Hobbit movie progressing

[Morthoron]

Further construction on Hobbiton:

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010...on-set-pics-4/

Please notice they've widened the doors so that PJ's head will fit through.

[Herald_of_Mandos]

Originally Posted by Airaloske

if they add a bunch of stupid female characters or genderbend -ANY- of the dwarves, or add a bunch of sappy useless romance I will probably not go see it. I don't want one of my favorite stories to be ruined by PC pandering.

Don't worry, apparently all that will be kept to a bare minimum– only Kili will be female. Word is that she's in male disguise, running away from an arranged Dwarven marriage with the aid of her twin brother Fili:http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/04/01/35816-fili-and-kili-concept/

There's a lot of speculation on who will play the part, especially as it's still unclear whether or nor she'll have a beard:

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/04/01/35817-kili-concept-1/
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/04/01/35818-kili-concept-2/

Kili's role as Bilbo's love interest– cut tragically short when she takes an arrow for him at the Battle of Five Armies– is to be treated in a very sensitive and understated manner, "faithful to the spirit, if not the letter, of Tolkien's work": http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ice1c355368464e5cfe3992dddf46b871

Looks like Tolkien purists everywhere can heave a sigh of relief!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

And in a bow to political correctness Bard will be played
by Uma Thurman. Peter Jackson explained that this will
be true to the spirit of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology,
specifically citing the role of
Eowyn as a shield maiden and oliphaunt hamstring slicer.
At the conclusion of TH Part I Thorin and Co. arrive at
Bard's place to find her mourning the loss of her fiancee
when the necromancer's goblin minions entered their nuptial
celebrations and killed all of the wedding party but her.

Part II of TH is reported to also have some R rated violence
concluding with Bard's attack on the perpetrators at the Battle
of Five Armies.

[Lindale]

Should I give up hope of ever seeing TH on this lifetime?

[Brinniel]

Another setback for The Hobbit....

Del Toro has stepped out and will no longer be directing.

Full story.

[Inziladun]

"A hard Hobbit to break" is a quite clever phrase.

If they're going to do this, they ought to take some time and get the right director, and not just grab anyone who's willing to promise they can pick it up and hit the ground running.

[Rumil]

Just watching a chat show and Bill Bailey auditioned as Gloin - cool!