The long-awaited Hobbit movie, first mooted over a decade ago by New Zealand director Peter Jackson, is edging its way towards the screen.
The adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s 1937 novel is set to be split into two films which are scheduled for release in 2010 and 2011 – despite some fairly unequivocal denials from both Jackson and New Line Studios as recently as a month ago.
The production has been repeatedly derailed by rights issues and Jackson’s desire to remake King Kong for Universal Pictures, which soured relations between New Line and the director.
Jackson will be producing the new films, with a director yet to be appointed. No casting details are expected to emerge for quite some time.
Sphere: Related ContentThis post was written by Lobo on December 19, 2007
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I wonder if New Line making him producer was some sort of mutual decision since they obviously didn’t want him to be director but didn’t want to be subject to another suit by him and this was a compromise between him and the studio.
Im with you i think it was a compromise between the two
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