Here's the exciting report from yesterday morning:
NEW YORK — 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.
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, spokesmen 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.
All I can say is "FINALLY!" I've been looking forward to t
he possibility of The Hobbit being made into a movie ever since the LOTR Trilogy came out (2001-03) & reading the book back then. Back in high school, my friend Jon and I could only dream of this, haha. I loved the book and I just hope the movie(s) doesn't turn out crappy. Expectations are up there....2010 and 2011 will be here in no time, I think.
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Looks like the 2 movies will be solely based on The Hobbit now, splitting the book into 2 films. Coming out sometime in 2012.
Out in a few weeks now. Time is a flyin'.
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