Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Jackson recently hosted a web chat regarding the forthcoming Hobbit Movies. The full transcript can be found here. Amongst the highlights
* The look of the films will be consistent with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, however some creatures will be redesigned and there will be a greater reliance on practical rather than CGI effects.
* Wherever possible, they will avoid recasting characters. Some characters who appeared in Lord of the Rings but not the Hobbit may make an appearance in the second film.
*Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are definitely returning
*The reminder of the year will be spent writing the films, with Del Toro scripting aongside LOTR writers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyems.
*2009 will be pre-production, with shooting in 2010 and release of the films in December 2011 and 2012
*Howard Shore will be returning to score the films
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