The Hobbit To Shoot Summer 2010

Published on November 30, 2009 by Martyn Conterio · View Comments

Gollum_bugeyed Peter Jackson announced to Movie Reporter.net that Guillermo Del Toro’s The Hobbit will commence shooting in the summer of 2010. He revealed, too, the script has gone through its second draft with a finish date for next month, or January. This is a minor setback as production was to begin in March. Interestingly, the budget has yet to be sorted, so does this mean The Hobbit is stuck in development hell? Not likely. If there was a dead cert for a blockbuster, then, The Hobbit is it.

Being split into two episodes,with the first arriving, hopefully, in December 2011 and the other in December 2012, Filmshaft will be following this production closely. The Lord of the Rings trilogy earned billions and was an artistic undertaking like no other. Peter Jackson will remain on board as writer and producer. One thing is certain, a return to Middle Earth, will have audience expectation going through the roof. Guillermo Del Toro will bring his love of myth, fantasy and darkness to proceedings. Definitely the right man for the job after Jackson abdicated.

The Hobbit is the prequel to Lord of the Rings and involves Bilbo Baggins, Gollum, Gandalf and a new cast of characters. There’s also a big dragon called Smaug.