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    Peter Jackson signs on for the Hobbit

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    NEW YORK (AP) -- Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."

    Peter Jackson is set to oversee the film adaptation of "The Hobbit."

    Jackson, who directed the "Rings" trilogy, will serve as executive producer for "The Hobbit." A director for the prequel films has yet to be named.

    Relations between Jackson and New Line had soured after "Rings," despite a collective worldwide box office gross of nearly $3 billion -- an enormous success. The two sides nevertheless were able to reconcile, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) splitting "The Hobbit" 50/50, spokemen for both studios said Tuesday.

    "I'm very pleased that we've been able to put our differences behind us, so that we may begin a new chapter with our old friends at New Line," Jackson said in a statement. "We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth."

    Two "Hobbit" films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three "Lord of the Rings" films were made. Production is set to begin in 2009 with a released planned for 2010, with the sequel scheduled for a 2011 release.

    New Line Cinema is owned by Time Warner. (Time Warner is the parent company of CNN.) Sony and Comcast are among the owners of MGM.
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    Why two films?

    What the world doesn't need right now is another Hobbit film.
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    • #3
      Two?
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Nostromo
        Why two films?

        What the world doesn't need right now is another Hobbit film.
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        Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.

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        • #5
          If they are going to add as much as they did in the Rings, they will need two.
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          • #6
            But unlike LOTR, The Hobbit is a pretty light story. It was meant for kids.
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            • #7
              Wait until Peter Jackson is done with it. He added female heroines to LotR when they were already there.

              The Hobbit doesn't have any.
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              • #8
                He'll probably have Arwen defeating the trolls.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Patroklos
                  Wait until Peter Jackson is done with it. He added female heroines to LotR when they were already there.

                  The Hobbit doesn't have any.
                  Boo! Down with women! Sausage rules!
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                  • #10
                    Two?

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                    • #11
                      Is it like Kill Bill, which was supposed to be one movie, but was too long, so they decided to split it into two?
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Lorizael
                        Two?
                        Agreed. If anything I expect the Hobbit to be a short story.
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                        • #13
                          I think they could find plenty of material for 2 movies. For the theatrical releases for LOTR, they cut the scenes way too much and the running times were still very long.
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                          • #14
                            Boo! Down with women! Sausage rules!
                            Isn't that your motto???

                            He'll probably have Arwen defeating the trolls.
                            She slays the Dragon. Well, besides Aragorn's.
                            "The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.

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                            • #15
                              Return of the King had to much gay hobbit love near the end. It sickened me. Also, no ones seem to realizes hobbits are just elves born genetic disorders. Hairy feet come from hirsutism and their short stature can be attributed to achondroplasia dwarfism. No wonder Peter Jackson, being a disgusting short neckbeard with many genetic disorders himself, likes hobbits. He is one.

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