In an interview with BBC Radio 5 (skip to the 02:10:55 mark), director Guillermo del Toro confirmed that Hugo Weaving will reprise his Lord of the Rings role of Elrond in the upcoming Hobbit films. Weaving joins Andy Serkis (Gollum) and Ian McKellen (Gandalf), who will also reappear in the two highly anticipated films, scheduled for a 2011 and 2012 release.
Jun 12
2009
01:32 PM ET
Guillermo del Toro confirms Hugo Weaving in 'The Hobbit'
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I didn’t think my anticipation for this movie could get any higher, but it just did. this movie will rock!!
Very exciting! Glad to see all three of them want to do it. Can’t want until we hear who will play Bilbo!
I’m excited, but wondering why they need two films…?
Why do they need two films for “The Hobbit”? It wasn’t that long a book, and wasn’t as detailed as “Lord of the Rings”.
I haven’t heard…Has Viggo Mortensen signed to play Strider (Aragorn) in these films?
the lord of the rings trilogy was absolutely amazing! I loved every minute of all three films. I hope the hobbit is the same in quality and epic, magical amazement.
Bud, Aragorn wasn’t in the book, it takes place way before the events of Lord of the Rings. I suggest reading the books, including the Hobbit. Very enjoyable stuff.
Sorry, Jim, you are most assuredly correct. I was having a brain spasm. I have read all the books, numerous times, about 30 years ago.
What would a Hobbit movie be without the great Hugo Weaving? Crap, I say.
I read somewhere that the script for the Hobbit would include additional scenes only briefly alluded to in the book – mostly involving Gandalf and the White Council battling Sauron (Necromancer). These scenes use the appendices in LOTR as source material. Hence allowing enough content for two films, and potential to feature characters (and actors)from LOTR that do not appear in the book The Hobbit. This includes Galadriel (Blanchet?), Saruman (Lee?) and even Aragorn.
Major Squeal! that’s awesome. Some of the gang together once again in what I think is one the greatest epics in book
history. I’ve always loved The Hobbit, even better then LOTR.
Awesome! I can’t wait to see it! I love Hugo Weaving!
This news made my day. I can’t wait for this movie. Interested to find out who plays Bilbo and his companions as he travels to deal with the great dragon. I loved the LOTR movies and hope, hope, hope that this will be as good. Makes me want to go re-read the Hobbitt for about the 30th time.
Still really wish Peter Jackson was directing, but del Toro is an inspired second choice. I wonder who will be cast as Bilbo. How are they going to make this into two movies, anyway?
I wish Jackson were directing as well, as his vision for the movie was spot on, but wish he’d stay the heck away from the script. He completely butchered the book-film transition. He made it really pretty and set an amazing atmosphere. But elves fighting at Helms Deep? Really???