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unwashed potato! · 31 May 2011 at 17:39

although frodo wasn't in the book would he have been in bilbo's life and around at the time? if so i doubt he's changing the story too much but perhaps adding a small bit of story that could/would have happened. i suspect it'll be more like a cameo so not a major part for frodo, perhaps just an introduction to gandalf.

i'd say fans of the movies will be expecting to see frodo if he's alive at the time and in bilbio's life any way

Mr Krugga · 31 May 2011 at 22:42

Shamikebab said:
It's been leaked by Freeman that Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock in the awesome Sherlock) will be in the film, not confirmed who he'll be playing though.

I'm excited.

Love to see Martin Freeman as Bilbo and would be even happier if Benedict got a role too.

maun · 1 Jun 2011 at 16:40

Shamikebab said:
Wait Frodo? How is Frodo in it? In fact quite a few of those weren't in the book

Im sure i read somewhere that PJ is suppose to be doing hobbit in 1 film, then another one that he is writing the story for to bridge the gap between the 2.

I could be wrong, but ill try to find the webby i found it off.

apatia77 · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:01

Loved LOTR trilogy, if this is any similar I will love it too.

physichull · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:05

About time, can't wait for this. Loved LOTR

Shamikebab · 1 Jun 2011 at 17:09

maun said:
Im sure i read somewhere that PJ is suppose to be doing hobbit in 1 film, then another one that he is writing the story for to bridge the gap between the 2.

I could be wrong, but ill try to find the webby i found it off.

Oh god I hoped that was a joke

He's going to do it again isn't he

Klo · 1 Jun 2011 at 18:25

Shamikebab said:
Oh god I hoped that was a joke

He's going to do it again isn't he

Do what?

I can't wait for this, I know they are changing bits from the book, but I trust him to do it well. I loved LoTR, probably my favourite trilogy of all time, so I just hope this will be as good. I think the Hobbit, because its a simpler book overall to the LoTR trilogy often has bits that are glossed over. I think there was an example of where Gandalf goes to the White Council. In the book it says he goes to the White Council, whilst in the film they are going to be filling in the gaps.

Andy90 · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:11

As someone else has already mentioned - what the hell is Frodo doing in The Hobbit - he doesn't feature at all in the book.

I'm looking forward to who is going to play Tom Bombadil - should be interesting!

Shamikebab · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:18

Klo said:
Do what?

Mess with the source material.

DampCat · 2 Jun 2011 at 08:41

Andy90 said:
As someone else has already mentioned - what the hell is Frodo doing in The Hobbit - he doesn't feature at all in the book.

I'm looking forward to who is going to play Tom Bombadil - should be interesting!

Legolas is also not in the book, yet there he is.

I wonder if they'll even keep Bombadil. Removing him from LOTR was a great move. The character is epic but it just wouldnt work in moving picture.

Edrof · 2 Jun 2011 at 08:47

If Frodo et al are in it I can see it opening with Bilbo telling Frodo the story in post LoTR trilogy flashback. So perhaps they are more of cameo roles.

Curio · 2 Jun 2011 at 18:53

Shamikebab said:
Mess with the source material.

I'm a huge fan of the books and loved the movies even more. The changes he made worked perfectly for the screen, in my opinion. He was never, ever, going to be able to make it 100% faithful to the books.

So, I trust PJ to do the same here. If Frodo is in it, then I'm sure it will be well done and add something to the movies.

Shamikebab · 19 Jun 2011 at 15:09

It's been announced that Benedict Cumberbatch will be voicing Smaug AND playing the Necromancer :eek:

Source

Wzd · 24 Jun 2011 at 15:07

First pics of Martin Freeman dressed as Bilbo have been released...

Entertainment Weekly

Tummy · 24 Jun 2011 at 17:31

Shamikebab said:
Mess with the source material.

Didn't do too badly with LoTR.

Shamikebab · 24 Jun 2011 at 17:38

Tummy said:
Didn't do too badly with LoTR.

Well he messed with it quite a bit

Tummy · 24 Jun 2011 at 19:21

Shamikebab said:
Well he messed with it quite a bit

Yeah, but all three were still brilliant films.

I think you're trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Jackson was trusted with LoTR and pulled it off brilliantly, and I'm sure he can repay the faith he's been given in what he does with this.

finga · 25 Jun 2011 at 00:14

Mammalian said:
although frodo wasn't in the book would he have been in bilbo's life and around at the time? if so i doubt he's changing the story too much but perhaps adding a small bit of story that could/would have happened. i suspect it'll be more like a cameo so not a major part for frodo, perhaps just an introduction to gandalf.

i'd say fans of the movies will be expecting to see frodo if he's alive at the time and in bilbio's life any way

no he wasnt, in the hobbit, bilbo is stated as being 50 years old, in LOTR frodo is coming of age at 33 and its bilbos eleventy first birthday, putting it 60 years after the events of the hobbit, so no, frodo was nowhere near being about

Andy90 said:
As someone else has already mentioned - what the hell is Frodo doing in The Hobbit - he doesn't feature at all in the book.

I'm looking forward to who is going to play Tom Bombadil - should be interesting!

bombadil was never in the hobbit, do you mean the beorn character that morphs into a bear by any chance

edit... forgot to mention, somebody said legolas wasnt in the hobbit, no, but elves are immortal, and created at the same time as the world, and he is the son of thranduil, who is in the hobbit, so he definately would have been around at the time if you want to be technical with timelines of the middle earth world

unwashed potato! · 25 Jun 2011 at 01:12

ok well then maybe frodo is being added at the end of the hobbit so it nicely rolls into lotr. it could also be he's in some flash forward style clip showing what will happen (god i hope not). it's hard to say until we know exactly what the plans are.