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Rumor: Peter Jackson Takes ‘The Hobbit’ Into a 3rd Dimension
Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on December 1, 2007
Good news, movie fans. MarketSaw is reporting some total kick ass news. It appears that New Line and Peter Jackson have buried the hatchet, or at least covered it up with the appropriate amount of dollar bills as MarketSaw believes its only a matter of days before Peter Jackson is announced as the director for 2 Hobbit films. These films will serve as prequels to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This on its own is great to hear, but wait till you get a load of this: They will be in 3D.
Yes, you heard me. Shine up your glasses and prepare to nerd out as hobbits, wizards, and dragons erupt from the glorious screen in captivating 3D. Now, the announcement that Peter Jackson is on to direct has been reported by two insiders, and it seemed likely, so we can bank that in the true column.
The 3D claim is made by only one reliable source, so that could fade away or end up not being true. How about making some noise below to pressure New Line into releasing it in 3D! 3D is really an awesome treat in the theater, providing you with jittery jumps and awesome penetrating shots of objects leaving the screen. My personal favorite aspect of 3D is the depth of the image in regular medium shots. Looks really fantastic to me. I’m glad to see some live action films being lined up for 3D as I think they benefit far more than computer animated fare.
The site also goes on to say that Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellan, and Andy Serkis are likely to return. On top of that, apparently Jackson would like to convert the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy into a 3D epic, which is awesome - though I feel bad for the post people who have to turn that 12 hour monster into a 12hour 3D monster. Does that make it 36D? Never mind.
The Hobbit follows the early adventures of Bilbo Baggins who journeys with the wizard Gandalf and a pack of dwarves on a quest to reclaim a treasure. On the midst, they must battle trolls, goblins, Wargs, a huge dragon named Smaug and Bilbo must match wits against the familiar foe - Gollum.
Up for Discussion: Are you happy to see Peter Jackson on board to direct? Should the new movies be 3D? What are your opinions of 3D films and which ones have you seen?
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3 Comments
December 1st, 2007 at 7:13 am
For The Love Of God No!!!
okay, peter filming the hobbit: good, two films: bad. 3D: Even worse!
I haven’t seen Beowulf or any 3D movies since our local imax closed a few years ago, but i still find the whole 3D thing a horrible, gimmicky way to ‘improve’ the theatrical experience. I still think anything in 3D just looks like shit and ruins the cinematography of a scene. Converting films to 3D is as blasphemous as converting B&W films to colour, or adding new effects to the star wars trilogy.
So no, im not happy with 3D, or splitting the hobbit (which, relative to the lord of the rings, is a very simple story) into two films which is a blatant move to make more films and more money, 1 film will be much more effective i assure you.
December 1st, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Well this probably won’t sway you to the “pro” side but my understanding of the Hobbit being 2 films seemed to imply that the first film would be “The Hobbit” as we know it, probably ending around Smaug. The second film would be the remainder of the Hobbit but with more connective pieces to the LotR trilogy. Again, unfounded and possibly untrue.
Good point about the cinematography. I’d be interested to see a live action movie in 3D. I saw NOTLD-3D, but that was black and white, so the cinematography is, obviously, less noticeable. Add in the low budget of that film and everything was moderate gray tones.
I’m excited for Thomas Jane’s upcoming film “The Dark Country” which to my understanding will be 3D, Live Action, in Color. So that may give us a more accurate view of what this new 3D technology (its no longer red/green polarized) can do.
March 17th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Thats Awesome news!! Peter Jackson is a Genius! He did an amazing job on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and I cant wait until he does The Hobbit!! Its gonna be incredible! Its about time!! zforever a peter jackson fan!!