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Del Toro's Hobbit role
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by: Paul Tassi Nov. 10, 2009

Deep within the forums over at TheOneRing.net, Guillermo Del Toro recently surfaced to let everyone know that he was going to be making a disguised cameo in his own HOBBIT film.

"I had a hand on the design of the creature and I will personally sculpt the appliances that will be applied on my face and hands. I used to sculpt the creatures for NECROPIA (my FX company) and I miss it a bit.

I will have a line or two and die quickly."

But how will we recognize him without glasses and a beard? Actually, I think this kind of cameo will be a lot more fun, as guessing which heavily make-upped creature he might be will be better than say, a Shyamalan “I’m-writing-an-entire-character-for-myself” cameo.

Any way-early guesses on who or what Del Toro might show up as?

Source: TheOneRing

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boomstick54
8:32PM on 11/11/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Peter Jackson actually made cameos in all 3 LOTR movies. But he never had lines. His kids were also in all 3 movies. My guess for Del Toro is some random creature. Keep in mind he can't be adding anything to the trolls in the forest, we saw them in the Fellowship movie, and Jackson probably wouldn't be too hip on changing that.
Peter Jackson actually made cameos in all 3 LOTR movies. But he never had lines. His kids were also in all 3 movies. My guess for Del Toro is some random creature. Keep in mind he can't be adding anything to the trolls in the forest, we saw them in the Fellowship movie, and Jackson probably wouldn't be too hip on changing that.
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drexxell
7:12AM on 11/12/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I would've thought so too, except GDT has already announced that he's changing the Wargs from their hyena look back to a more standard wolf look. That makes it at least possible that PJ is "letting" him get away with more changes that'll cause inconsistency.
I would've thought so too, except GDT has already announced that he's changing the Wargs from their hyena look back to a more standard wolf look. That makes it at least possible that PJ is "letting" him get away with more changes that'll cause inconsistency.
 
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HoyleHaw
10:00PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Taxi Driver
Probably the ballsiest cameo by the director in a movie.
Probably the ballsiest cameo by the director in a movie.
 
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FireCaptain4
9:23PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
If it has ANY trace of Guillermo's accent...
... we'll know right away which creature he is.
... we'll know right away which creature he is.
 
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JohnLocke2342
4:38PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Steven Spielberg in JAWS

Steven Spielberg in JAWS

 
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ANTI
3:33PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Wes Craven in Scream..he plays a Janitor named "Fred"
Wes Craven in Scream..he plays a Janitor named "Fred"
 
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blade62287
3:26PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Todd Phillips "Old School"- Im here for the gang bang.
Todd Phillips "Old School"- Im here for the gang bang.
 
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Stratburst
2:54PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm thinking the Goblin King that captures Thorin, Bilbo and company, then gets killed by Gandalf. Definitely looking forward to this flick. :)
I'm thinking the Goblin King that captures Thorin, Bilbo and company, then gets killed by Gandalf. Definitely looking forward to this flick. :)
 
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haakim the beam
2:05PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Orc guard of the cave opening...
or if he gets whacked, maybe he'll be one of the Orcs that Gollum takes down.
or if he gets whacked, maybe he'll be one of the Orcs that Gollum takes down.
 
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The_DUDE_Abides
1:54PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Tarantino's cameos are always great. I can't decide though. I can say the worst director cameo would have to be Michael Bay portraying an asshole photographer in Coyote Ugly. Wow, I mean what a hard test of his acting ability.
Tarantino's cameos are always great. I can't decide though. I can say the worst director cameo would have to be Michael Bay portraying an asshole photographer in Coyote Ugly. Wow, I mean what a hard test of his acting ability.
 
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Hal2001
1:43PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I'm thinking...
Del Toro is going to be the Goblin Lord who gets killed in the cave after only a couple of lines. The troll scene is too big to be called just a cameo and, as far as I can recall, the Wargs never say a single word.
Del Toro is going to be the Goblin Lord who gets killed in the cave after only a couple of lines. The troll scene is too big to be called just a cameo and, as far as I can recall, the Wargs never say a single word.
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drexxell
7:09AM on 11/12/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Gotta check, but I thought they used a kind of rudimentary barking language that Bilbo is able to decipher wtih some difficulty?
Gotta check, but I thought they used a kind of rudimentary barking language that Bilbo is able to decipher wtih some difficulty?
 
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Short Round
12:37PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Martin Scorsese in Taxi Driver.
Martin Scorsese in Taxi Driver.
 
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drexxell
12:22PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Warg leader
I would argue that the trolls are a LONG sequence and too important to take for a cameo.



My guess is that he's the leader of the wargs that are meeting in the woods where Gandalf and co are hiding. He gets set fire to, and dies.
I would argue that the trolls are a LONG sequence and too important to take for a cameo.



My guess is that he's the leader of the wargs that are meeting in the woods where Gandalf and co are hiding. He gets set fire to, and dies.
 
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ghostman123
12:18PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I can't help but think he's one of the 3 trolls that get turned to stone. A couple lines then "die" quickly.
I can't help but think he's one of the 3 trolls that get turned to stone. A couple lines then "die" quickly.
 
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Ezekiel25:17
12:09PM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It's gotta be...
Quentin Tarantino in any of his movies
Quentin Tarantino in any of his movies
 
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FrancoYesca
11:58AM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Either
Coppola as the T.V. director in Apocalypse Now, or Ridley Scott's hands in Alien.
Coppola as the T.V. director in Apocalypse Now, or Ridley Scott's hands in Alien.
 
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ChrisWalken
11:26AM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Old School
Might not be my favorite, but it was pretty funny. Todd Phillips in Old School. I also was the only one I knew who recognized him.
Might not be my favorite, but it was pretty funny. Todd Phillips in Old School. I also was the only one I knew who recognized him.
 
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Paul_Knoop
11:17AM on 11/10/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
LOTR
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Peter Jackson in Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
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