‘Hobbit’ Scripting Has Begun!

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The Hobbit Is Being Written
Published 8/19/2008 at Cinema Blend News
The Hobbit Is Being Written Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh have begun writing The Hobbit . The news comes from TheOneRing.net , where they had their elven minions at a telephone Q Guillermo recently did in Australia. During the call, del Toro confirmed that scripting has started, and even described the writing process as “beautiful”. It sounds like Peter Jackson has some sort of creativity orgy going over there in New Zealand. It’s a small step, but it’s the first step in finally getting The Hobbit turned into a movie and letting loose whatever ...

Writing Begins on "The Hobbit"
Published 8/19/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
... Wahoo! Both TheOneRing.net and Entertainment Weekly are reporting that writing has begun for The Hobbit, scheduled for a December 2011 release (excellent Christmas present for all of us) AND its sequel, coming December 2012. The Lord of the Rings films are a favorite around our household, and get played in entirety at least once or twice a year. I’m hoping The Hobbit is just as good, because the LOTR writing team of Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are working with director ...

Fanboy Bites: 'Dark Knight' Script, 'Poltergeist' Remake and 'The Hobbit'
Published 8/20/2008 by Erik Davis at Cinematical
... told fans that his next move was to begin work on The Hobbit script very soon. Well guess what? To our complete shock and surprise, the dude actually followed through on all this "writing script nonsense" and -- wait for it -- started working on the script. YES! And this is, like, the BIGGEST news online today. "NEWSFLASH: Del Toro is on page 12 and he's already introduced 750 new creatures!" I give up ... call me in 12 years when the film is finally complete and ready to hit theaters. ...

'Lord of the Rings' Writers Back 'Hobbit', Scripting Begins
Published 8/20/2008 by AceShowbiz.com at Aceshowbiz.com - Entertainment News
... " adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel. It has been noted that the deal with the scribes has been completed and they have begun on the writing of the screenplay. On the scripting process, del Toro as reported by The One Ring allegedly has even described it as "beautiful". An adventure movie about Frodo's uncle, Bilbo Baggins, "The Hobbit" centers its story on his journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a group of Dwarfs to take back the treasure stolen by the dragon Smaug. It will also chronicle how he comes in possession of the One Ring. The shooting is scheduled to start in ...

Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro Writing Hobbit Themselves
Published 8/20/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have officially announced that they're writing The Hobbit and its follow-up themselves. I never thought so much buzz could come from an announcement about writing, but that's what happens when it's The Hobbit! The news first hit on TheOneRing.net, where Guillermo confirmed that writing had begun on Hobbit. Additionally, reports from Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news and added that they originally had been searching for a writer to tackle the monumental task, but ...

Writing Underway on The Hobbit
Published 8/20/2008 by James Cook at TheMovingPicture.net
Writing Underway on The Hobbit hobbit_writing.jpg The OneRing.net has learned, which has now been confirmed by the trades, that writing has begun on The Hobbit , which will be two films and arrive in theaters December 2011 and December 2012. Producer of the film Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro were searching for writers when they decided to write the film themselves. The duo are now writing both films along with Frank Walsh and Philippa Boyens, both of whom collaborated with Jackson on the Rings trilogy. Jackson initially said he would not be writing the ...

Writing Team Announced For The Hobbit
Published 8/20/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... plan is to begin shooting both films simultaneously in late-2009, with hopes of releasing The Hobbit in 2011, followed up the next year with the sequel. It does seem like they are rushing this a bit, but with a good creative team on board to pen the adaptations, I have a good feeling it will work out in the end. I’m still a bit hesitant about what exactly The Hobbit sequel will contain, and if it will be possible to create a narrative of the years in-between. sources: OneRing, THR Related Stories Officially ...

The Dailies: August 20, 2008
Published 8/20/2008 by Shawn Adler at MTV Movies Blog
- As good as a second breakfast! “Hobbit” scripting has begun. (OneRing) - Rev your engines. Again. Vin Diesel directing a 20-minute prequel to 4 Fast, 4 Furious, or whatever they are calling this fourth lap around the same track. (ComingSoon) - Has the key grip been hired for this yet? We seriously don’t have enough casting news for “Inglorious Bastards,” which just added Michael Fassbender. (Variety) - James McAvoy and Emily Blunt to lend voices to animated “Gnomeo and Juliet.” Anybody says anything bad about Emily ...

‘The Hobbit’ Secures Financing – Writing Begins In Earnest
Published 8/22/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... Meanwhile, TheOneRing is reporting that del Toro has joined the Lord Of The Rings screenwriting team of Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens to start scripting The Hobbit. Del Toro even described the process as “something beautiful”. ...