Peter Jackson will not direct the Hobbit

avelanchefan
avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
edited November 2006 in The Clubhouse
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061121/ap_en_ot/people_peter_jackson

Upsetting news for me.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2006
    :mad: :mad: :mad:
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2006
    alrighty then, guess that moovie is a destined failure. I feel bad for the director that takes that project :rolleyes:
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited November 2006
    It's all about money....

    While Jackson hasn't said how much he believes he was underpaid, The New York Times last year quoted his lawyers as saying it was as much as $100 million. He is suing New Line Cinema over the shortfall.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited November 2006
    I guess its kind of hard to work for someone while suing them at the same time.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited November 2006
    Down the toilet goes the Hobbit!
    No excuses!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2006
    Bummer! Throughout my life I have read the trilogy & the hobbit six different times. He did a marvelous job on the trilogy. I hope that the hobbit is done right also. It would be a down right disgrace if they screwed that up.

    Edit: Just another thought. If you loved reading Lord of the Rings, try picking up a copy of Piers Anthony's "Battle Circle." It will keep you as enthralled as the Tolkien masterpieces.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2006
    He did a great job with LOTR, but it doesn't mean someone else can't do a great job with the Hobbit. There's plenty of great directors out there.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
    edited November 2006
    More than likely some hack that never read the books or understands the concepts gets the nod. Hollywood seldom gets it.
    These movies worked because he was able to capture most of the spirit of the books without everyone stopping to break out in singing!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    bobman1235 wrote:
    He did a great job with LOTR, but it doesn't mean someone else can't do a great job with the Hobbit. There's plenty of great directors out there.

    I agree. They'll find someone who can do close to the same job if not the same or better. I'm not too worried about it. The story is too good. I doubt that the producers will put a hack in the director's chair considering the amount of money they'll be spending and the money that could/should be made from it.
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited November 2006
    DAMN!!!!!! I read the books and thought the movies were a perfect match. This could go either way. We'll just have to wait and see.I always thought "THE HOBBIT" was the best story out of the 4.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2006
    bobman1235 wrote:
    He did a great job with LOTR, but it doesn't mean someone else can't do a great job with the Hobbit. There's plenty of great directors out there.

    It's kind of hard to replicate a masterful vision. I'm not saying it can't be done, but people fell in love with the LOTR movies because of the vision Peter Jackson put into them. I don't think the story told in the books alone allowed just anyone lucky enough to get the gig the ability to pull it off. The books were great, and so were the movies. That doesn't happen very often. The LOTR trilogy was extremely detailed and well thought out.

    I am disappointed, and not as optimistic as I was since Jackson isn't behind it.
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