McKellen, New Zealand location confirmed for Hobbit films

Sun May 25, 2:29 AM ET


WELLINGTON (AFP) - Sir Ian McKellen will return in the role of Gandalf for two big-budget movies based on the JRR Tolkein book "The Hobbit," the films' director Guillermo del Toro confirmed Sunday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080525/ennew_afp/entertainmentnzealandfilmjacksonhobbit_080525062916
I thought Bilbo Would like this post!

I had forgotten about this post. I read many of Tolkein's books when I was much younger and I absolutely loved them. They are brilliant and I can return to them at anytime and find new things to appreciate. The man was a genius and his creativity in creating such an amazing fantastical world just boggles the mind. I hope these new films are good, but I know that they will never be able to do justice to the book.

Bilbo Baggins wrote:I had forgotten about this post. I read many of Tolkein's books when I was much younger and I absolutely loved them. They are brilliant and I can return to them at anytime and find new things to appreciate. The man was a genius and his creativity in creating such an amazing fantastical world just boggles the mind. I hope these new films are good, but I know that they will never be able to do justice to the book.

I read them all in the Army and enjoyed the Movies Also , Bilbo is NZ a big movie locale?

Well it has received a lot more attention since the LOTR's trilogy (and to a lesser extent the Narnia movies). I guess for those epic-type movies that require breath-taking scenery then NZ is a good choice. I think it might have been under-appreciated location in the past and is now getting a bit more well deserved attention.

Bilbo Baggins wrote:Well it has received a lot more attention since the LOTR's trilogy (and to a lesser extent the Narnia movies). I guess for those epic-type movies that require breath-taking scenery then NZ is a good choice. I think it might have been under-appreciated location in the past and is now getting a bit more well deserved attention.

it is nice to have beautiful scenery is it not? I live in a very beautiful area of the States !!