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[Neuromancer]

Neil's rep says No Hobbit

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slashfilm/~3/4xu296LF2PU/

Aaaaand the cycle continues

:lol

 

[Expendable.]

Peter Jackson Will Direct 'The Hobbit' Films

In what was the most inevitable (and correct) conclusion to the Hobbit director fiasco, Deadline is reporting Lord of the Rings trilogy helmer Peter Jackson has "decided to direct two installments of The Hobbit." His deal is currently in negotation "right now with Warner Bros and MGM."

Guillermo Del Toro dropped out late May of this year and since there has been rumors of Neill Blomkamp and David Yates taking over but deep down we all know Jackson is the man for the job.

Currently Jackson is "trying to get MGM’s owners to do what is needed to make the back-to-back films possible for an end of the year shoot." This certainly isn't the end of The Hobbit pre-production story and we will keep you updated with more details as they come.

 

[Branduil]

Hooray!

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Now we're talkin'.

 

[Borgnine]

Whoa whoa whoa, wait. For reals? No foolin?

 

[Expendable.]

Whoa whoa whoa, wait. For reals? No foolin?

fo' reals.

 

[sazabirules]

Does Deadline have a source?

 

[Expendable.]

Does Deadline have a source?

"trusted sources". Heat Vision is also reporting it as an exclusive so it's definitely going around Hollywood now.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Good news

 

[castlegar]

Fuckin' sweet. As he should be

 

[Kraftwerk]

Fucking YES!

 

[ezekial45]

Wow, it looks like he'll have to do it himself. :lol

 

[Neuromancer]

Peter Jackson Will Direct 'The Hobbit' Films

OK I just hope he doesn't mess with the Hobbit as much as he did with LOTR. I think he made some strange decisions with the timeline and general pacing, especially in the 2nd movie.

 

[NJ Shlice]

Slash Film is reporting it now

"Peter Jackson "negotiating" to direct the Hobbit."

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slashfilm/~3/yjV1QTHPVvA/

 

[ghostmind]

Yes - the way it always should have been - can't wait!

 

[WyndhamPrice]

And here. we. go.

 

[Pctx]

Other projects be damned!! It's about time!!

 

[BobLoblaw]

This has made my year! Words like awesome and epic aren't even appropriate.

 

[Discotheque]

Woohoo.

Great news indeed.

 

[DieNgamers]

Yes!! After the departure of Guillermo this is the best possible outcome, I think. The two have worked on a vision so it's only natural for him to realize it.

 

[Tucah]

As it should be.

 

[Spire]

Thank god, can't wait.

 

[Discotheque]

The problem I have here though is whether his heart is in it. It sounded like he really didn't want to do this film at all, so it might possibly show on screen.

Didn't he say earlier "I'd direct it, to protect the investment"? That doesn't sound too good.

But then again, he was really enthusiastic about Lovely Bones and that was shit, so...still good news I guess :lol

 

[Kilgore Trout]

The problem I have here though is whether his heart is in it. It sounded like he really didn't want to do this film at all, so it might possibly show on screen.

Didn't he say earlier "I'd direct it, to protect the investment"? That doesn't sound too good.

But then again, he was really enthusiastic about Lovely Bones and that was shit, so...still good news I guess :lol

Well, first of all, I thought he didn't want to direct because he would be busy with a lot of other projects. To film both movies probably means being on site for 5-6 months in a row on top of being involved with the rest of the process. That's a huge chunk of time.

 

[Sanjuro]

Fuck. Was hoping he would pass on it.

 

[Amir0x]

Lovely Bones was so awful it almost made me retroactively reconsider the Lord of the Rings trilogy being the greatest film trilogy of all time.

I hope he does not bring any of that horrible side with him to The Hobbit.

 

[Neuromancer]

Lovely Bones was so awful it almost made me retroactively reconsider the Lord of the Rings trilogy being the greatest film trilogy of all time.

I hope he does not bring any of that horrible side with him to The Hobbit.

How much of that was because of the source material though? I tried to read the Lovely Bones and had to stop, I just couldn't get into it.

 

[Dan]

I was more interested with Guillermo del Toro in the director's seat.

Still, I have a hard time caring about these at all considering they're turning The Hobbit into a bloated two films with tons of extraneous stuff that will take us away from Bilbo's point of view, which destroys so much of what made the novel great. I don't want to see Gandalf's side adventures, at least at the same time, I just want to be on a wild fantasy journey with Bilbo.

 

[Neuromancer]

I was more interested with Guillermo del Toro in the director's seat.

Still, I have a hard time caring about these at all considering they're turning The Hobbit into a bloated two films with tons of extraneous stuff that will take us away from Bilbo's point of view, which destroys so much of what made the novel great. I don't want to see Gandalf's side adventures, at least at the same time, I just want to be on a wild fantasy journey with Bilbo.

Hey at least they're not just blatantly making up an entire movie worth of events, like they were originally planning. But no, I agree with you.

 

[Lakitu]

I think Peter Jackson is the right man for the job. I'm also glad Guillermo del Toro is focusing on a original project next, great

 

[Freshmaker]

I was more interested with Guillermo del Toro in the director's seat.

Still, I have a hard time caring about these at all considering they're turning The Hobbit into a bloated two films with tons of extraneous stuff that will take us away from Bilbo's point of view, which destroys so much of what made the novel great. I don't want to see Gandalf's side adventures, at least at the same time, I just want to be on a wild fantasy journey with Bilbo.

Not much point in showing Gandalf if you have a director that thinks magic should never be depicted onscreen. (Maybe Gandalf should be a cloud...)

 

[Dan]

Hey at least they're not just blatantly making up an entire movie worth of events, like they were originally planning. But no, I agree with you.

At least I could simply ignore that second film.

 

[Neuromancer]

At least I could simply ignore that second film.

Yeah thats a good point.

 

[Anerythristic]

I have been quietly following this issue with this film. How old is Sir Ian McKellen and how long is he willing to wait?

 

[Solo]

Lovely Bones was so awful it almost made me retroactively reconsider the Lord of the Rings trilogy being the greatest film trilogy of all time.

I hope he does not bring any of that horrible side with him to The Hobbit.

TTT and ROTK already make LOTR unable to be the best trilogy ever.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm merely okay with this. Jackson did a lot right with the LotR movies, but I wasn't a big fan of the directing in them. But I suppose it will enable a certain consistency through the prequels.

 

[Relix]

TTT and ROTK already make LOTR unable to be the best trilogy ever.

LOTR Trilogy >> Star Wars. Just to stir the flames of war.

The fact that they changed a few things from the books don't mean a thing, the movie worked perfectly on screen. If you want to follow the book, read the book. The movie is just an adaptation... and trust me adapting Tolkien's work like it was done for the LOTR movies is a monumental task.

 

[DrForester]

 

[Solo]

LOTR Trilogy >> Star Wars. Just to stir the flames of war.

The turd from my anus > Star Wars. Leone's Dollars trilogy is the best trilogy.

 

[Relix]

The turd from my anus > Star Wars. Leone's Dollars trilogy is the best trilogy.

No. Just... no.

Spoiler

my dislike of Western movies causes a bias though!

 

[JzeroT1437]

I hope there isn't 2+ hours of them wandering around a hillside talking.

 

[Neuromancer]

I hope there isn't 2+ hours of them wandering around a hillside talking.

If they follow the book it should be pretty action packed. A lot of crazy shit goes down in the Hobbit.

 

[Relix]

If they follow the book it should be pretty action packed. A lot of crazy shit goes down in the Hobbit.

They are dividing it into two movies am I right?

 

[Darklord]

They are dividing it into two movies am I right?

I may be wrong but isn't the first most of the book, the second is a whole new written thing linking the Hobbit and LotR together. That's what I heard off a podcast.

 

[Neuromancer]

They are dividing it into two movies am I right?

I believe so, yes

I may be wrong but isn't the first most of the book, the second is a whole new written thing linking the Hobbit and LotR together. That's what I heard off a podcast.

I think that was the original plan and it sounded kind of terrible

Edit: now I'm not so sure what the plan is, this whole thing has gotten pretty confusing.

 

[GDGF]

And all is right with the world.

 

[Dead]

Wouldn't be surprised if the fact that TLB was a huge disappointment-ton also played a role in him deciding to direct this.

I'd be more excited if Del Toro were still directing, but I suppose this is the best possible outcome

 

[Salazar]

Other projects be damned!! It's about time!!

You speak of Tintin with insufficient deference and grace. Ware my wrath.

 

[Dabookerman]

TTT and ROTK already make LOTR unable to be the best trilogy ever.

You're right. LOTR is just one big movie. And the greatest one at that. It was only split into three because you know.. people would complain about it being too long.

 

[Dan]

I believe so, yes


I think that was the original plan and it sounded kind of terrible

Edit: now I'm not so sure what the plan is, this whole thing has gotten pretty confusing.

The current plan is for The Hobbit to be spread across two films, filled in with other source material. It's definitely no longer going to be The Hobbit and a LOTR bridge film. That was scrapped sometime around Guillermo del Toro coming on board, IIRC.