Hogfather movie!

topic posted Wed, December 6, 2006 - 1:09 PM by  Molly
Apparently, it's now in the final stages of postproduction. PTerry collaborated on the script, and even appeared in a cameo role as the Toymaker.

Official site: www.skyone.co.uk/hogfather/
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt0765458/

Has anybody heard anything about it? Anybody going to be able to see it? Thoughts, complaints, worries?
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Molly
SF Bay Area
  • Re: Hogfather movie!

    Wed, December 6, 2006 - 3:51 PM
    They couldn’t have changed to too badly if pterry is in it..
    • Re: Hogfather movie!

      Wed, December 6, 2006 - 7:49 PM
      I saw him speak last month and his official credit is "Mucked aout with the script".
      Don't know when it will be released in the States tho, Its gonna be on BBC at Hogswatch.
      • Re: Hogfather movie!

        Thu, December 7, 2006 - 1:35 AM
        On the BBC? Where did you get that news? I thought it was going to be on Sky One, not terrestrial tv. which is fine for those who have cable, but for the rest of us it might be a long wait before we see it...
  • Re: Hogfather movie!

    Thu, December 7, 2006 - 1:13 PM
    im almost as excited about this as i am about the eragon movie coming out!
    • Re: Hogfather movie!

      Mon, December 11, 2006 - 9:12 AM
      *sob* I don't do cable (or any tv other than netflix) hhmmmmm who do I know who does???
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        Re: Hogfather movie!

        Mon, December 25, 2006 - 2:28 PM
        For the 12 days of Hogwatch and 'The Making Of', venture here:

        link.brightcove.com/services...291708786

        (It works fine here in continental Europe, not sure if access is restricted in the US)
        • Re: Hogfather movie!

          Tue, December 26, 2006 - 7:07 AM
          so did anyone watch it? i thought it was great! well anything b tp is! ^_^
          • Re: Hogfather movie!

            Thu, January 25, 2007 - 4:45 PM
            I saw it and loved it. (A hacker friend somehow got me a copy of the two parts and although it didn't play on my DVD player it did play on my computer.)

            They did a really good job with Death and his voice, but the star was Susan. She was perfect! Mr. Teatime was just as weird and creepy as he is in the book. (The only disappointment for me - and it is a minor one - was the whole bathroom sequence featuring the notorious craftsmanship of Bloody Stupid Johnson. It fell flat.)

            The casting was, by and large, excellent. (Come on, be fair! How do you possibly find an actor that fits your mental image of Nobby Nobbs?) :-)

            Any other reviews?
            • Re: Hogfather movie!

              Mon, January 29, 2007 - 10:12 AM
              Where can it be found? I must have this!!!
              • Re: Hogfather movie!

                Mon, January 29, 2007 - 10:49 AM
                Ditto!
                • Re: Hogfather movie!

                  Mon, January 29, 2007 - 12:02 PM
                  I have emailed my said-hacker friend if he would be willing to divulge to me where he accidentally might have found said movie and mistakenly clicked on download, being so against piracy as he is. If he divulges then I will post the info for you.

                  I do know that the company who bought the rights bought the global rights, so I am sure the movie will be released this year anyway. My sister bought a really cool hardcover picture book of the movie, so I know that's already available. (Ergo, the movie can't be too far behind... in theory...)
              • Re: Hogfather movie!

                Mon, January 29, 2007 - 11:59 AM
                The DVD's due out in March, as far as I can tell from other Discworld communities I belong to.
                • Re: Hogfather movie!

                  Fri, March 16, 2007 - 11:53 AM
                  Anyone have an update on when it's coming out?
                  How about where we can get our feverishly nerdy hands on a copy?
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                    Re: Hogfather movie!

                    Mon, March 19, 2007 - 9:13 AM
                    >>> ...hands on a copy?

                    My hacker friend found the movie on Torrents. However, I heard the movie will be coming out in April so it's not a long wait...
                    • Re: Hogfather movie!

                      Tue, March 11, 2008 - 7:00 AM
                      It's out now! I have a copy in my hot little hands and it's terrific! The casting is brilliant. Everyone looks exactly as I imagined them to be. Corp. Nobb is a riot!, and I love the interactions between Death and Albert. One thing I really like is they didn't play it over-the-top or cartoonish at all. It's in two parts, so they were able to dedicate time to the story without cutting much out.
                      There's also an interview by Pratchett who readily endorses the film...said he felt like a kid playing with a train set. It's not a big budget production, but as Pratchett said himself, a bigger budget wouldn't have made it any better than it already is...just bigger.

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