So, I started writing this post at the end of April . . . but then silly little things like writing a thesis and providing for a family kind of took up the rest of the next two months. Apologies all around. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things though, so here comes a brief recap of all the Hobbit-ee related stuff that interested me (in other words, stuff about the story and the actual movie . . . not the lives of the actors).
Unlike February and March, April and May were full of surprises . . . some good, some kinda good, and some . . . well that's mostly up to your own fancies. Catch up on all the April/May Hobbit action after the break!
Note: since I'm playing catch-up on this post, due credit should go to M58's incredibly detailed timeline of Hobbit-related news.
Unlike February and March, April and May were full of surprises . . . some good, some kinda good, and some . . . well that's mostly up to your own fancies. Catch up on all the April/May Hobbit action after the break!
Note: since I'm playing catch-up on this post, due credit should go to M58's incredibly detailed timeline of Hobbit-related news.
May, 2012
April, 2012
March, 2012
February, 2012 (not much happened movie wise . . .)
- 24th May: Aerial Photos of Hobbiton Set
April, 2012
- 9th April: A sneak peak of Laketown?
- 24th April: 10 minutes of Hobbit at CinemaCon
- 27th April: Review of the CinemaCon Preview at theonering.net
March, 2012
- 22nd March: First look at Dale
- 2nd March: Production Video #6
February, 2012 (not much happened movie wise . . .)
- 8th February: Dain Ironfoot is finally cast
January, 2012
- 25th January: Behind the scenes thingy (if'n you're interested)
- 25th January: Filming the Barrel-riding sequence
- 11th January: construction begins on new set
- 6th January: New Bilbo pic
- 5th January: Scary possible (improvised) ending of Hobbit
December, 2011
- 28th December: PJ discusses filming
- 25th December: Bilbo and Gollum interview (cause they didn't have anything better to do on Christmas)
- 23rd December: Production video #5
- 22nd December: Another PJ interview
- 20th December: Hobbit teaser trailer released
- 19th December: End of filming for 2011
- 7th December: No delay in Hobbit release!
Prior Stuff (2011)
- 10th of November: Reports of a mystery set. Beorn's jato?
- 4th of November: Production video #4
- 13th of October: 1 year since Hobbit movie directed by PJ was announced
- 30th of September: Interview with PJ about filming
- 20th of August: Filming begins again, as reported here
- 21st of July: Production video #3
- 8th of July: Production video #2
- 9th of June: Peter Jackson and crew arrive in Wellington
- May 30th: Titles of two Hobbit films announced
- December 14, 2012: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
- December 13, 2012: "The Hobbit: There and Back Again"
- May 19th: Pause in filming in 3 weeks to begin editing, visual effects and preparation for large scenes can commence.
- Week of March 21st: Filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey begins
So, after all the craziness with Radagast, what do you think about the collective mental image of Dain so far?? Mohawks, big armor, and wild pig riding. Are they pandering to a World of Warcraft audience, or are they going back to what might be the origins of that stereotype?
ReplyDeleteWow . . . hadn't heard about the mohawks thing. :)
DeleteI think Mr. Jackson is trying really hard to give this movie a more lighthearted feel without making it childish, which to me seems like a pretty hard balance to strike. I mean, on the one hand he's got the book fans to please (and they want TH's tone to be lighter) and on the other hand he's got the movie fans to please (and they want TH to feel like LOTR).
I'd read about the pig idea, and I actually kind of like that one. Big armor . . . I'm down with that too. The mohawk though . . . I'd have to see it, I guess. :)
Your opinion?
Mohawks can be cool, but whether Jackson will go far overboard with it (good chance that) will determine if I like it or not.
ReplyDeleteI mean, there is this:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs9/i/2006/149/4/9/Battle_dwarf_of_Khazad_Dum_by_baardk.jpg
And then there is this:
http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/62242/preview
I guess Dain has to make a big impression fast, so I can see why he needs something visually distinctive (after all the wild things that we will have seen up to that point) but the less cartoony the better please! And the big armor may just be full plate armor (which would appear massive compared to the layers of leather or mail which we've seen on the other dwarves).
Same thing with the pig riding. I like the look of this, but it has much to do with the attitude coming across:
http://5.asset.soup.io/asset/1645/6613_4613_500.jpeg
But I fear Dain is going to steal the spotlight from Thorin in a big way if old Oakenshield doesn't find a better gimmick fast. I propose he could enter the Battle of Five Armies riding Beorn in bear form! Sure it deviates from the canon, but not by THAT much.
And think how wicked that would look:
http://home.comcast.net/~silashand/WFB/Dwarfs/Pics/dwarf_bear_rider1.jpg
Crazy idea? Maybe...but there is this odd thing that Richard Taylor is riding in vlog 7, which I've been thinking is a white warg, but maybe it's really a polar bear mount for Thorin's grand entrance :-)
http://heirsofdurin.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/113.jpg