{"id":59835,"date":"2012-07-25T23:36:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T04:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=59835"},"modified":"2012-07-26T00:06:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T05:06:52","slug":"three-movies-twitters-a-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/07\/25\/59835-three-movies-twitters-a-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Movies? Twitter&#8217;s A-Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-59877 no-lazyload\" title=\"Smaug, The Hobbit\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tolkien_smaug-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>When it comes to LOTR &amp; the Hobbit, the online gushing is usually non-stop.<\/p>\n<p>Not today, though. The unconfirmed news that Peter Jackson may turn \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d into a trilogy has been blowing up on social media, and it&#8217;s not all happy. A common response has been \u201c<a title=\"Hmmmmm\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/realtime\/hobbit%20%22not%20sure%22%20OR%20%22don%27t%20know%22\" target=\"_blank\">not sure how I feel about this,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 but there&#8217;s been quite a bit of negativity mixed in with the happiness and mixed-emotions.<\/p>\n<p>We combed through the last 12 hours of tweets and pulled together a selection of what Twitter users have to say. You&#8217;ll find <span style=\"color: #339966;\">Yays<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Naes<\/span> and a whole bunch of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">head-scratching<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read on:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>Damon Lindelof \u200f@DamonLindelof<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I think THE HOBBIT should be broken into a hundred five-minute installments and released every Christmas until we are all dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Murray \u200f@mbmurray<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Uh, what? There&#8217;s no way The Hobbit has enough content to fill 3 movies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob McCallum \u200f@Rob_McCallum<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Hang on!- The Hobbit is ONE BOOK. Two films was pushing it. Three is having a laugh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Braga \u200f@Alex_Braga<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">I&#8217;m very much on board with there being three Hobbit movies. Very much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Disalmanac \u200f@Disalmanac<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UPDATE: Peter Jackson not only wants to turn &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; into three movies, he&#8217;s changing it so that Gollum shoots at Han Solo first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee Leslie \u200f@leeleslie<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">What? There&#8217;s going to be THREE Hobbit movies now?!? How?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick McAnulty \u200f@NickMcAnulty<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Making two #Hobbit movies is a real stretch &#8211; making THREE is just greedy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kubulai \u200f@CloudySpotty<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">Wow. Peter Jackson is serious about making three Hobbit movies instead of two. Well&#8230;if they all kick ass, I don&#8217;t see why not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Celeste Sharp \u200f@celesteosharp<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">How can you make The Hobbit a trilogy? Pah! I bet the last film is a three hour battle&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>LB Gale \u200f@LBGale<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">They have the rights to all of what happens between The Hobbit and the end of LOTR appendices. There are easily three movies in that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vivi H. \u200f@tilgorekrout<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">so the hobbit&#8217;s gonna be a trilogy? as much as I LOVE the book, three films for ~400 pages? #vividisapproves<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oliver Good \u200f@OliGood<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Peter Jackson&#8217;s &#8216;plan&#8217; to make three movies out of The Hobbit is making me approximately 33.3% less excited about The Hobbit..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elaina Ciara Glynn \u200f@ElainaCG<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">Bad jokes aside, I missed out on the LOTR trilogy experience, so I&#8217;d probably jump for joy if there were three Hobbit movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Donal Ryan \u200f@donalwryan<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Would love to have three hobbit movies, if that\u2019s how it was scripted from the start. It\u2019s a short book to begin with. this could backfire<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nBear McCreary \u200f@bearmccreary<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Hey fellow nerds, everybody calm down about The Hobbit. We&#8217;re talking about a director whose WORST movie was still pretty good. I&#8217;m excited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Smith \u200f@byumanutd<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Would rather have all the material than have things cut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Zaragoza \u200f@stevezaragoza<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">If PJ makes 3 Hobbit movies, someday we&#8217;ll own close to 24 straight hours of Middle Earth awesomeness. Must look into buying toilet chair&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew C. Ruffner \u200f@MatthewCRuffner<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m excited or offended. Peter Jackson to make \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d a trilogy? #LOTR #hobbit #JRRTolkien<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Corrie Bates \u200f@OnTheEverglow<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Not sure what to think about this yet, but I&#8217;m excited if it&#8217;s all Appendices material.\u00a0 #TheHobbit #LOTRmoviesforever<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bryan King \u200f@kingbry7<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">We didn&#8217;t get Tom Bombadil but we&#8217;re getting three Hobbit movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Lovins \u200f@chris_lovins<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">As much as I would LOVE for the Hobbit to be made into a trilogy, the more the merrier, I guess&#8230;I don&#8217;t think I could wait that long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thorin Thompson \u200f@Nosfilmatu<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Hoping this is true! More of The #Hobbit can only be a good thing right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark J Musante \u200f@mmusante<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait, now there\u2019s *three* Hobbit films? Egad, Brain, will this road go ever on and on? (taking bets on it expanding to four now!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Zalben \u200f@azalben<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Since Peter Jackson shot The Hobbit at 48fps, why doesn&#8217;t he just release it at 24fps? Then he could have FOUR movies instead of just three!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leah Johnson \u200f@LeahJohnson30<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">@The_HobbitMovie Three Hobbit movies? The more the merrier!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tozzzoooo \u200f@Tozzzz1991<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">three Hobbit films&#8230;. I can&#8217;t stop salivating<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>James Locker \u200f@jameslocker<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">catching up on movie news earlier really don&#8217;t see the need to turn The Hobbit into a trilogy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luke Grima | WGTTM? \u200f@LGrima<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BREAKING NEWS: These are the titles for Peter Jackson&#8217;s &#8216;Hobbit&#8217; trilogy. THE HOBBIT, THE HOBBIT: WALK &amp; THE HOBBIT: WALK HARDER<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reid Schmidt \u200f@reidhschmidt<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Peter, do not underestimate the powers of a franchise, or suffer George&#8217;s fate you will. #TheHobbit #Collider<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ste McInerney \u200f@SteMaccaUK<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Erm yeah I may just say that I&#8217;m excited that THERE WILL BE THREE HOBBIT FILMS!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liam \u200f@LiamAJack<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">So there will be three #hobbit films? Hasn&#8217;t this series Gollum long enough?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>JustinNixon \u200f@PhineasPoe<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The book is only 300 pages long! @RELEVANT: Peter Jackson is considering making &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; into a trilogy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u5965\u5229\u5f17\u00b7\u514b\u62c9\u514b \u200f@Oli_Clark<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">THREE HOBBIT MOVIES!?!?!?! HELL YEAH!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Janet Brannigan \u200f@jaybee2801<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@The_HobbitMovie two max. Not sure how you can stretch to three. The Hobbit is a lovely book but no LOTR. Can&#8217;t wait until 14 Dec<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Martin \u200f@emartin5<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Three Hobbit films?!? THREE!!!???? My heart can&#8217;t handle the excitement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ian Joseph Aronoff \u200f@muggleprince611<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I understood two but now there is going to be THREE Hobbit movies? -_- talk about money hungry #thehobbit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dakota Mancuso \u200f@DakotaMancuso<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Hobbit is going to be divided into three movies? Sounds great, but they better be good Mr. Jackson! \ud83d\ude00 #TheHobbit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Shahin Khoygani \u200f@ShahinKhoygani<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">They are making a trilogy out of the Hobbit?! Just more proof that Hollywood loves milking movies. Unbelievable.<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stanley Bain \u200f@bainery<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Please don&#8217;t turn into a George Lucas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Diep Tran \u200f@diepthought<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Hobbit may be a trilogy. That both excites and saddens me. Greediness is such a buzzkill<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nkobby \u200f@Tha_MaihnYOU<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">THERE WILL BE THREE HOBBIT MOVIES!!!!\u00a0 i hope Peter Jackson Knows what he is doing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan \u200f@JordanSamB<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">I would just like to inform everyone that The Hobbit is being split into 3 movies. THREE movies of awesomeness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>tom faciane \u200f@Carnivaltom<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; to be a trilogy? Why not just release all three films on the same day instead? Or a single, nine hour movie? #LOTR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Severance \u200f@Messi92Mike<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Any chance of me watching The Hobbit now rest on whether Jackson wakes up from this fever dream. I am not paying for three movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Wie \u200f@jwie86<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Oh Peter J., I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy but even 2 films seems like a bit much for the Hobbit let alone 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Giff \u200f@AndyGiff<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The whole dividing books up into multiple films thing is getting ridiculous now. There&#8217;s no way The Hobbit can be justified as three parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophie Knowler \u200f@eihposknowler<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You have the nerve to miss out so much from The Deathly Hallows but make The Hobbit into a trilogy?! #injustice #priorities<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Terry \u200f@McAdamSandwich<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">@VoodooDarling Probably one tequila shot away from a pre-Hobbit trilogy in 4k super HD 4D with DeLorean BTTF goggles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jared Lo \u200f@jaredlo91<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A single story should not be turned into a trilogy&#8230; *COUGH* THE HOBBIT *COUGH*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>connor ross \u200f@Connomnomnor<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Hobbit is gonna be a trilogy? It sure has a lot to live up to trilogy wise&#8230; #Batman #LotR #ToyStory<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Garrett Stiger \u200f@G_Stiggy<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I&#8217;m getting to be more and more concerned about Peter Jackson&#8217;s adaptation of The Hobbit. Two films and now possibly three?!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anthony Hall \u200f@amusichall<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I could tell the Hobbit story in 30 mins. Or, if you prefer, I could tell it in three two-hour installments several months apart! Yay money!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Martin \u200f@WrestleCrow<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Hobbit\u2019s going to be released as three films! Good news ladies, New Line Cinema has extended Legolas&#8217; cameo from 3 minutes to 3 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael McKiddy \u200f@MichaelMcKiddy<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Peter Jackson turning &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; into a trilogy&#8230;I&#8217;m hoping this time around the third film will have 26 endings. #GollumFightsYoda<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colin Kershey \u200f@ColinKershey<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I hate this trend and 2 was overkill \u201c@EW: Peter Jackson in talks about possibly turning &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; into a trilogy&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregory Hudson \u200f@Greg_Hudson<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So now &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; is going to be a trilogy? Hmm..skeptical on that one. But I&#8217;ll still watch em!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew DiDonato \u200f@mdidonato13<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Just read The Hobbit could turn into a trilogy so more of the story can be told.. Awesome #TheHobbit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>zachary winters \u200f@wheresgreen<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Peter Jackson in talks about possibly turning &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; into a trilogy\u00a0 God, yes! A trilogy, please!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephanie \uf8ff \u200f@Dark_Rose_xoxo<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u201cThere is a good possibility that the originally planned 2 Hobbit movie release will turn into a full Trilogy.\u201d OMG HAPPY DANCE! SO EXCITED!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RSSharkey \u200f@RSSharkey<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Please don&#8217;t&#8230; it&#8217;s enough that the Hobbit has already turned into two movies, don&#8217;t make it three!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Wiencek \u200f@DanWiencek<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">It&#8217;d be great if The Hobbit turned into three movies. There would be a prequel trilogy out there that was actually good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jen Hurler \u200f@jenhurler<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">They&#8217;re turning The Hobbit into a trilogy. Did they learn nothing about the potential shitiness of prequel trilogies from Star Wars? T_T<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meyg \u200f@meyglizzie<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Also, if The Hobbit becomes a trilogy, NOTHING can be cut out. Not if you have like 9 hours to tell the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Bua \u200f@JoeWatchesTV<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ca-Ching! RT @aots Peter Jackson&#8217;s The Hobbit to become a trilogy?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Rankin \u200f@DanielKRankin<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read #TheHobbit will be a trilogy. My predictions for movie titles: The Hobbit: There, The Hobbit 2: And Back, The Hobbit 3: Again<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perseverance \u2655 \u200f@RoseofEurope<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">The world can&#8217;t end &#8217;til after Dec 2015!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim Espen \u200f@Emmeth<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So, The Hobbit is being made into a trilogy? I don&#8217;t know what to feel about this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>William Walsh \u200f@TheDukeRaoul<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It&#8217;s a little insane PJ wants to now make The Hobbit a trilogy, but i&#8217;m kinda onboard with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Church \u200f@Kevin_Church<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I read THE HOBBIT in an afternoon. Peter Jackson is going to turn it into three movies. Huh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Person \u200f@Papapishu<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Only Peter Jackson could turn the Hobbit into 3 movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>d \u200f@wegetgeek<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the Hobbit in three movies? Jesus christ if I wasn&#8217;t so in love with LOTR I would think their crazy. Well I do think their crazy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Triezenberg \u200f@IhaveFURY<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hobbit might be three movies? Not sure how I feel about that&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Hickman \u200f@jordan_hickman<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Woah woah woah. &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; is going to be a trilogy? Even with all the additional notes Thorin &amp; company will be doing a lot of nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Bruni \u200f@tusitalabruni<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ARGH! THE HOBBIT is going to be a trilogy now?! Here&#8217;s a thought: try making ONE movie out of it. There&#8217;s not much there, Mr. Jackson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethan Burnette \u200f@EthanBurnette<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So, a #Hobbit trilogy? I WANT to be excited, but just feels thin&#8230; Like butter scraped over too much bread. Anyone have any thoughts? #LOTR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil DiVuolo \u200f@PhilboFaggins<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">LotR: ~1000 pages, 3 books, 3 movies. The Hobbit: ~300 pages, 1 book, possibly being made into a trilogy. No way am I spending $30 on that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Terrence Aybar \u200f@cinemaparker<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Hobbit stretched into two films was already questionable but a trilogy? Right now a Tolkien is sharpening his sword, I guarantee it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Li \u200f@redtidal<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">#Hobbit will be made into a trilogy? Is there enough story? Why not a 10 hr mini series then?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Hurwitt \u200f@shurwitt<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Peter Jackson considering making &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; a trilogy. Hell, Jackson would make &#8220;Pat the Bunny&#8221; a 12-hour epic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Statham \u200f@mjstatham<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Hobbit to possibly become a trilogy? Im in! Make it so Jackson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pearl Floresca \u200f@gorgeous_pearl<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">O! I hope Legolas will be on those 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>dust \u200f@dustincmc<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">sorry but its really stupid that jackson wants to turn the hobbit into a trilogy. its not a long book at all. stupid stupid stupid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Meszoros \u200f@nhfeatures<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Not sure how I feel about this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Muhammad Noormahomed \u200f@_M_N_M_<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Great but he&#8217;s pushing it a bit now<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ron h \u200f@ron_how<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">You guys, it&#8217;s probably going to be a Hobbit Trilogy. You guys&#8230;a trilogy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Gale \u200f@ArgoTheatricals<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Deathly Hallows, 2 parts. Hobbit, 3. What&#8217;s next? Pat the Bunny in 4 parts?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremy Wilcox \u200f@blueduck37<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Not to whine like stereotypical internet geek, but this plan to make &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; a trilogy is crazy. A 300-page book!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlota Martinho \u200f@carlotagagaloo<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Are you freaking kidding me? The Hobbit getting to be a trilogy would crush all LOTR fans. It would be awesome but it would be awful too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dipali Dey \u200f@Dipali_Dey<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Definitely want to watch The Hobbit. Loved The Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am sure I&#8217;m going to love this one too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leslie DesJardins \u200f@laughsalltheway<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Hobbit may now be a trilogy? Yeesh. There&#8217;s gonna be a lot of artistic license taken, and not in a good way. #comeonpeterjackson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Chandler Cain \u200f@JosephChanCain<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">The appendices are great reads, this is awesome! @sciencefiction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Gonzalez \u200f@Youcanttigatag<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I will pull all the hair off my head if Peter Jackson announces the Hobbit will be a trilogy. WHY WOULD YOU TOTURE ME LIKE THAT?!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>StereoCultureSociety \u200f@CultureInStereo<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Take a break #LOTRgeeks, just breathe&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Skipworth \u200f@BenSkipworth<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">I just read that Peter Jackson is trying to stretch the Hobbit out to a trilogy. Nerd level: high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nazrin Zain \u200f@Yuecchi86<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Actually I do find it weird that Peter Jackson is extending The Hobbit to be a trilogy, considering the source material isn&#8217;t all that long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RC (FoO) \u200f@shadowbottle<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">WTH? Really? Now there&#8217;s talk of breaking up The Hobbit into a -TRILOGY-. MIXED EMOTIONS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelly Lawler \u200f@klawls<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I just, can&#8217;t wrap my mind around &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; as a dark trilogy. Tolkein called it a kids book&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>James Fox \u200f@Jamez1502<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I don\u2019t know about anyone else but I really don\u2019t want the hobbit to be a trilogy, I\u2019d prefer two films and two very much extended editions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>mike beebe \u200f@mikebeebe<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">So now Peter Jackson wants to turn The Hobbit, a 300 page children&#8217;s story, into a TRILOGY? How? WHY?!?!?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Solomon \u200f@Brian_Solomon<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The idea that Peter Jackson could make The Hobbit into a trilogy as long as The Lord of the Rings is crazy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Czekaj \u200f@PatrickCzekaj<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Peter Jackson&#8217;s crazy idea to make The Hobbit into a trilogy is sure tempting, but not exactly necessary.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sean Hall \u200f@SeanHa1l<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">so now Peter Jackson wants to turn The Hobbit into a #trilogy&#8230;&#8230; okayyyy slow down there buddy ole pal.. 2 films is enough for the hobbit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Libba Poindexter \u200f@novelwords<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">i have some major reservations about the hobbit becoming a trilogy, but i absolutely trust PJ to make it fabulous either way. #hobbit2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Vanderhoef \u200f@johnvanderhoef<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">As much as I am anticipating the Hobbit films, I can&#8217;t see a trilogy of content here without sacrificing pacing and story structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Henderson \u200f@MikeSHenderson<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">As much as I want to see every possible second of Jackson-made Tolkien material on-screen, I&#8217;d rather a huge DVD set than a Hobbit trilogy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jake Gorton \u200f@JakeGorton<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The hobbit trilogy seems odd as the book is so short. PJ must be bringing the appendices into action. To be fair the more the better!#hobbit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregory du Tertre \u200f@gregdut<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">I have a feeling I could use this film for a production value class exercise with the production students!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marty Fleming \u200f@Jeffbiscuits<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">@totalfilm #TFDebate Hobbit is my favourite book of all time. If Jackson thinks it will work as a trilogy then I&#8217;m not complaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graham vanPietersom \u200f@DarthGraham<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">The Hobbit becoming a trilogy&#8230;..I could enjoy that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Ryan \u200f@JesseRyan<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">they may be making the hobbit a trilogy rather than just two movies. life just got more awesome. and that&#8217;s not sarcasm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kitkat Pecson \u200f@kitkatpecson<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">@tinfinities I would sacrifice a virgin for a Hobbit trilogy. #kidding #notreally #justinbieber<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Cantrell \u200f@GrabBagCinema<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">I guess I&#8217;m missing why people are up in arms over Peter Jackson having &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; as a trilogy. Give me as much Middle Earth as you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tony Hess \u200f@T_4_Tony<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg Peter Jackson might make the hobbit into a trilogy!!!!! Ahhhh too much joy to handle! hyper&#8230;.ventilating..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles Lewis III \u200f@simonpatt<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Peter Jackson wants to expand &#8220;The Hobbit&#8221; from a bloated two-parter to a bloated THREE-parter. I want to see it, but dude&#8230; Let. It. Go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick \u200f@nicknewt<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Wait, what&#8217;s this I&#8217;m hearing about The Hobbit stretching to three movies instead of two now? I&#8217;m not sure what I think of that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grace \u200f@InJinSong<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">I want Hobbit Trilogy. I kinda sensed PJ has set his mind on Trilogy when he interviewed at Comic con. 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