If the upcoming start of filming for The Hobbit doesn’t get you excited that a new Tolkien movie is being made by the same people who brought us the LOTR trilogy; here’s something that may. One of the spies for TheOneRing.Net got extremely close to the sets at the Miramar studios and managed to snap some shots. While the sets are still being constructed, the general consensus is that the pillars are part of the Lonely Mountain set.
The LOTR trilogy used Alan Lee and John Howe’s previous paintings as a basis for its look. That’ll naturally continue with The Hobbit, and some people have pointed out how the top of the pillars look a lot like Alan Lee’s painting of Thorin’s Burial. Check the top of the pillars above and compare them to this:
February 21, 2011
#1
I need my Hobbit fix! I can’t wait to see the movie.
February 21, 2011
#2
Grea tjob done keep it up.
February 22, 2011
#3
Very useful article, like me
February 28, 2011
#4
Thi post brought so many things in my mind. I felt that I am getting nostalgic. It seemed like a picture of older centuries.
March 8, 2011
#5
Really, all the old things started coming in front of the eyes.