More New Stills From The Hobbit Featuring Gandalf & Bilbo

More New Stills From The Hobbit Featuring Gandalf & Bilbo

Empire have posted a couple of new stills from Peter Jackson's LOTR prequel. One is a closer look at Gandalf, the other just a slight variation on the previous pic of Bilbo. Check em out..

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 29, 2011 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Empire.com





We have some more from Peter Jackson too..

“I’m exactly the same filmmaker as I was ten years ago,” says Jackson. “I’m trying to nail the same thing that I did before. I’m just telling the story.” The only difference is that this time he has a bunch of snarky dwarves to corral. "“They don’t know what to make of Gandalf, they think Bilbo is a wuss, and Elrond a prissy headmaster type,” laughs Jackson.


The current issue of Empire is out now. The first installment The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will hit screens on December 14, 2012.



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marvel72
marvel72 - 6/29/2011, 6:40 AM
gandalf & gollum are my two favorite characters from the original trilogy.

can't wait to see there return in the hobbit.
Fantine
Fantine - 6/29/2011, 6:42 AM
Can't wait!
Brashlight
Brashlight - 6/29/2011, 6:44 AM
Nice stuff Ror, you are on a roll today!

I'm not going to lie the 3rd LOR put me off because of the 30 endings it had, I swear I got up to leave thinking it was over like 7 different times, but I am starting to get excited for this movie.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 6/29/2011, 6:44 AM
Bilbo a wuss and Elrond a a prissy headmaster type - LMFAO! Can't WAIT for this film!!!!
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 6/29/2011, 7:06 AM
Agree absolutely with Brashlight. The 3rd film could have really been tightened in the edit. Then there was the Kong remake that seriously lost its way in the middle - followed by an even longer DVD/Bluray cut.... HELLO. An adaptation of The Lovely Bones that almost completely glossed over the EVIL it portrayed... I hope that Mr J has his thinking cap on again. Other than that he's a brilliant director.
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 6/29/2011, 7:21 AM
^ Must be a stupid star wars putz
ManThing
ManThing - 6/29/2011, 7:23 AM
@ Trudey: card carrying!
patriautism
patriautism - 6/29/2011, 7:36 AM
Freeman is perfect for this role.
Fogs
Fogs - 6/29/2011, 7:42 AM
Love Star wars too (old trilogy), but I thing there's NO trilogy better than LoTR.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/29/2011, 7:43 AM
I also thought Towers was the weakest, still awesome though. People go on about "All the endings" in Return Of The King. I don't get it? We had one false ending when the screen went black..then we see Frodo and Sam rescued. Then it's on to the coronation/reunion etc, then we see them return home to The Shire and Frodo leaves for The Undying lands. How is that multiple endings? It's the events leading up to the end that happen in the book.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 6/29/2011, 7:47 AM
Maybe I should have read the books LOL! Thats why I thought there were a bunch of endings. I didn't know where it was supposed to end.
nuck82
nuck82 - 6/29/2011, 7:51 AM
ill agree with you ror towers was the weakest i thought. but still good
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 6/29/2011, 7:59 AM
Nomis, I thought the first and last one's were the 2 best in the series, although Two Towers was no slouch.
Boekelaar
Boekelaar - 6/29/2011, 8:13 AM
There's only one trilogy....

Brashlight
Brashlight - 6/29/2011, 8:20 AM
Boekelaar@ LMFAO I need to go watch Clerks 2!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/29/2011, 8:37 AM
the original star wars trilogy is the best trilogy,as for its great as well.

best film fellowship of the ring,but two towers had the best single performance from gollum.

return of the king was epic,but far too many endings.
Moonwalker1991
Moonwalker1991 - 6/29/2011, 9:33 AM
Return of the King was the best of the Trilogy. How can u possibly fall asleep during it? I couldn't possibly compare Star Wars and LOTR. Two completely different eras and types of film. Both are good. Neither is better than the other.
Moonwalker1991
Moonwalker1991 - 6/29/2011, 9:39 AM
Don't get confused with the books and the films. The changes made were appropriate and I applaud them. For instance, Shelob's Lair was supposed to be in the Two Towers, but it was pushed back to ROTK. In the book, Frodo and Sam were both supposed to go into the spider lair, but that was changed. It's more suspenseful the way it was done in film. I applaud that because Two Towers was already long and let's be honest, the main highlights were Gandalf's return as The White Wizard, and the Battle of Helm's Deep. Another hour or two rushing to get to Shelob's Lair or Mount of Doom (best part), would have been a waste.
GiftedYoungster
GiftedYoungster - 6/29/2011, 10:10 AM
Not crazy about the LOTR universe, but I am a huge fan of Martin Freeman. I think they made the perfect choice with him.
SpiderFan35
SpiderFan35 - 6/29/2011, 10:37 AM
@ Boekelaar: LMAO, Randall is the man.
ShadowFalls702
ShadowFalls702 - 6/29/2011, 10:37 AM
This movie is going to be great! Although it took forever to start, I just hope they dont rush it. Sir Ian looks good as Gandalf the Grey. I dont know much about Martin, but hopefully he is as good as eveyone says he is.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 6/29/2011, 10:46 AM
@Brash - I guess I should have read the books as well because I was seriously pissed off when Fellowship ended the way it did :) Return was a little anti-climatic imo, but overall a great film. Two Towers is the best of the three.

@Intruder - [frick] film critics! :) I don't need them to tell me if a movie is good or not.

I grew up during the original Star Wars trilogy, and it has always been the baseline to compare other trilogies until LOTR came on the scene. I do agree with you. As good as the original Star Wars trilogy was, the LOTR trilogy blows them away in every aspect except I would say for the character interaction which I would say is about equal. I still love the original Star Wars trilogy, as one of my oldest memories from when I was a little tike (I was born in '75) is that of Darth Vader's facemask on the movie screen at the local drive-in :)
AvengersAssemble
AvengersAssemble - 6/29/2011, 10:54 AM
Looks good! I'm glad Peter Jackson is doing this. I trust him completely with the LOTR universe.
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 6/29/2011, 11:19 AM
^Better then what anyone could say about George Lucas and his money grubbing ways.
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 6/29/2011, 11:50 AM
Peter Jackson is gonna do good with this film, but dont get it twisted, he is just as money hungry as Lucas is. This is why the Halo trilogy he wrote never got made. Instead he is gonna do this one instead. I really wish the Halo movies he wrote would of got made instead of another LOTR film.
Joker08
Joker08 - 6/29/2011, 11:52 AM
Martin Freeman playing a younger version of Ian Holm's Bilbo has got to be the best young-to-old casting ever.
RolandD
RolandD - 6/29/2011, 12:01 PM
@Nomis and Intruder. Grew up watching the Star Wars Trilogy as a teen and young adult. Loved the movies although there are parts that I cringe at re-watching them today. LOTR are much better films in my opinion (and don't get me started on the second Star Wars trilogy).
Facade
Facade - 6/29/2011, 1:00 PM
@Nomis, Lucas credits Tolkien as inspiration for SW.

PipeWEEEEED ;D
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 6/29/2011, 1:02 PM
Jack: If you've never read the LOTR books, I can't recommend them highly enough. Best books I ever read, except maybe The Stand. I still pull them out every year or so to re-read again. People were fussing about the end of Fellowship, when that is EXACTLY how the book ended! Credit to Jackson for following the book there, and not concocting a phony ending.

Ror: Agreed that Twin Towers was the weakest of the three films. I have my nitpicks with it and Return, but all three were visually stunning, very well acted, and all three did the best job they could of telling Tolkien's epic story.

I think it's a better trilogy than Star Wars just because its characters all served a purpose in advancing the story. They didn't just exist to sell toys, as many in Return of the Jedi did. Not to say a bad word about Star Wars OR Empire, which are both among my favorite movies all-time. Return was a bit weaker, imo.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 6/29/2011, 2:30 PM
@comicb00kguy - I've never been a big book reader, but I do plan on reading them one day. The only reason the ending to Fellowship pissed me off was because, since I've never read the books, I didn't know the story was going to continue into the next film. I was siitng in the theater thinking, "this shit is getting good", and then all of a sudden, black screen, credits and "SON OF A BITCH!" :D
loganoneil
loganoneil - 6/29/2011, 6:30 PM
WittySupername - IF Jackson had gotten GL, we wouldn't have been stuck with that convoluted plot! He would have done it right and stuck to the original source material (Sinestro FIRST), saving Parallax until another movie (or couple of movies - hell, that storyline is worth at LEAST a trilogy in itself!)! Oh one can dream...
Ne0Baggins
Ne0Baggins - 6/29/2011, 8:18 PM
Fellowship of the Ring: Best movie in the world.
The Two Towers: Best movie in the world.
The Return of the King: Best movie in the world.

Now that we have that cleared up. The Hobbit should be good, if not... the best movie in the world.

BatSupe3
BatSupe3 - 6/29/2011, 8:36 PM
I gotta say, I was born in the 90s, and growing up Luke Skywalker was my hero! Every summer my family watched the movies, and I couldn't get enough! They were my favorite movies growing up, heck I even like the new trilogy, I liked them so much that my aunt got me a personalized Mark Hamill autographed picture for my 18th birthday last year; that being said the first LotR movie came out when I was 9, and I thought it was awesome! I looked forward to the next one each December, and loved the extended additions even more. I really don't think I could compare them and pick a trilogy I like more cuz they're so different to me, one being sci-fi, the other fantasy, so I'm perfectly content in letting them both occupy the top spot in both categories. Also, I can't wait for the Hobbit movies, and think that the casting choice for Bilbo is top-notch! Sorry that was kinda long, just wanted to give my two cents worth while we were on the subject :)
Ne0Baggins
Ne0Baggins - 6/29/2011, 9:17 PM
I grew up with STAR WARS and was pretty a fanatic like everyone else. I have a cardboard YODA, a Snow Walker, action figure with Anythony Daniels autograph, the whole nine. LightSabers. But at some point during the special editions, prequels, and not agreeing with some of the stuff George was doing and saying, I got a little bitter. Then the endless Clone Wars stuff started. Long story short, the LOTR extended trilogy boxes sit on the very top of the DVD pile now.
Fogs
Fogs - 6/30/2011, 12:12 PM
@ Nomis, of course it's your opinion, and I respect it. But to me it's hard to compare anything to a trilogy that took 50 years to be possibly made. Of course PJ looked after every possible good industry reference to make it.

But Tolkien defined the modern fantasy storytelling. He was pioneer in adapting "fairy tales", as he called fantasy, to the adult public. BTW, search for "Essays on Fairy Tales", that's a great text explaining his vision of fantasy and the manners of storytelling.
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