'The Hobbit' to be two movies

[inzilbeth]

I've just seen this at Theonering.net. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24610
So the whole of 'The Hobbit' is going to span the two proposed movies. My first reaction to this news was regret that there would be no reprisal of Viggo as Aragorn [at least, in this context, I hope there won't be]. But, although that is disappointing in itself, I really don't think stretching a book that is half the size of FOTR over two movies is the greatest of ideas. Only time will tell, I guess.

Comments

[ainu-laire.livejournal.com]

Well, the White Council and the battle of Dol Guldur are not really at all in the Hobbit; if the second film focused on that after Smaug's defeat, it would be a good tie-in with Sauron/Necromancer.

... and they could always push the fight 30 years later? *wants Viggo* Ah well. We'll see what happens.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

It seems to me they are looking for ways to break up a story that is almost completely from Bilbo's POV and bring in more LOTR actors. I'm very interested to see what they come up with.