January 10, 2007

Jackson won't work on Hobbit

Apparently New Line Cinema refuses to work with Peter Jackson on a Hobbit film due to his lawsuit against them. However, production is still moving forward.

"Jackson had told TheOneRing.net in November that he and partner Fran Walsh were bowing out after New Line, which produced the Rings films and has production rights to The Hobbit, told them the studio was moving ahead with The Hobbit without them. Jackson has said he won't discuss The Hobbit until a lawsuit against New Line over Rings accounting practices is settled."

Read the full article here.

Posted by John on January 10, 2007 04:44 PM | Posted to Tolkien
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I heard about that last year. I am a bit worried about what The Hobbit will look like without jackson at the helm. I'd like to give any new director a fair chance but I've never seen fantasy films like Tolkien's treated well. They end up being campy and very D&D.

And while The Hobbit is, on the surface, the less "ambitious" novel, I really don't want it trumped out like another Harry Potter film for kids. Oh so many things could go wrong...

Posted by: Imani on January 11, 2007 12:53 AM
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