Empire Magazine has debuted their latest cover for their August issue which includes a shot of Ian McKellen as Gandalf as well as another look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.
The mag says to look closely at Gandalf’s costume for “subtle differences” compared to his Lord of the Rings attire. I don’t have that good a memory (even though I just watched the Lord of the Rings extended editions on Blu-ray last week) to know what the differences are, but maybe you can help me out. Jackson is quoted in the brief article accompanying this cover saying the following as Empire was on set just a few weeks into the start of production:
“The tone is actually the part of it I’m enjoying the most,” he laughs, casting a fond eye upon his rabble of exotic dwarves, clattering about set like they own the place. “They have a healthy disregard for the icons of Middle-earth.”
Check out the full cover directly below and if you missed the earlier looks at the film, posted last week, click here.
Production on The Hobbit is underway in New Zealand with both films shooting at the same time. The first one, referred to as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will hit theaters on December 14, 2012 and second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release on December 13, 2013.
