Emmie
11-05-2009, 05:13 PM
This is so exciting!
Script is finished enough for important people to have seen it.
Someone has unofficially been cast as Biblo (and possibly Thorin, though it's not clear how much of that is speculation and how much comes from the source).
Designing sets and costumes (though presumably not creating them) is 50% complete.
Construction on miniatures has started.
New massive sound stage is being built for the film. (There was news on this a few weeks ago.)
Location scouting started; they have several possible locations to shoot.
They are currently working on story-boarding.
They are doing animated model and puppetry tests for various creatures.
"Design work is almost 100% complete at Weta."
Source: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/11/05/34166-hobbit-update-casting-monsters-costumes/
Script is finished enough for important people to have seen it.
Someone has unofficially been cast as Biblo (and possibly Thorin, though it's not clear how much of that is speculation and how much comes from the source).
Designing sets and costumes (though presumably not creating them) is 50% complete.
Construction on miniatures has started.
New massive sound stage is being built for the film. (There was news on this a few weeks ago.)
Location scouting started; they have several possible locations to shoot.
They are currently working on story-boarding.
They are doing animated model and puppetry tests for various creatures.
"Design work is almost 100% complete at Weta."
Source: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/11/05/34166-hobbit-update-casting-monsters-costumes/