sandiegojones
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I can't wait for this! Del Toro was my first choice for this since Peter Jackson wasn't going to direct. I like the idea of mixing his designs (like those in Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy) with Weta Workshops. I bet Beorn, Smaug and the spiders will be awesome!
I'm also hoping that the "sequel" that bridges The Hobbit with LOTR will have some stuff from the Sillmarillion. It'd be nice to have a prologue like Fellowship had that gives backstory about Morgoth and how Sauron comes to power as well as the fall of Gondolin and the fall of Numenor. I'm guessing they'll have Beren and Luthien somewhere too.
Guess this won't be out until Christmas of 2011 though. That's 10 years after FOTR came out! I hope Ian McKellen and others won't be noticably older (both in appearance and physical performance). Viggo still looks good though (he's 50!).
I'm also hoping that the "sequel" that bridges The Hobbit with LOTR will have some stuff from the Sillmarillion. It'd be nice to have a prologue like Fellowship had that gives backstory about Morgoth and how Sauron comes to power as well as the fall of Gondolin and the fall of Numenor. I'm guessing they'll have Beren and Luthien somewhere too.
Guess this won't be out until Christmas of 2011 though. That's 10 years after FOTR came out! I hope Ian McKellen and others won't be noticably older (both in appearance and physical performance). Viggo still looks good though (he's 50!).