Comments on: Two Hobbit Films Planned… Sweet!

By: Jeremy Pierce

Jeremy Pierce — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:52:10 +0000

I think Jackson’s way of doing this is the ideal prequel to the trilogy he’s already done. It would be really incongruous to do the Hobbit now without including the other material Tolkien later wrote about the story that wasn’t in the novel itself. The Council of the Wise and the storming of Dol Guldur deserve a film treatment, as does the meeting of Gandalf and Thorin beforehand as revealed in the Unfinished Tales. There’s room for some Aragorn, although I’m a little hesitant about some of what Jackson has in mind. Having Aragorn and Arwen at Rivendell would make a lot of sense given that they did live there, and the same is true of Legolas. He would have led the party of elves who captured the dwarves, and he could easily have been in charge of the guards and later the army.

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:09:57 +0000

Peter: I like some of Jackson’s ideas here, as long as he sticks closely to the ample material Tolkien himself wrote on these topics… I think it would actually be kind of neat to have Bilbo’s bumbling adventures juxtaposed with these darker events going on around him… Contrary to your suggestion, it could amplify the difference between Frodo’s and Bilbo’s adventures.

By: Tyler F. Williams

Tyler F. Williams — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:10:16 +0000

Fair enough, Peter. While some of the changes would intrigue me, I too think it would be better to stick to the Hobbit more closely. I imagine it’s pretty much a done deal though; if the production company wants him and if he is interested in doing it, then I can’t see them going for someone else.

By: Peter T Chattaway

Peter T Chattaway — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:02:36 +0000

Au contraire, Jackson would be a horrible choice for this project -- especially given what he says he would do with the two-movie running time!