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Look At All the HOBBIT Dwarves, Lined Up In A Row!
Nordling here.
What do you call a bunch of Dwarves (or is it Dwarfs?) anyway? A gaggle? A murder? (I always thought a murder of crows sounded cool.) Well, Peter Jackson's been feeding us a couple of Dwarves a day, and now TheOneRing.Net has them all together in kickass glory:
Looking good, PJ! Nordling, out.
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For this film!
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Three firsts in as many days?! How bizarre is that?! Do I win a prize, or something?
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I needed a laugh today, and that is the absolute worst photoshop composite I've seen in a long time.
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How do you follow up one of the greatest film trilogies of all time? I know I am probably alone here, but I don't think I needed them to make The Hobbit...
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Normal-sized men in suits. Their proportions are too HUMAN, not squat and thick enough to be dwarves. It's really a mixed bag. :|
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July 22, 2011, 2:25 p.m. CST
the fact James Nesbitt is in the cast makes me feel a little queezy
by DonLogan
With or without doll hair, I can't stand the twat. Still, i'm looking forward to this.
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Looking forward to the film, but apart from the height, these fellas don't even look like they're the same species - let alone relations in some cases.
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Which one is Kayless?
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Looks like a bar mitzvah...I keed, I keed.
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I should know I played D&D
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They should find just one more person to come along - just as a "number".
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they also just released a 4 minute Walking Dead Season 2 preview...go to amctv to check it out
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got it
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I also like how that have different weapons. The 2 that look like they don't belong the most, on the far right and far left.
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is the mercenary from Rambo? i hope he looks at bilbo and goes, "you can drop the 1000 yard stare, I've seen it all before."
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What more needs to be said?
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July 22, 2011, 2:45 p.m. CST
"That's what I like! Leettle theengs hitting each other!"
by ClayMatthews
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...but it's still epic.
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It's a Dominion and, I believe the proper plural is "Dwarvie" although it is possible I just made that up
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The Hobbit is NOT Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit is a coming-of-age children's book about Bilbo Baggins. I loved the trilogy films but I don't think thats the same tone to take with Hobbit. The dwarves were fairly faceless and useless in the book, but these guys look bad ass. I'm not buying it.
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July 22, 2011, 2:58 p.m. CST
Speilberg just confirmed that the Jurrasic Park 4 story has been completed...
by Dr. Francis B. Gross
...movie coming in 2-3 years.
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Abso-smurf-ly can't wait.
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The Dwarves look cool but I hope this film isn't going to be full of shit childish humour seeing as it was written as a kids story (unlike LOTR).
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The Hobbit, TDKR, Prometheus, 2012 will be awesome!!! The Avengers, Spider Man, 'meh'
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....look too skinny, and not stocky enough. The others look great, though. Oh, and I can't be the only one who thinks the dwarf that is third from the right looks like a bastardized dwarvish the muppet Sweetums.
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Up to Riddles in the Dark so far. Been a decade-plus since I last read it. ...Anyway, glad they're going for a tone more in line with LotR. The book is fine but a lot of the stuff so far does not work for screen, not live-action unless you like excessive cheese. It's damn near a Disney musical so far. Also, no wonder they split it into two movies. Character development is almost non-existent save for Bilbo. I get why PJ was a little hesitant to jump back into this but, judging by the production diaries, he's figured out how to mesh this with LotR thankfully.
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Especially lined up for some dumbass promotional photo in front of a cheap Mall Photo Shop background.
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And aren't there supposed to be only 7?
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July 22, 2011, 3:53 p.m. CST
To all you fuckers complaining about the lack of minorities
by Scrunchie-Scroochie
To all you fuckers complaining about the lack of minorities in the films - LotR had loads of minorities - it had gay people, Scottish people, women...I mean what the fuck more do you want?
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Middle-Earth is a beautiful but also an extremely dangerous and treacherous world. In order to show that fact, you have to work with the natural danger of that Universe. Carn Dum, Dol Guldur, Smaug,Goblins and Wargs are formidable enemies and should be shown to be so. The book will always remain for kids, but cinematically you have to blend the danger narrative from The Hobbit into LOTR.Or else it would seem extremely out of place on the screen. Go PJ!
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Well, yeah. That's what happens.
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Well, until we get a widescreen hi-res Smaug, that is.
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July 22, 2011, 4:01 p.m. CST
Expendables 2: Rise of the Dwarves -- starring Peter Dinklage
by Hesiod2k7
Would actually be kind of kick ass, actually.
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It has to be an industry game changer. I can't wait to hear fools criticisms on what Smaug SHOULD look like. Needles to say, I am hoping for the best. I am confident WETA and PJ will deliver. I think it will be impossible to please everyone however. Just pray they don't use Guillermo's design which probably had Cthulu tentacles over Smaug's mouth. ;)
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I remember Gimli saying some stuff about bearded woman. No thanks!
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is the new mortal kombat character
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Lucas involved in this??
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Yes, it is, just the way I like my Hobbit porn!!
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Absolutely awesome. If ANYTHING is "cool news" then that is. Lucky chap. http://www.facebook.com/PeterJacksonNZ?ref=ts
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July 22, 2011, 4:33 p.m. CST
The picture looks terrible but the dwarves looked great in the production video that came out a couple of days ago
by frank
I predict good things to come.
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Tweeted this pic a good 12 hours before AICN and most other movie sites, nice one tho' didn't take you guys too long! For movie news and updates follow @ReelMicroSquirt get the news you want before everyone else!!!!
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Surprisingly attractive, despite the beard and a penchant for flatulence in the sack. (Thanks again for paying for dinner, Genderbender... that wasn't necessary)
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Is technically Dwarrows. Dwarfs is the accepted term nowasays. The word Dwarves only exists within LOTR, a made up word by Tolkien like the word Hobbit.
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And they all meet at the hair dresser for girltalk.
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She may have bought dinner, but you are the one who paid for it (and paid dearly, poor fellow).
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Not very dwarfish. Maybe there's some kind of backstory PJ invented to explain this in the film, but otherwise Thorin and Fabio Dwarf look a lot different than the others. Their noses are too small, for example.
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The previous shots of two and three at a time didn't convey the sense that they were a group from a single culture the way this group shot does. The whole is absolutely more than the sum of the parts. I'm still worried about what Phillipa Boyens is going to do to the story. The tale stood up well since years before she was born. A fantasy tale grown out of northern European mythology. A coming of age quest to retake a conquered kingdom under the mountain. If they are consistent with what they did to the Lord of The Rings, it will be distilled down to an episodic action adventure. Bilbo is best when he thinks, when there is more to him than meets the eye. When I read the book, I never had to stop and say wow this is ok, but needs some more women, or some other ethnicity in it.
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He just looks ridiculous in this photo - like a normal full-sized human Photoshopped into the image. His proportions are completely absurd. Not to mention the "dashing" quality, youthful look, lack of beard, etc. It's nice, but it's not Thorin. Sad that Jackson couldn't make someone vaguely dwarfish-looking (and yes, tiresome cretins from other talkbacks, they don't all have to look like Gimli, but we all know what these fantasy-land dwarves look like, in general) into the hero. They already have Bard in the story; why turn a dwarf into the dashing, human-looking hero? I think these guys are going to look better on screen, but it's more important to get Thorin right than dwarf #5.
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Fail.
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July 22, 2011, 5:11 p.m. CST
That said, this is still my most-anticipated film of the next couple years
by kevred
Along with Avengers. I'm more sure the Hobbit will be great, but they're neck-and-neck for me. I think they've dropped the ball on some of these dwarves, but with Bilbo, Gandalf, Bard, Beorn, Smaug, Gollum, and Legolas on screen, all will be well.
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Read his books
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Jeebus Christ...
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Well that makes zero sense and has even less evidence supporting such a ridiculous claim. Especially cconsidering Smaug has such a classical Dragon design but with four legs and a pair of wings. Why exactly does Smaug need to be a 'gamechanger'? Even better, do you have an idea on how he *can* be a gamechanger, how he'll influence and change all future cgi cinematic dragons in years to come?
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Don’t let the Man keep you from posting.
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He should be distinctive, but not weird looking like the axe-head design Guillermo Del Toro was talking about. He should basically be an old school European dragon, but he should stand out as Smaug as well.
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Wrong movie! Get outta the shot!
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July 22, 2011, 6:33 p.m. CST
Apparently the Dwarf 3rd from the right got a really bad perm at the Dwarf salon
by Mark One
Hopefully it will put him a very pissed off Orc killing mood.
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It's not like these are Shakespearean parts. Sure they could have found enough talented people to pull it off. If I have personally worked with two little people in community theater, I'm sure the casting agent could have gotten off of their ass and made some goddamn phone calls.
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...already. fuck, dwarves are classified as HUMANoids in most fantasy settings. So yes, some of them may look more human than others. Fucktards.
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July 22, 2011, 6:56 p.m. CST
These dwarves have Scandinavian names, so will they sound the least bit European or all Northern British/Welsh/Irish/Scottish?
by Bloodhound
Given what Jackson did with (or to) Gimli I don't expect too much variation.
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NO NEW AXES
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Hey, maybe they'll do like they did with Galactus and make him a big dark cloud of some kind. Heh. "Smaug." Get it? Huh? Get it?
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Dwarven Axes! Dwarven might!
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Reaction 1: Wat Reaction 2: Oh, he probably thinks the swedish chef speaks actual swedish
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural For dwarf, the common form of the plural was dwarfs —as, for example, in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs— until J. R. R. Tolkien popularized dwarves; he intended the changed spelling to differentiate the "dwarf" fantasy race in his novels from the cuter and simpler beings common in fairy tales, but his usage has since spread. Multiple astronomical dwarf stars and multiple nonmythological short human beings, however, remain dwarfs. Again I ask you??????
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July 22, 2011, 8:35 p.m. CST
I trust PJ with Middle-earth, and Del Toro with design aspects...
by Richard
But why the hell does Bifur have an axe head embedded in his skull?
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There are plenty of skilled folk out there, but to fit the physical appearance as described in the book and used in the first movie, height is only one of the things they have to get right (and in fact a Middle-Earth dwarf is supposed to be a little taller than the average little person). I believe they are doing what's easiest - take the biggest, hugest people they can find and then use effects/camera angles to shrink them down.
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July 22, 2011, 8:49 p.m. CST
Where the EFF has all the color gone? Did Sauron steal it away to his tower?
by Boober
Or is this more craptastic copying ala that washed-out "silver nitrate" look in craptastic T:Salvation?
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The PJ ain't loosing steam just yet.
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July 22, 2011, 9:13 p.m. CST
@cotton_mcknight Well they would have had black actors ..
by highfunctioningsociopath
... but it would have blown the budget on fried chicken and watermelon. Plus Kiwis don't like others smoking all their weed and fucking their fat sisters. And they wanted to finish production in one year, not three.
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...shit, but it's early days yet...I'm ok waiting to see what they look like once we get some footage.
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... and the third video blog for THE HOBBIT. How about a 'fit' of dwarves, considering Hobbit songs in 48fps may require a warning for epileptics. Oh, and 'Dwarfs' and 'Dwarves' are interchangeable and I will be democratically be using both spellings until THE HOBBIT part 2 is done!
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July 23, 2011, 12:59 a.m. CST
oh_yeah..........@highfunctionsociopath, you talk big behind the screen little man, real big. you wouldn't survive to say that in front of no brothas.
by NorthTronic
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I trust Peter Jackson to pull this off. LOTR ruled.
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July 23, 2011, 1:32 a.m. CST
Hopefully Smaug doesn't look like Tolkien's painting of him.
by Dennis_Moore
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Also D&D popularized the plural "dwarves." Tolkien used "dwarfs."
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Don't forget the packs of Kool and/or Newport (menthol of course) and grape drank.
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July 23, 2011, 2:04 a.m. CST
reportabuse, interesting, and it's appropriate Tolkien used the Middle English
by justmyluck
origin: "before 900; Middle English dwerf" http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dwarves So, DWARFS it is!
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Srsly?
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July 23, 2011, 3:19 a.m. CST
"Black arrow! I have saved you to the last. You have never failed me and always I have recovered you. I had you from my father and he from of old. If ever you came from the forges of the true king under the Mountain, go now and speed well!"
by Todd1700
I hope that get that scene right and include every word.
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July 23, 2011, 3:21 a.m. CST
Revenge? You? I am SMAUG! I kill when I wish! I am strong, strong, STRONG! My armor is like tenfold shields! My teeth like swords! My claws, spears! The shock of my tail, a thunderbolt! My wings, a hurricane! And my breath, death
by Todd1700
Another scene I hope they get right.
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It's true. Dwarves are cool though. They banged Snow White.
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July 23, 2011, 5:55 a.m. CST
Gutless fuck! Come and have a go at me, you lady-boy cunt!
by AnalFissure
Graham McTavish's Dwalin is going to own this flick.
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July 23, 2011, 7:35 a.m. CST
Maybe they'll make up for making Gimli such a bumptious twat in LOTR
by Sepulchrave
Worst single decision in the whole project was the one to make Gimli and Legolas into a comedy act. Legolas became a smug, smirking ass and Gimli barged about the place belching and blustering.
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July 23, 2011, 7:38 a.m. CST
Tyrion Lannister is not a dwarf in any way like these guys
by Sepulchrave
He is a deformed and despised midget, not a member of a destinct race. But yes, he would have these guys' heads on spikes before you you could say 'Casterly Rock'.
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July 23, 2011, 9:06 a.m. CST
@Northtronic Relax - I'm not that stupid. But I do have a sense of irony, unlike some people.
by highfunctioningsociopath
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Like Gimli did in LOTR. I am sure I heard a few Scottish accents in the behind the scenes shots of Bag End. Nothing against the smelly skirt wearing cunts, I just think it would be unnecessary.
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"How do you follow up one of the greatest film trilogies of all time?" I know, it's tough. Christ, it'd even be tough to follow up the Lord of the Rings trilogy. [Cymbal crash here.]
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What I don't understand is why they didn't go for Welsh. The dwarves are a race of stumpy miners with a chip on their shoulder. It's a no-brainer.
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July 23, 2011, 1:25 p.m. CST
When I meant "gamechanger" I mean I want to blown away by his awesomeness
by Cureguy
And I want other art design teams in Hollywood to be jealous of the awesomeness that is created by WETA. So they have no choice but to up their game by what PJ's team has created. I want the best dragon ever committed to film to be Smaug. The character deserves it.
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I think we all want to be blown away by Smaug's awesomeness ... but, sadly, I'm afraid that, given the design of the toy, that's not going to happen: http://www.joeacevedo.com/docs/customzone/customcon/customcon13/d9actorjez1.htm
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I just looked at the really big version of this picture which you get to clicking on the pic...anyway, if you look at the faces of these dwarves, the picture looked painted more than a real photo-- Now I don't think it's a painting-- point is, I think their appearances are heavily photoshoped after the fact !!!! All in all, decent but a few of them are bad looking, especially the regarded looking one and the one with the 3-part hair
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July 23, 2011, 11:32 p.m. CST
Thorin, starhead and the skinny ones aren't very good or accurate
by FrodoFraggins
But I'm sure I'll learn to accept them eventually.
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I'm not going to believe that is the official design for the film until officially stamped by PJ and/or released by WETA themselves.Smaug is a huge reveal,and I don't think the studio would have a toy be the way to release their final vision for Smaug. That being said it is not an entirely bad design, but there are problems. His eyes are too small as well as his wings. Also his limbs look way too long for his body. They look like a dog's limbs. Also, that Bilbo beside Smaug looks nothing like Martin Freeman.
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How in holy hell do you know what accurate looking dwarves are? People are making the mistake of judging these characters without the proper scale that will be in the movie. As soon as they stand next to Gandalf they will get it.
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July 24, 2011, 1:17 a.m. CST
The blurb at the end says "Enjoy these images from the Fall 2005 catalogue!"
by Cureguy
It's 2011 last time I checked.Something is amiss here. No way that is the final design for Smaug.
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hairdos. Can't be a good sign for this project. Where is Beehive Under the Mountain? Or Bouffant of the Wildhammer Clan? Retarded bullshit.
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Even more bullshit. Smaug was a fat, lazy bastard. Think Jabba with wings and scales.
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...they look like the dwarf my boyfriend would play in Golden Axe. That's how real dwarves are supposed to look, right? i'm sold.
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