The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro sheds some light on the issue of those pesky Warg wolves. We of course, saw them as bulky, Hyena-like creatures utilized by Orc riders in the second of Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy The Two Towers. Anyone familiar with The Hobbit knows that in it, they are also used by Orcs in the same way. However, del Toro, in a new interview implies that he wishes to remain true to what he believes was Tolkien's vision.
"There will be different sensibilities involved in this movie than there were in the original trilogy. First of all, because we have the travelogues in The Hobbit which goes to places and variations on races that were not addressed in the trilogy. My belief on the 'Wargs' issue is that the classical incarnation of the demonic wolf in Nordic mythology is not a hyena-shaped creature. It is a wolf. The archetype is a wolf, so we're going to go back to the slender, archetypal wolf that is, I think, the inspiration for Tolkien. Listen… if we were having a drink two years from now I would spill the beans, because I'm a pretty easy guy about spilling the beans, but I can't in this instance I can't because it's three years from now... believe me, I am jumping up-and-down inside this fat body!"
It's clear that del Toro, while working closely with the original creative team of the LOTR trilogy, is looking to make a film that is in the same "universe" as Jackson's trilogy, but will have a distinctive look and feel. It's a revelation that will raise a red flag in the senses of any self-respecting LOTR nerd. (For good or bad.) Whether or not Jackson fanboys will be up in arms about this will only reveal itself in time.
The Hobbit, one of the most anticipated films is currently in pre-production and is set to be released as two films to be completed in 2012
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