Del Toro Quits 'The Hobbit' - Page 2 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ibrîniðilpathânezel · 06-08-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Too bad, as he certainly has English humor down cold -- even if he was originally from Wisconsin.

And this is a bad thing? (Says she who was born and still lives in the aforementioned state.

) Living here, one develops some kind of a sense of humor as a defense mechanism, against the crazy politics and mosquitoes, if nothing else.

Morthoron · 06-11-2010, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrîniðilpathânezel

And this is a bad thing? (Says she who was born and still lives in the aforementioned state.

) Living here, one develops some kind of a sense of humor as a defense mechanism, against the crazy politics and mosquitoes, if nothing else.

I suppose it is rather fitting that the person with the most bizzare sense of humor in Britain's most famous oddball comedy troop (or would that be troupe?) would be from Wisconsin.

And I think Michigan shares Wisconsin's mosquitoes, Ibrin. They seem to be multitudinous this year. My daughter and I made an ill-fated hike into the woods last weekend, only to be turned back within a half-mile.

skip spence · 06-12-2010, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Personally, I think someone like Terry Gilliam would be a brilliant choice.

I agree emphatically that would be a brilliant choice and that he would be an extremely unlikely choice. Too bad.

Fordim Hedgethistle · 06-12-2010, 06:22 PM

Oh what the hell, I'll direct it.

Inziladun · 06-12-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

Oh what the hell, I'll direct it.

I trust you more than PJ.

PrinceOfTheHalflings · 06-13-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Personally, I think someone like Terry Gilliam would be a brilliant choice. No one does fantasy (Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Brazil, The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys) or period comedy (The Holy Grail, Time Bandits, Jabberwocky) like him. And talk about creepy forests -- anyone who watched The Brothers Grimm will know what astounding work Gilliam could do with Mirkwood.

But, alas, I think Gilliam is far too much a free spirit to conform to a prewritten script or having PJ hover about him like a large New Zealandish bat. Too bad, as he certainly has English humor down cold -- even if he was originally from Wisconsin. But don't tell John Cleese, as I don't believe anyone has informed him.

Gilliam's not from Wisconsin, he's from Minnesota. However, I imagine that John Cleese believes that he's from Barcelona.

Tuor in Gondolin · 06-13-2010, 01:47 PM

Minnesota was also the home of much of the mst3000 crew.

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In September 1988, Hodgson enlisted Twin Cities-area comedians Trace Beaulieu and Josh Weinstein, and producer Jim Mallon, to help him shoot a pilot for the show. The robots and the set, in their crudest format, were built overnight by Hodgson.

And Mike Nelson grew up in Wisconsin and was working in the
Twin Cities before joining mst3000.

Morthoron · 06-13-2010, 07:55 PM

Pffft...the only difference between Wisconsin and Minnesota is that one has more vowels than the other. Both have 9 letters total and both have a lot of cows. Seriously, there's cows everywhere. And they are devious. Even now they are plotting bovine domination.

*knock, knock*

Oh, just a moment, there's someone at the door.

MOOOOOOWAHAHAHA!

Arrrrrgggghhhh!

Gothbogg the Ripper · 06-14-2010, 11:45 PM

This movie isn't going to happen, is it? They'll just keep coming up with excuse after excuse and it will languish in development Hell until being utterly forgotten.
For Gods sake, just do the movie or don't do it.
Don't keep toying with the fans like this.

***Mister Underhill*** · 06-19-2010, 02:17 AM

More rumor-mongering:

Deadline reported a few days ago that the director's job was still open and that WB and MGM were lobbying hard to get Jackson to return to the helm. No news there, but one interesting aspect of the story is the idea that so many gross points have already been contracted on the picture that it will be tough to put together a deal that will attract a top tier director.

The story also notes that David Dobkin (a few Harry Potter films), David Yates (Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers), and -- double-ugh -- Brett Ratner have been angling for the job.

Meanwhile, IGN is reporting that TORN has sources who say that Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp already has the job.

Anyway, they all sound like pretty pale replacements for Del Toro.

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-25-2010, 02:46 PM

Well, it appears that PJ has decided to direct the films himself. Whether or not that is A Good Thing remains to be seen. I hope that Del Toro's input was helpful...

***Mister Underhill*** · 06-25-2010, 03:55 PM

Haha, nice World Cup-themed mod on your avatar there, Esty.

Well, it seems it was almost inevitable that Jackson would take the reins after Del Toro's exit. Thanks for the update. Now it's hurry up and wait while MGM tries to get their financial mess sorted out...

Azaelia of Willowbottom · 07-01-2010, 01:48 PM

*appears suddenly out of absolute nowhere*

Well, I can't say I'm terribly surprised by PJ's return, I guess. If nothing else, I suppose, all the LOTR movies will have a unity of vision, at least.

I was really looking forward to what Del Toro would do with Middle-earth, and I think I definitely trusted him more than PJ with the whole bridge film thing. What a shame. If only he hadn't had to sit in uncertainty over rights, perhaps things would have worked out. I hope he doesn't feel his time was wasted, and I do hope that PJ doesn't just disregard all the work GDT did do.

*sigh*

Elerrina the Fair · 07-01-2010, 03:32 PM

Oh no! That's really quite suckish. I was looking forward to The Hobbit with all of my heart. Guess I will have to content myself with the book and my imagination. *sadness*

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-02-2010, 10:47 AM

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Be prepared for way over the top cgi of
especially Smaug, Beorn, and the Giant Spiders.

***Mister Underhill*** · 07-22-2010, 06:51 PM

So Del Toro, in a heart-wrenching decision for both himself and Tolkien fans, decides to drop out of The Hobbit.

Bummer.

But surely he must have had some completely awesome project calling to him, something that put him in that Sophie's choice position of having to pick between it and TH. Maybe that At the Mountains of Madness adaptation he's had waiting in the wings for years.

Oh goody -- he's announcing his new project at ComicCon!

And it's...

Huh? Say that again? A redo of Haunted Mansion? Say that again, I think there's something wrong with my internet because it looks like he jumped from The Hobbit to adapt a Disney theme park ride.

Inziladun · 07-22-2010, 07:10 PM

That Del Toro would abandon The Hobbit to do that really is amazing. TH has a built-in fan base, and is nearly guaranteed to be a huge success, at least from a financial standpoint. I think it really must speak volumes about the dissatisfaction and frustration surrounding the project in general.

Thinlómien · 07-23-2010, 02:18 PM

*is disappointed*

Then again, I guess we shouldn't be surprised...

06-12-2010, 06:22 PM	#44
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,851	Oh what the hell, I'll direct it. __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

06-13-2010, 07:55 PM	#48
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,528	Pffft...the only difference between Wisconsin and Minnesota is that one has more vowels than the other. Both have 9 letters total and both have a lot of cows. Seriously, there's cows everywhere. And they are devious. Even now they are plotting bovine domination. knock, knock Oh, just a moment, there's someone at the door. MOOOOOOWAHAHAHA! Arrrrrgggghhhh! __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-14-2010, 11:45 PM	#49
Gothbogg the Ripper Wight Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southend,U.K Posts: 113	This movie isn't going to happen, is it? They'll just keep coming up with excuse after excuse and it will languish in development Hell until being utterly forgotten. For Gods sake, just do the movie or don't do it. Don't keep toying with the fans like this. __________________ Thanks for abandoning me for three years guys. I really enjoyed being a total outcast.

06-25-2010, 02:46 PM	#51
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,645	Well, it appears that PJ has decided to direct the films himself. Whether or not that is A Good Thing remains to be seen. I hope that Del Toro's input was helpful... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-01-2010, 01:48 PM	#53
Azaelia of Willowbottom Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: By the Sea Posts: 455	appears suddenly out of absolute nowhere Well, I can't say I'm terribly surprised by PJ's return, I guess. If nothing else, I suppose, all the LOTR movies will have a unity of vision, at least. I was really looking forward to what Del Toro would do with Middle-earth, and I think I definitely trusted him more than PJ with the whole bridge film thing. What a shame. If only he hadn't had to sit in uncertainty over rights, perhaps things would have worked out. I hope he doesn't feel his time was wasted, and I do hope that PJ doesn't just disregard all the work GDT did do. sigh __________________ "Wherever I have been, I am back."

06-19-2010, 02:17 AM	#50
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,752	More rumor-mongering: Deadline reported a few days ago that the director's job was still open and that WB and MGM were lobbying hard to get Jackson to return to the helm. No news there, but one interesting aspect of the story is the idea that so many gross points have already been contracted on the picture that it will be tough to put together a deal that will attract a top tier director. The story also notes that David Dobkin (a few Harry Potter films), David Yates (Shanghai Knights, Wedding Crashers), and -- double-ugh -- Brett Ratner have been angling for the job. Meanwhile, IGN is reporting that TORN has sources who say that Jackson protégé Neill Blomkamp already has the job. Anyway, they all sound like pretty pale replacements for Del Toro.

06-25-2010, 03:55 PM	#52
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,752	Haha, nice World Cup-themed mod on your avatar there, Esty. Well, it seems it was almost inevitable that Jackson would take the reins after Del Toro's exit. Thanks for the update. Now it's hurry up and wait while MGM tries to get their financial mess sorted out...

07-01-2010, 03:32 PM	#54
Elerrina the Fair Newly Deceased Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The coasts of Valinor Posts: 1	Oh no! That's really quite suckish. I was looking forward to The Hobbit with all of my heart. Guess I will have to content myself with the book and my imagination. sadness __________________ "The one had leaves of dark green that beneath were as shining silver, and from each of his countless flowers a dew of silver light was ever falling, and the earth beneath was dappled with the shadows of his fluttering leaves."

07-02-2010, 10:47 AM	#55
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Be afraid. Be very afraid. Be prepared for way over the top cgi of especially Smaug, Beorn, and the Giant Spiders. __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

07-22-2010, 06:51 PM	#56
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,752	So Del Toro, in a heart-wrenching decision for both himself and Tolkien fans, decides to drop out of The Hobbit. Bummer. But surely he must have had some completely awesome project calling to him, something that put him in that Sophie's choice position of having to pick between it and TH. Maybe that At the Mountains of Madness adaptation he's had waiting in the wings for years. Oh goody -- he's announcing his new project at ComicCon! And it's... Huh? Say that again? A redo of Haunted Mansion? Say that again, I think there's something wrong with my internet because it looks like he jumped from The Hobbit to adapt a Disney theme park ride.

07-22-2010, 07:10 PM	#57
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,058	That Del Toro would abandon The Hobbit to do that really is amazing. TH has a built-in fan base, and is nearly guaranteed to be a huge success, at least from a financial standpoint. I think it really must speak volumes about the dissatisfaction and frustration surrounding the project in general. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

07-23-2010, 02:18 PM	#58
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,385	is disappointed Then again, I guess we shouldn't be surprised... __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

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