Re: EL HOBBIT
Hollywood.com took the opportunity to get some brutal sincerity on his attachment to The Hobbit and the upcoming Hellboy II, in case anyone wants to follow up with him on Thursday night.
1. The Hobbit creatures will be very Pan's Labyrinth: 
"Yeah, but remember one thing. The terrain that is covered by the trilogy is a very defined area. The Hobbit goes different places, goes different things. To give you an example, Shelob is a spider but the spiders of Mirkwood are completely different. So I plan to bring myself to The Hobbit, no doubt about that."
2. No one is cast in The Hobbit yet. Not James McAvoy, not after Wanted opens, nothing.
"There is a lot of interest in the acting community to be in the movie and there's a lot of speculation from fans and professionals. But the reality is right now, whatever name is brought forth, it's a speculation. Just that. We have not locked into a name because we cannot lock into a name until we write the screenplay. It's not about viable, it's not about box office. I think we know, Peter [Jackson], Fran [Walsh], Philippa [Boyens] and I are going from the exact same side which is we'll cast whoever seems to fit the pages. We know the precedent on the trilogy was Elijah Wood who was a very well known actor and on his way to becoming a star, but not necessarily, he wouldn't have been a superstar back then. I think he was cast right for the part and we're doing the same."
3. The Hobbit is not Lord of the Rings for kids: 
"I never think in those terms. For me, Blade II is a family film. I'm really thwarted that way. I feel that obviously being faithful to the source, I would love for this to be a movie that can be enjoyed by fathers and sons, by mothers and daughters. I would love in that sense, but very often when you use the word family film, it can conjure watering down things. I believe that Tolkein had, in the last third of the book, I wouldn't say an edge but had a somber tone that normally would not conjure the term family."
4. He's just getting started on The Hobbit:
"Barely started. We have had preliminary chats. We have had a chat where we sketch out what we think of the two movies, but there's no writing. There is note taking. There is breaking down the novel. There is a lot of work already being done on our part but real preproduction will not start until late July."
5. He'll be racking up frequent flyer miles to New Zealand:
"I'm going to be going every two weeks. We start preconceptualizations both in New Zealand and LA. I open the conceptualization shop in August. I travel to
Weta to start doing some more research and development and I'm going to be going to New Zealand every two weeks or so. Spend a week there, spend a week, for me it's like commuting to Burbank. I'm used to these things."
Y no es por criticarlos, ya que son buenísimos, y tal, pero... ¿realmente hacen falta al lado del impresionante equipo de WETA?
