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Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if so
why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor already

comments welcome

dave

"Dragon" <> wrote in message
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> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if
> so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor
> already

Not true. Jackson is working on King Kong. Yes, there was a lot of
speculation about The Hobbit, but it was basically Internet chatter, nothing
from Jackson. Apparently his next project after Kong is an adaptation of the
novel The Lovely Bones.

RichC

I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was the
issue.

Someone threw together a fake Hobbit Trailer using clips from The Lord of
the Rings, you can probably find it on one of the P2P file sharing networks.
From what I've heard and read, there's nothing going on yet, but you can bet
that it's just a matter of time, and whether Peter Jackson does it or
someone else, the movie industry isn't going to turn their back on a project
that would be a guaranteed money maker like The Hobbit, and hopefully when
it is done, it will live up to the Peter Jackson benchmark!

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:59:31 -0700, "Bratboy"
<> wrote:

>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was the
>issue.

I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
without it being aimed at five year olds.

--Nick.
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"Nick" <> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:59:31 -0700, "Bratboy"
> <> wrote:
>
>>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
>>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was
>>the
>>issue.
>
> I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
> without it being aimed at five year olds.
>
> --Nick.
> --
> - GamerTag: Hayn - icq: 9235201 -- Hayn on dal.net -
> http://www.sendit.com/scp/id/what - Want DVDs/Games?

Yes. LOTR was barely targeted above that.

"Dragon" <> wrote in message
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> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if
> so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor
> already

There was a spoof press release posted on April 1st last year (
http://www.thehobbitfilm.com/press_release.html ) about filming to start on
The Hobbit this year for release in 2007. Many people missed the
significance of the date

If http://www.thehobbitfilm.com/bobshaye.html is to be believed (see above
for a good reason why you might want to take it with a pinch of salt), then
New Line are open to the idea, but MGM hold the distribution rights to "The
Hobbit", making it a potential red tape mess should New Line have the rights
to make the movie. Back in July 2004 there was an article (
http://filmforce.ign.com/lotr/articl...html?fromint=1 ) posted
about New Line attempting to get it's parent Time Warner to buy MGM on the
failure of it's attempted merger with Sony - but in Sept 2004 MGM announced
( http://www.mgm.com/corp_news_releases.do?id=415 ) that a consortium made
up of Sony, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacfic Group, ComCast, and DLJ
Merchant Banking had entered into agreement to acquire MGM, so New Line are
again stuck without distribution rights.

I also remember reading an article that apparently Peter Jackson had said
that if New Line approached him to direct The Hobbit then he'd be happy to
do it ... note I said "apparently". Can't remember where I saw this, might
have been somewhere on TheOneRing.net.

I'd like to see a movie version of the Hobbit in the style of the LotR
movies. I loved the book when I was a kid, and despite the trilogy being
"hacked up" to make the movies with bits skittering under the table and
being left out, I really enjoyed the movies. I can't see a movie being made
any time soon, but I hope Peter Jackson and New Line manage to sort things
out with Sony/MGM and find a way to get it released - unlikely though, I
believe each will want a significant portion of the profits rather than
settle for a share.

Dan

Dragon wrote:
> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if so
> why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor already
>
> comments welcome
>
> dave
>
>

Only in Fanboy fantasy land.

Jackson's way too busy making King Kong.

(although there are a few fake fanboy-made trailers out there if you
look hard enough)

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:11:57 -0800, "Alpha" <> wrote:

>>>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
>>>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was
>>>the
>>>issue.
>>
>> I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
>> without it being aimed at five year olds.
>
>Yes. LOTR was barely targeted above that.

The Hobbit is aimed at much younger peepses... it bored me...

From Book a Minute:

"The Hobbit"
By J. R. R. Tolkien
Ultra-Condensed by Samuel Stoddard and David J. Parker

Bilbo Baggins:
Ah, now for some peace and quiet. Oops, someone's at the door.

Balin:
We're dwarves. I'm the merry one.
Dwalin:
I'm the happy one.
Fili:
I'm the young one.
Kili:
I'm the other young one.
Dori:
I'm the funny one.
Nori:
I'm the joyous one.
Ori:
I'm the cute one.
Oin:
I'm the jolly one.
Gloin:
I'm the silly one.
Bifur:
I'm the one with the funniest name.
Bofur:
I'm the one with the looniest name.
Bombur:
I'm the fat one.
Thorin:
I'm the one with a distinct personality.

Gandalf:
Now that you're all here, let's go on a quest.

(They get captured by TROLLS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they almost
get EATEN. Then they get captured by ORCS, and it is DANGEROUS,
because they almost get EATEN.)

Bilbo Baggins:
What have I got in my pocket?

Gollum:
I don't know.

(They get captured by SPIDERS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they
almost get EATEN.)

Smaug:
I'm an evil dragon. Hiss hiss.

(Bilbo Baggins turns INVISIBLE, and then some obscure co-star SLAYS
the dragon, and it makes a MESS.)

Bilbo Baggins:
I'm going home. Peace and quiet, here I come.

THE END

Andrew Prout <> writes:

> Dragon wrote:
> > Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to
> > lord of the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it
> > truew and if so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard
> > there is a trailor already
> > comments welcome
> > dave
> >
>
> Only in Fanboy fantasy land.
>
> Jackson's way too busy making King Kong.
>
> (although there are a few fake fanboy-made trailers out there if you
> look hard enough)
>

Do we really need a remake of a remake? Hollywood is completely out of
ideas for movies. Between the remakes and the 60's TV shows turned to
movies... sigh.

--
Scott Streeter

http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/