Hobbit Writer Still Working on Story

At The Hobbit media conference held in Wellington, New Zealand today, Hobbit scribe Philippa Boyens confirmed the overarching story is still being worked on, despite the (supposed) wrap of principal photography. "We're still looking at the second and third films," Boyens said.

Of course, reworking the narrative makes sense, considering two films are now three. "We're dealing with the appendices and the other stuff Tolkien had written after The Hobbit," elaborated director Peter Jackson. "More of that stuff will appear in the second and third films."

"When Warner Bros. said 'go' for turning it into a trilogy, we were so happy, as it allowed us to tell more of these characters' stories,"  Boyens continued during a red carpet interview. "Particularly Gandalf's story."

Most of the extra material is being generated not just from the appendices, but from within the text of The Lord of the Rings itself. "Especially for characters like Radagast," she said.

Could we possibly see a return of fan favourite Gollum? "Gollum's not currently scheduled to come back in the second and third movie," said actor Andy Serkis. "But the fact of the matter is, never say never with Peter."

Check out our theories on how the story of The Hobbit will be expanded here, and keep an eye out for our review early next week.

Source : ign[dot]com