As we get closer to heading into 2012, the buzz of The Hobbit hitting the big screens is growing like a wild fire. Of course we know many of the readers of this site have been anticipating the movie for years now, but the “Hobbit Bandwagon” has definitely left the station.
As a result, actors are being asked more and more about the production. E! caught up with Elijah Wood at the premiere of Happy Feet 2 and took the time to probe his mind. In answer to to the question whether The Hobbit would be a bigger hit than Lord of the Rings, Wood said,
“I don’t even know if they’re meaning to outdo them. They’re gonna be big. The audience is huge. The anticipation for The Hobbit has been so massive for so long.”
Wood then had the task of answering the question that has been bothering many Tolkien fans around the world. Why are the original cast making appearances in The Hobbit movies. Here is what he had to say,
”The idea is that there are things actually happening historically at the same time the story of The Hobbit is taking place, they just weren’t written in The Hobbit,” he said. “They were written in appendices and external pieces…that’s kind of where a lot of that is coming from.”
“It’s going to feel like a nice transitional piece,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a great amalgam of a fresh new approach with places we’ve never been before in Middle-earth mixed with things that are very familiar to us. It will be a beautiful transition. I’m excited about it. I can’t wait.”
As we have discussed before, we believe in Peter Jackson and his ability to do The Hobbit justice in making it into film. Lord of the Rings was done masterfully and we believe The Hobbit will not fall short. Now if only we could speed up time to next December.
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