Let The Hobbit Happen! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orofaniel · 04-15-2004, 12:29 PM

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Although I once heard that Elijah Wood said he'd be charmed to play in The Hobbit. I wonder if anyone has told the dear fellow that Frodo isn't IN the Hobbit?

Lol. I find that odd. I mean, that he didn't know that. Oh well, maybe he wanted to try out for one of the dwarves of something..

Anyway, if The Hobbit would be on screen eventually, I would be very disappointed to see Elijah (as Frodo) there....

Heh

I think that the Hobbit would be a good film. But the thing is; I doubt that the film would be anything like I had imagined it would be like. Just as LotR. It doesn't have to be bad, but of course, you always want the films to be the exact way you’d thought it would be. Well, that's me, I don't know about you. In a film that is based on a book, I always would've preferred to see the images I saw in my own head while reading, be re-created on screen. I also would have wanted the things I liked best or found most interesting on screen. The director however, will have his/hers own "images". (Which is kind of sad...I knew I should have directed the LotR films..

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I don't think that Peter Jackson would do a "bad" job, if he made the Hobbit. (I don't think he did a "bad" job on LotR either.) If someone was supposed to direct the film, I would want him to do it; yes, even thought he messed up a few things in LotR.

So, I guess I'm all for making The Hobbit into a film. I mean, no one has to see it if they don't want it...At least, the option is there. :-D

Lhunardawen · 04-15-2004, 10:43 PM

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Although I once heard that Elijah Wood said he'd be charmed to play in The Hobbit. I wonder if anyone has told the dear fellow that Frodo isn't IN the Hobbit?

Perhaps he thought he could be Bilbo. He was young then, anyway.

But somehow I can't picture him doing those things Bilbo did in the story.

Imladris · 04-19-2004, 02:41 PM

Just because this is the latest Hobbit thread here is a link that some might find informative, others find annoying. *shrugs*

Hobbit Update -- sort of

As for the Elijah Wood thing, he may just want to have a cameo. He didn't say he'd be charmed to be Frodo...

Amanaduial the archer · 04-20-2004, 02:53 PM

I'd guess after doing so spectaculary with the trilogy, he'll be going more for the big time - Bilbo Baggins.

Eowyn Skywalker · 04-23-2004, 06:17 PM

I really want to see the Hobbit and Silmarillion as movies... t'would be interesting indeed. I've been going through the book, and seeing how many people it would take... to see if I can round up enough friends to put together a few scenes... snrk.

But if PJ does do the Hobbit, I will be quite happy, as I thought that he did a great job on the LotR, even if he did alter it quite a bit. No, I can't wait to see if they do the Hobbit.

But I think that Elijah Wood would not be much of a Bilbo. No, he's just not Bilbo, and even if he did get the role, everyone would still think of him as Frodo. Maybe Billy Boyd though.... tee hee.

If they do make it, it would be quite interesting to see how the crowd that looks for the cute characters react. They'd have Bilbo. And that's it, although Legolas could appear in the Mirkwood scenes... for those girls who must watch it to ogle.

Well, that's my thoughts on the Hobbit movie. And I do hope that it happens.

-Eowyn Skywalker

Amanaduial the archer · 04-24-2004, 08:03 AM

Billy Boyd would be quite nice, yes

But actually, I think Ian Holm did a fine job, and would do again - it would also fit better in people's minds and be more consistent, I think.

Lobelia · 05-05-2004, 02:45 AM

Ian Holm is in his sixties, I think. If they made the film, it wouldn't be till after King Kong. But a bit of make-up and some good will ... why not? As for the hotties, true, but don't forget Bard the Bowman and as for Orlando Bloom (who might be busy being James Bond by then), why does he have to be Legolas? Why not Thranduil? That way, the teens would get their poster-boy and PJ wouldn't have to upset the book's fans by sticking in a character who wasn't there.

As for other Tolkien-themed movies, I have just seen the first test shot for a student movie of a story from the Silmarillion, a hand holding a leaf with something silvery on it... The girl doing it, one of our Year 12 students, is very gifted. Nobody will ever see it except her friends, her teacher and maybe me, but it will be lovely...

04-19-2004, 02:41 PM	#3
Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	Link Just because this is the latest Hobbit thread here is a link that some might find informative, others find annoying. shrugs Hobbit Update -- sort of As for the Elijah Wood thing, he may just want to have a cameo. He didn't say he'd be charmed to be Frodo... __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry.

04-20-2004, 02:53 PM	#4
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,347	I'd guess after doing so spectaculary with the trilogy, he'll be going more for the big time - Bilbo Baggins. __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil

04-23-2004, 06:17 PM	#5
Eowyn Skywalker Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere far, far away. Eh. Posts: 402	I really want to see the Hobbit and Silmarillion as movies... t'would be interesting indeed. I've been going through the book, and seeing how many people it would take... to see if I can round up enough friends to put together a few scenes... snrk. But if PJ does do the Hobbit, I will be quite happy, as I thought that he did a great job on the LotR, even if he did alter it quite a bit. No, I can't wait to see if they do the Hobbit. But I think that Elijah Wood would not be much of a Bilbo. No, he's just not Bilbo, and even if he did get the role, everyone would still think of him as Frodo. Maybe Billy Boyd though.... tee hee. If they do make it, it would be quite interesting to see how the crowd that looks for the cute characters react. They'd have Bilbo. And that's it, although Legolas could appear in the Mirkwood scenes... for those girls who must watch it to ogle. Well, that's my thoughts on the Hobbit movie. And I do hope that it happens. -Eowyn Skywalker __________________ Sometimes worlds collide. This time, they got their own webpage. Join Middle-earth: Insanity forums today.

04-24-2004, 08:03 AM	#6
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,347	Billy Boyd would be quite nice, yes But actually, I think Ian Holm did a fine job, and would do again - it would also fit better in people's minds and be more consistent, I think. __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil

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05-05-2004, 02:45 AM	#7
Lobelia Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 150	Ian Holm is in his sixties, I think. If they made the film, it wouldn't be till after King Kong. But a bit of make-up and some good will ... why not? As for the hotties, true, but don't forget Bard the Bowman and as for Orlando Bloom (who might be busy being James Bond by then), why does he have to be Legolas? Why not Thranduil? That way, the teens would get their poster-boy and PJ wouldn't have to upset the book's fans by sticking in a character who wasn't there. As for other Tolkien-themed movies, I have just seen the first test shot for a student movie of a story from the Silmarillion, a hand holding a leaf with something silvery on it... The girl doing it, one of our Year 12 students, is very gifted. Nobody will ever see it except her friends, her teacher and maybe me, but it will be lovely...