With the news that Peter Jackson is hesitant to direct because he doesn’t want to make the fans wait for ‘The Hobbit’ films to be made (read more), the question becomes… are you willing to wait? Let your voice be heard and vote on our latest poll! All current polls can be found on the right side of TORn webpages. And if you want to see the results of all polls, check out the Poll Archive.
Month: December 2007
When the staff here at TheOneRing.net first heard the rumors that the Hobbit film deal would most likely be for two movies, it fueled a lot of speculation. Most of the speculation centers on the idea that the second movie will be a bridge between The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring.
Continue reading “What does a “Hobbit sequel” mean? Bridge movie?”
Some landowners on existing “Lord of the Rings” film locations have been approached again by film location scouts, says Red Carpet Tours LOTR film location tour director Vic James. Continue reading “Location Scouts Scope New Zealand”
Tehanu just popped in to share this news from Stuff.co.nz: “MGM Chairman Harry Sloan, who was credited by all parties for bringing about the deal, said Jackson found it “impossible” to direct the films and meet proposed release dates in 2010 and 2011 due to other projects in the works.
“He can’t get it scheduled and he doesn’t want the fans to have to wait for the next two movies,” Sloan said. He said the studios might postpone the films if Jackson changed his mind.”
Everyone busy dusting off their copies of ‘The Hobbit’? Well take a break and check out these mainstream news organization links to the Peter Jackson/Hobbit story:
Peter Jackson to produce ‘The Hobbit’
Master of ‘Rings’ to Tackle ‘Hobbit’
Jackson to take part in New Line-MGM ‘Hobbit’
Peter Jackson to produce two Hobbit films
EW.com scored an interview with MGM CEO Harry Sloan after this mornings announcements. The biggest highlight is, “Is there any chance that Peter could direct the Hobbit sequel?”, which he answered with, “Well, he could direct either of them.”