‘The Hobbit’ Gets Start Date: March 21st

‘The Hobbit’ Gets Start Date: March 21st

Am I the only one excited about ‘The Hobbit‘ beginning production? I was SUCH A HUGE ‘Lord of the Rings‘ fan that I can’t wait to check out the prequel. Here’s an excerpt from the release providing some details:

This date has been chosen following practical considerations of the filming schedule requirements, actor availability and the NZ seasons. Shooting will take place at Stone Street Studios in Miramar and on location around New Zealand.

Confirmed cast include: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Rob Kazinsky, Aidan Turner, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Cate Blanchett, Andy Serkis, Mikael Persbrant, Sylvester McCoy and Elijah Wood.

Yes!!! Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen? I can’t wait!!
Director, Peter Jackson says that the team is back on track and ready to rock and roll.

“Despite some delays we are fully back on track and very excited to get started.”

Are you looking forward to seeing ‘The Hobbit’? Just an FYI – it will be broken into 2 movies (of course).

 

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Cate Blanchett Signs On For ‘The Hobbit’

 Cate Blanchett Signs On For ‘The Hobbit’

Now that they’ve finally gotten started on ‘The Hobbit,’ I’m glad Peter Jackson (who’s directing) was able to get Cate Blanchett to reprise her role as Galadriel for the movie.

But this is surprising, because the character Galadriel is not in the book ‘The Hobbit.’ Entertainment Weekly speculates about why Peter had her character put in:

…there are virtually no female characters in the book whatsoever, so Jackson is clearly looking to balance out the two-part film somewhat in terms of gender.

On one hand, I appreciate the thought. On the other, I wish studios would pretty much stick to the book when doing adaptations! I can understand the need to cut things down, but adding in characters seems like straying a bit too much.

Cate seems to like period pieces, though. Did you see her in ‘Robin Hood‘ with Russell Crowe?

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TOD'S TRENCH

TOD'S TRENCH

While traveling to exotic locales from France to Italy, Cate Blanchett warms up in style with her classic Tod's khaki trench coat.