We have some information regarding the timeline for The Hobbit thanks to the following interview excerpt provided by our friends at the movieweb:
When does filming for The Hobbit begin?
Guillermo del Toro: It will begin in 2010 and we will shoot for about 370 days or so…
At what age did you first read The Hobbit?
Guillermo del Toro: I believe it was between 10 years old and 11 years old. My first copy of it is dated as printed in 1973 and I know I bought it shortly after being published by a great publishing house called MINOTAURO which was (in my childhood years) like the CRITERION COLLECTION of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
For the rest of the interview please go to the source article.
This is going to be a year and a bit of non stop filming in Middle Earth. I would love to get onto this set and would try my very best to steal a suit of chain-mail. I don’t know what the hell happened to all the armor/weapons from the first LOTR, but If any of you work in a warehouse that stores this shit – feel free to mail some to me. In exchange I will give you my eternal thanks and 2 pints of my blood.
I am excited about this film very very much and am glad that the wheels have begun to turn on this bus. I am interested in seeing Del Toro’s imprint on this story under the supervision of Mr. Jackson. I have high hopes for this team up and am wondering if the collective will cause something even greater that the sum of all parts.
Smaug’s days are numbered.
I loved the transformer and there isno way another movie this sumer will touch it!
who’s going to play bilbo baggins?
so can i Dragon, so can i
The Hobbit…winner of 12 academy awards including best picture and best director. I can see it now…
370 days isn’t much. LOTR was shot for 14 months, so this isn’t as long
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HOLY FRICKEN CRAP! 370 DAYS???!!!
As excited that filming is slatted to begin 2010 at the same token the child in me doesn’t want to wait till 2012(assuming a year of editing and cgi additions) to see this movie in the big screen.
God I hate waiting for these epics to be completed but I am sure with Del Toro at the helm and Jackson “consulting” this movie will have more hype than SW Episode 1 as approaches completion and release…except this film probably won’t suck.
A Del Toro Dr. Strange is boner town
I don’t know whats worse. The fact that there will be more boring ass hobbit flicks or that they’re tying up Guillermo Del Toro for over a year. I would’ve liked to see him do Dr. Strange for Marvel alot more than some gay hobbit action.
Wow, 370 day shoot that is crazy, but it also makes me excited. The planning going into this movie is amazing and my expectations are really high especially anticipating del Toro’s vision.
I think the Hobbits are annoying but I did like the other characters in LOTR but maybe this film will help them grow on me.
They got a lot better director so thats good news.
Oohh, I’m so excited. Can’t wait. I’m having a geekgasm! Damn, it feels good.