Guillermo del Toro just confirmed some of what most fans have been expecting for a long time in regards to some role reprisals in "The Hobbit" by a few of our favorite actors and characters from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.According to del Toro in a BBC Radio interview with regards to The Hobbit, Hugo Weaving will again be playing Lord Elrond, Sir Ian McKellen will be back as our favorite bearded wizard, Gandalf the Grey, and last but not least, the talented Andy Serkis will be back as Gollum.
When asked about the proposed ‘bridge film’, Guillermo explained that now the plan was to make just two films, between them adapting the novel and factoring in some subplot material:
"There is a whole other chapter, so to speak, which is the comings and going of Gandalf which are dealt with, people that know the lore know that Gandalf was delayed with a crisis… with a character that is very shady called the Necromancer that proves to be Sauron."
On the matter of Smaug, Guillermo explained that only now, after eight months of design work have they just “cracked the basic engineering.” He suspects that they will need another six or seven months of application there before Smaug is ready for his close up.
Guillermo’s conversation with host Simon Mayo also touched on a few of his many projects listed in development. Here are some of the key points:
* "Hellboy 3" is unlikely due to Ron Perlman being averse to wearing the prosthetics again.
* He’ll be producing, not directing, "Jekyll and Hyde"
* He’ll be directing "Frankenstein" and his one of his go-to guys, Doug Jones, will play the monster.
* "Blade 4" with Wesley Snipes won’t happen because of legal issues between Snipes and New Line, so del Toro won’t be directing it.
Does this get you anymore excited for the upcoming "Hobbit" films?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
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