I’ll post full details of my audition on Monday (short version: I had fun, and made them laugh a whole bunch, but I don’t know if I’m what they are looking for), but I just saw something in the Mysterious Future at Slashdot, and this is too insanely cool to wait:
Peter Jackson Will Direct "The Hobbit"!!!111one one one bang one
According to this news item, there’s some question about who will distribute the film, but Peter Jackson has the rights to direct it, and wants to make it feel just like the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
NEW YORK (AP) – Peter Jackson won’t be returning to the Shire any time soon. The Oscar-winning director is planning to film “The Hobbit,” the prequel to “The Lord of the Rings,” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, but two studios must first fight over legal rights to the film.
Jackson said New Line Cinema has the rights to make the movie, but MGM has the rights to distribute it.
“I guess MGM’s lawyers and New Line’s lawyers are going to have a huge amount of fun over the next few years trying to work it all out,” he told reporters recently in Los Angeles, according to AP Radio. “I’m obviously busy for a couple of years on ‘King Kong’ so those lawyers can just go at it for a long time.”
Here is my first Open Letter to Peter Jackson, written with tongue planted firmly in cheek:
Dear Mr. Jackson,
Please let me be part of “The Hobbit.”
Please. Please. Please. Please. I will totally be your best friend.
Sincerely,
Wil Wheaton
PS- Please please please please. Thank you.
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Aren’t you a little tall for a stormtroo^W hobbit?
Yeah! I heard about that and the first words out of my mouth were: “Fscking sjweet!” I can’t wait ’til it’s released. Should be as great as the book was 🙂
And if you were in it, that’d be cool too. :3
{Chet}
Just a bit of advice, never, and I mean never, let them see you beg. For anything. Ever.
{Bill in Bethlehem}
Revised Letter…
Dear Mr. Jackson,
Thank you for your generous offer of the role of Bard in your upcoming project The Hobbit.
Unfortunately, I suspect that other artistic commitments will make it difficult or impossible for me to be available for the shoot.
Still, with a little luck in scheduling, it might be possible for my agent to work something out.
We’ll be in touch.
Warmest regards,
Wil 🙂
Wil, ‘Wil’ is actually Cherokee for ‘Bilbo Baggins of the Shire’!!! No joke!!! You’re in like sin!!!
Oh my God. Man, I would be one happy hobbit lover if you were in that movie. The kick ass person that you are and the great actor that you are in The Hobbit? I would DIE! Peter Jackson and the LOTR trilogy are what keep me interested in being in film. And you are totally cool And yeah. I’m a nerd and I’ve proved it another countless time.
😀
Wil, WHERE’S THAT PAYPAL?!
I guess I’m not alone in still being waiting for a way to sponsor you for your worthy cause. As soon as it’s possible I’ll donate, but I still can’t.
Good luck for the outcome of the audition.
And good luck in blagging a roll in The Hobbit!
This is the most exciting news I’ve read since Lucasfilm announced that the original SW trilogy would be released on DVD in September, I’m totally thrilled, and so glad I heard it from you first! Hey, if PJ likes your letter, be sure to tell him you know of a really cool 19 yr. old theatre/film student who’d make an excellent elf 😉
ps – congrats on your audition!
Ummm…. guys? The only time any of the Hobbits outside of Bilbo are around in “The Hobbit” are *way* at the end when Bilbo is trying to convince them all he’s still alive.
Besides, most of the actors that have ever played Hobbits are between 5’5″ and 5’8″.
Might be better to pitch Uncle Willy as an Elf instead?
How tall are you nowadays, Wil?
Just to clarify, this Open Letter is written with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
But this isn’t about me. It’s about the exciting news that we’re finally going to get to see more Middle Earth on the big screen!
Your best chance of getting in The Hobbit is to be left handed and/or live in the bottom half of the South Island.
Richard Taylor has spoken.
Dear Mr. Jackson,
I had a huge crush on Wil when I was 12. His poster took up a special spot on my wall. Wil was a part of many of my first fantasies.
I also liked to watch The Hobbit animated movie. Dragons continue to be a favorite fantasy animal of mine.
The connection is obvious.
Sincerely,
Marlena
P.S: If it isn’t obvious, then what I mean is “please, please, please, please put Wil in the movie.”
Since we all seem to be voting here…I could see you as an elf to Wil…heh, better start growing you hair out right now…you know just to be more authentic!! LOL
g
Rich T.-
Thranduil as in Legolas’ pop?
Bwhahaaaa…
My vote is for Wil to be Radagast the Brown.
MKF
Haha, I love the open letter.
I sincerely hope that the pilot comes through for you; I would love to see you on television again, especially in such a role so far from your heart. Those are, after all, often the best roles to play.
So good luck!
Hmmm… Exactly which part of the hobbit do you want to be?
Dale
Wilsesssss in The Hobbitsssss…….?
Yesssssss!!!!!
G!!
No offense Wil but you aren’t a good enough actor to be in such a big time production, you need to realize your limitations.
Wil wearing those prosthetic Hobbit feet… there’s something worthy of a photo blog of its own! BTW, saw Teen Titans- Aqualad had only one line in that particular episode… are there more episodes in which he/you’ll be guest starring? I ask because Cartoon Network made me feel cheated. 🙁 And since I’m yakking about old news- the idea of ‘Deputy Mayor Wil Wheaton’ in Family Guy sounds entertaining- you and Adam West in charge of Quahog… I smell a sitcom!!! (okay, seriously- I’m done.)
Ooh, That would be cool! I wonder what kind of character you could play in The Hobbit. Maybe an elf? You look kindof elfish. And I mean that in a good way!
Hey, maybe Sean Astin can hook you up with Peter Jackson. It could be a good experience just to meet someone who is a good friend of Sean’s even if not for career advancement. I bet you’d get along quite well with Peter.
Ooh…Thranduil. I could see you as Thranduil. Hey! Someone photoshop a picture of Wil with the blonde hair, ears, and blue eyes! You can do this serene thing and exude wisdom in a way that I think you could pull off being an elf. You have that quality to your voice… Know what I mean.
Don’t listen to anyone who says you’re “not good enough”. That’s BS! Have faith in yourself and your abilities.
I know its years away, but I would love to see The Hobbit (with or without you– although it would be much sweeter with you). 🙂
What up with Medikit? Who peed on his corn flakes?
I’m very excited about the fact that The Hobbit is getting closer to realization. It would be great if Wil could get a role in it. As for casting, PJ seems to suit the actor’s personality to the Middle Earth race. Wouldn’t that make our joyful, loving, family-oriented Wil a hobbit? Just pointing it out….
Sir Ian McKellen in an interview said that as soon as the rights mess is over and done with, he will sit down with Peter Jackson to talk about the movie, so he’s really excited about doing it!!!
*Ana
Qo loved you in star trek
you rock wil
No.
You in The Hobbit — that would totally rock.
I think you’d be great as Bard, or maybe as Thranduil, the Lord of the Elves (I hope I got that name right) — heck, if Legolas was a sex symbol, his dad has to be one too, right? 😉
Missed finding Teen Titans over the weekend (stupid paper doesn’t carry Cartoon Network in their listings), but did catch the last few minutes of Book of Days. Got to see that whole flick; looks like you and Joan of Arcadia could really talk shop. 🙂
Looking forward to the audition report…look at it this way, if you didn’t get this part, you’ll at least be in mind if something better comes up by the same folks!
Laughing my ass off @ “Peter Jackson.”
Giving the finger to “Medikit.”
I really agree with one of the posts above saying that you should make a tape of yourself in character like Elijah Wood did. When the time comes, send the tape in!
I live in Wellington. I have a friend (can the everyone knows everyone in New Zealand jokes, OK?) who works for WETA. I sent him this link.
Hope it helps.
If I bump into Mr Jackson “in the street” (not that I’ve ever seen him on the street before) I’ll kick him in the shin and give him my card with your URL on the back.
that letter is so good. I hope it works.
if I hadn’t gotten a million other letter just like it, and I was Peter JAckson, man I’d let you serve the actors’ coffee or something.
you really really really really want it.
PS- really really really really. Thank you.
Start slappin some Rogaine on your feet sport.
I caught Teen Titans, btw, and i thought your voice work was excellent… the one line… and the grunts! the grunts were great. nicely done!
*A
Wil: there is one sure-fire key to getting this gig.
You must remake “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.” Quickly, before anyone else gets the same idea.
Rest assured that you’d have your choice of backup dancers/singers from those gathered here today.
I may not be kidding.
I dont’ know if I can picture you in Big Feet! Pointy ears maybe. Good luck with That. Mel
Do watchmen
Good luck on it…getting into “The Hobbit” would be a definite jewel in your geek crown. Not to mention, this would open up plenty of new opportunities for fan conventions. (Insert subtle plug for The Tolkien Gathering here.)
Oh no no no.
I’m rooting for Wil as much as the next person, but I for one will not sing (or dance, or hop) backup in “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” to see it happen.
I’m sure most of Wil’s readers have tastes far too refined to consider the job.
No really.
I’ll wear a “Sam lives” button if you think it’ll help….
hey wil – send him a letter. that’s how madonna got her part in Evita. she sent a letter saying how good for the part she was.
You would make a great Bard.
Can you tell me how to make Legolas’s Galadrim bow! Also can you tell me how to make or get legolas’s Wig
Mr. Jackson?
Ive been wanting to ask you something,may I be part of
The Hobbit movie?Please! Im as tall as a hobbit!And I do drama classes in Brazil!Ive presented Romeo & Juliet in Florianopolis (Brazil) and have read The Hobbit 5 times.
If you make my wish come true, ill be eternally greatfull, Julia Wuestefeld P.S. Ive memorized every line in The Lord of the Rings.