Did Bilbo and myself dream this ?

sunny2004

What is the situation with the making of the HOBBIT movie ?

I thought, Peter Jackson was considering making it ?

Karl Hungus

It is going to be made, as far as I know, but I've heard Peter Jackson say that he wasn't interested in directing. That could change, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

sunny2004

He was interested in it, wasnt he ???

Little donkey makes a mint from the 3 films and doesnt bother his ass

ixoy

sunny2004 wrote:

He was interested in it, wasnt he ???

Yeah but then there were BIG issues between himself and New Line Cinema (who own the rights) - they were a bit peeved at his little lawsuit against him and the head honcho didn't want to ever see Jackson near his studio again.
I think that element was resolved but Jackson had probably lost interest by then.

Sam Raimi is the name being branded around. If it's not in production by the middle of next year the rights revert back to Saul Wentz company and they have said that they want Jackson and no one else in the directrs chair.

madrab

oh god if sam raimi gets his hands on it we are gonna have emo bilbo dancing

sunny2004

Is there no official line on the situation on any of the related websites ?

I think Peter Jackson is the man for the job. After all he did a wonderful job on the rest.

faceman

As ixoy said, jackson had a big falling out with new line as he claimed they didnt pay him what he was due from the LOTR films. (I think he was entitled to a larger profit share) They were seeking other directors, but alot there was alot of negative backlash (from fans, LOTR cast and tolkien family) and press with doing this so new line shelved plans.

However the situation was resolved and in recent months, there was a change in some of the senior team in new line (sorry cant find the article with names) and one of the new big wigs is a big fan of jackson and would like to see the hobbit made so things started to look rosey again.

however thats the last i have heard of it. Jackson has some other projects lined up in the next few years that afaik, he must complete before he can take on anything else.

sunny2004

faceman wrote:

As ixoy said, jackson had a big falling out ...

Sorry when i said offical line I wasnt questioning the explaination given !!!!:)

Just want ed read further info if it was on a website..

Cheers for the info !!!

slips on ring and disappears

faceman

Oopsie, i got my facts slightly wrong.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30806

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30937

--Kaiser--

After the hames he made of Return of the King (a comparatively terrible end to a classic trilogy) I would prefer that he did not direct it.

I think The Hobbit lends itself much better to movie conversion than the The Lord of the Rings, so as long as it's not a complete ass directing it, then it should be fine

Nick_oliveri

Sure it was Jackson himself that seemed like a newbie at the time of production of the first movie. Dont get me wrong, i liked brain dead and all, but its only in hindsight that you can see he did a fantastic job with LOTR.

Raimi though...no.

faceman

funnily enough, this showed up in the news today!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20142132,00.html

qwertplaywert

Hope Jackson doesnt get it, after the shambles he made of 2 of the triology[Fellowship and Return of the King].Give it to someone with a fresh approch-maybe Mathew Vaughan?

Slutmonkey57b

If they're going to torture hobbits and burn the shire properly I'll be interested in this. If not, count me right out.

qwertplaywert

Story about The Hobbit movie on empire website yesterday