Peter Jackson's The Hobbit is coming!!!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 01 Apr 2006, 11:27

Finally it has been announced - as he can obviously do no wrong, Peter Jackson will make/produce an adaption of JRR Tolkien's prequel to Lord of the Rings "The Hobbit" - see for yourself.....

http://www.hobbitfilm.de/

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 01 Apr 2006, 23:55

Maybe an April's fool joke?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 01 Apr 2006, 23:56

Yes, it is! When you click on photo galleries, it says so in German.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Apr 2006, 00:33

Come on Mr. Jackson give us what we want.

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 03 Apr 2006, 09:59

It's not up to Jackson... there are rights issues attached to The Hobbit which needs to be worked out. (Some wacky deal where one company has the US rights, while another has international rights - and those companies are not best pals or some STUPID thing)

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 20 Nov 2006, 09:12

It seems as though Jackson is off The Hobbit. There's also a statement from Jackson himself about the situation.

What will all the Middle-Earthers do now?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 20 Nov 2006, 12:16

Kurgan wrote:What will all the Middle-Earthers do now?

Cross your fingers that whoever New Line has signed/will sign to direct will make a good film.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Nov 2006, 19:54

You'd think they'd realise holding off would give them a better film, the same cast and an all round better package but no we can't wait, can we.

Way to go New Line!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Nov 2006, 23:49

Ian McKellen IS Gandalf :shock: I can't imagine anyone else doing it

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Nov 2006, 22:10

After what he's said (that he's disappointed) I doubt he will be now

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 25 Nov 2006, 09:15

I'd hope all the original cast would say no to this deal... then even NewLine would get the idea!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Nov 2006, 18:10

Jackson will still make "The Hobbit"?

Digital Spy wrote: Peter Jackson will direct The Hobbit movie, according to a producer whose company will soon own rights to the book.

The Lord of the Rings director said last week that bosses at New Line Cinema had told him he was "no longer needed" for the prequel and another possible project in the set.

But producer Saul Saentz, maker of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, told The Sun that New Line's contract would soon fall to him, as he owns the screen rights to Tolkien Enterprises.

“[The Hobbit] will definitely be shot by Peter Jackson," he declared. “Next year, The Hobbit rights will fall back to my company.

“I suppose that Peter will wait because he knows that he will make the best deal with us. And he is fed up with the studios.

“To get his profit share on the Rings trilogy, he had to sue New Line," he continued. "With us, he knows that he will be paid fairly and artistically supported without reservation.”

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Nov 2006, 19:20

That sounds good but "The Sun". We're not out of the woods yet.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 30 Nov 2006, 06:45

How Mr. Frodo feels about it all...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Nov 2006, 19:24

Cheers Kurgan.

It doesn't say if he'd not do it though.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 30 Nov 2006, 21:10

Couldn't he play a (very) young Bilbo?
In a wierd twist, Ian Holm (Bilbo in LOTR movies) played Frodo in a BBC Radio 4 adaption of LOTR from 1981.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Nov 2006, 21:13

Of course but I hope he wouldn't want to, unless Jackson is back of course.