normal trouble of them being awkward and time consuming, but actually causing physical harm like bad inflammation or something.

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Here we go then ...

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/392907/the...ng_in_june.html

The journey back to Middle Earth will be starting in the summer, as Guillermo del Toro gets set to shoot the two Hobbit movies…

Published on Jan 6, 2010

After one or two uncertainties arose over the greenlight for the films at the end of last year, the two Hobbit movies are set to start filming in June, it's been announced.

The news was broken by Production Weekly, and the 14 months of shooting will be starting this summer in New Zealand. Guillermo del Toro is, of course, behind the camera for the films, although the cast of the two movies - and the central role of Bilbo Baggins - is yet to be confirmed. We'd expect some kind of announcement in the next couple of months.

All this means that the first Hobbit film should be on track for a Christmas 2011 release, which should put it head to head with the next James Bond adventure. The second film will follow a year later. We really can't wait...

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Unless he'd already tried out for it and was dismissed due to other commitments, then I'm calling bullshit on it. He would have only known very recently that the Spiderman 4 gig was off, freeing him up the rest of 2010 one assumes. Assuming he didn't already test for the role, he'd have to had to do so, then gotten approval from Del Toro and Jackson, not to mention the studio.

Then you'd have the Spiderman baggage he'd have brough along. Plus, I'm almost certain that Del Toro said he wanted a relative unknown for the role.

Plus, it's The Sun. Still waiting on their Eddie Murphy is the Riddler story to come true.

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What strikes me about this film is that no one is quite sure what's going on, release wise at least.

In an article at Variety talking about New Line Cinema, which two years ago became a unit under Warner Bros. Pictures, studio executive Alan Horn reveals that the first of the two Hobbit films may not hit theaters until late 2012, a full year after the previously-announced December 2011 release:

Once the script for the second film is in -- Jackson and his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are working on it with Del Toro -- New Line will work up a budget for both films and start casting. New Line exec Michael Disco, who was once Emmerich's assistant, will oversee for the studio.

Horn won't predict when the first of the two "Hobbit" films will be out, but says the most probable scenario would be a release in the fourth quarter of 2012.

"It's a big bet for us. But it's one we think will pay off given the success of 'Lord of the Rings,'" says Emmerich. "This is one of the few movies it feels like people are waiting for."

New Line's original plan was to release the first film in December 2011, followed by the second one in December 2012. One reason for the delay may be the restructuring of MGM, which shares the financing rights with New Line for the "Hobbit" films. MGM is currently accepting bids for the studio and those rights may go to another studio (Warner Bros. is said to be one of the bidders).

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UPDATE: The Hobbit Films to Start Shooting in July

Source: Ian McKellen

March 18, 2010

UPDATE: Ian McKellen's site was quietly updated on Wednesday, March 17th to now say that filming will start in July, one month later.

The director Guillermo del Toro is now living in Wellington, close to the Jacksons' and the studio in Miramar.

Ian McKellen, who is returning as Gandalf in the two films based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, has confirmed a report from earlier this year about the start of filming on his official website. The site says:

THE HOBBIT's, two films, start shooting in New Zealand in June. Filming will take over a year. Casting in Los Angeles, New York City and London has started. The script too proceeds. The first draft is crammed with old and new friends, again on a quest in Middle Earth.

Guillermo del Toro will direct the two highly-anticipated films.

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Delayed Indefinitely

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=66472

Speaking moments ago at a press conference for his latest production, Splice, Guillermo del Toro responded to questions about the state of The Hobbit, saying that the film does not have a start date, nor will it until MGM sorts out its financial troubles.

"It's not greenlit," said del Toro, "That's categorical... We've been caught in a very tangled negotiation... There cannot be any start dates until the MGM situation gets resolved. They do hold a considerable portion of the rights."

Responding to rumors that the film would shoot in 3D, del Toro said that, while 3D remains a possiblity, it has been discussed "literally once" in the production offices and it is not being planned at this time. The current production budget has been drawn without 3D in mind.

Admitting no predictable timeline for a start date, del Toro theorized one possible outcome that would see MGM sharing or selling off the rights. Nevertheless, he feels confident that the film will move forward as soon as a decision is made.

"We have designed all the creatures," he said, "We've designed the sets and the wardrobe. We have done animatics and planned battles sequences.... We are very, very prepared for when it is finally triggered."

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I hope this doesn't get held up in limbo for too long as I want del Toro to get this out of the way and start making interesting films again.

huh? I can't think of anything that I'd rather see brought to film at the moment.

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Tolkien fantasy really isn't my bag (although I am interested to see how he brings that world to life) I just think his other future projects are more compelling, especially Saturn and the End of Days, At the Mountains of Madness and Frankenstein.

At least he has a bunch of interesting sounding producer-only films completed/in development: Julia's Eyes, Hater, The Witches, Pinocchio and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

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Tolkien fantasy really isn't my bag (although I am interested to see how he brings that world to life) I just think his other future projects are more compelling, especially Saturn and the End of Days, At the Mountains of Madness and Frankenstein.

At least he has a bunch of interesting sounding producer-only films completed/in development: Julia's Eyes, Hater, The Witches, Pinocchio and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

Yeah, I'm sure he'll work his magic on most of those, although I can't say I'm too bothered about Frankenstein. I just think that Tolkien will suit his style really well. In fact I think he's probably better suited than Jackson.

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