The Hobbit 2 - SlashFilm

Sequel Bits: 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'Bond 24', 'Clerks III', 'The Hobbit', 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'Insidious 2', 'The Wolverine', 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past', 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes'

By Angie Han December 12th, 2012

Not surprisingly, today's tidbits begin with Star Trek Into Darkness. After the jump: Simon Pegg is laughing at your Star Trek fan theories You can count out Danny Boyle for Bond 24 Clerks III already has a 70-page outline Andy Serkis talks The Hobbit and Apes A Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sequel is coming Barbara…

Guillermo Del Toro Tries To Explain The Hobbit Sequel

By Peter Sciretta October 8th, 2008

I'm not sure about you, but I'm still so very confused about what exactly the Hobbit sequel is and is not. What is the purpose? What story will be told? Guillermo del Toro attempts to clarify matters by explaining to MTV that The Hobbit films aren't actually two films, but one movie told in two…

Peter Jackson And Guillermo Del Toro Answer Hobbit Questions

By Peter Sciretta May 24th, 2008

Earlier today, executive producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro answered questions from fans in an online chat about The Hobbit and its announced sequel. We have the entire transcript available after the jump, but have compiled cliff notes for those who don't have the time to read the full transcript: Guillermo has already…

Guillermo Del Toro And The Hobbit Sequel

By Peter Sciretta April 27th, 2008

Since it was first announced, everyone has been wondering what will become of this supposed Hobbit sequel. For the first time publicly Guillermo del Toro spoke publicly to TheOneRing.net about the planned continuation: "You know, I traveled to New Zealand just a little while ago, and one of the main reasons for going was to…

Guillermo Del Toro: 'I Don't Like Hobbits'!?

By Peter Sciretta April 26th, 2008

Let me first say, I'm a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro and am very excited to see what he will be able to bring the Tolkien's universe. That said I found the following quote from del Toro in an article on salon.com, talking about how he's never had any interest in the Lord of…

Officially Confirmed: Guillermo Del Toro To Direct The Hobbit

By Peter Sciretta April 24th, 2008

Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro has OFFICIALLY signed on to direct The Hobbit and it's sequel. The Hobbit sequel, which is currently untitled will deal with the 60-year period between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will executive produce the project…

Tolkien Estate Sues New Line, Fate Of Hobbit Films In Jeopardy

By Hunter Stephenson February 12th, 2008

Residents of Middle-Earth should pop some Advil, as already-troubled New Line Cinema has been sued by the Tolkien estate, which seeks $150 million plus in damages in the mega-lawsuit. Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy did over $6 billion in world-wide receipts, but the estate claims that not a drop of gross profit…

Elijah Wood Talks The Hobbit

By Hunter Stephenson January 12th, 2008

While on a trip in New Orleans, a scraggly psychic informed me that my moderately large eyes leave me perceptible to pranks and evils. If they were a little larger, I wonder, might I have been cast in The Lord of the Rings and now basking in millions? Elijah Wood, taking a break from his…