Here is something else to distract you... I haven't been there yet, but they were reporting this last night too at TORN.
Gollum, Ents, MASSIVE At GDC Conference
3/11/03, 2:49 am EST - Demosthenes
TORn Staffer Darth Caesar ran across this amazing IGN Filmforce report from the annual Gaming Development Conference. See the evolution of Gollum, the Ents, and MASSIVE in this incredible series of video features. Go. There. Now. Run! [More]
McKellen Asks Jackson for Hobbit Adaptation
Sir Ian is reluctant to give up the robes and pointy blue hat. In fact, he's pushing for a serial version of The Hobbit to be made once the trilogy is finished. Jackson and the other LOTR writers have cited the long, meandering storyline of The Hobbit as a supreme challenge for a film, which is why McKellen thinks television is an appropriate medium. "I want to play Gandalf again, in The Hobbit. I've asked Peter Jackson if he'll produce the prequel as a huge, yearlong television series. All those different strands to the story seem perfect for TV, and we'd do every scene of it. It could be marvelous."