Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Hobbit Hub

Sir Ian McKellen told Empire Online and UK's Channel 4 that the script for both "The Hobbit" and The Hobbit 2 have been delivered to him.

"Then they'll be budgeted, and then they'll be cast. And they'll be going when they've always said they would be, which is next spring – March or April" said McKellen.

Hr has already been in touch with the saga's director Guillermo del Toro:

"He's got that artistic autism! [Peter Jackson's] the same; they're very, very, very alike. They also very different, but they've so much in common. They both can't stand Hollywood and have wonderful imaginations, and they're both obsessed with gore and fantasy. Both of them laugh a great deal. Guillermo's one of the most brilliant men I've ever met. "

"We're going to film for 383 days.'

McKellen added that "Lord of the Rings trilogy" cast members will be returning, but he doesn't know yet who will be playing Bilbo for the Hobbit 2-fer.

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