Comments on: The Hobbit Movie To Get Made In 3 Or 4 Years https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/ The Correct Opinion Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mecho https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19296 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:21:27 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19296 The LOTR movies were awesome and Jackson did an outstanding job of directing…the ending of Return of the King was kinda stupid with all the fagot hobbit humping orgy going on but other than thay…I would say Jackson did what not many other directors could have…he took a written universe and brought it to life, staying for the most part true to the books, and actually had outstanding acting. That is something not too many other longstanding franchises can boast. The original Star Wars Trilogy…yeah. The Matrix Trilogy…yeah. What I am trying to say is that as long as Jackson dirercts…the movie will be just as good as the LOTR movies. That is the problem with most franchises, they make a good first movie and then let someone else direct the sequels…there is only two movies in which this worked…Alien and Aliens directed by both Ridley Scott and James Cameron.

]]> By: Ewan https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19295 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 03:30:07 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19295 Just as a side note about Harry Potter…….

Phwwww…please……Harry potter is watered down Tolkein-esque drivel for 10 year old girls who dress up in paper hats and want to grow up to be wizards. Have you ever seen a 7 year old running around demented trying to cast spells, believing they can raise occult powers? Not good, and not for my kids.

‘Not worthy’ is the phrase……. .Tolkiens writing, world and storyline wins that one hands down, K.O. in the first round……… .

On the other hand the hobbit would make a great movie for kids to see, I just hope Jackson doesn’t start abusing the storyline too much. 4 years is too long……but I will be first in the line for tickets.

The sooner Potter dissapears the better……;)

]]> By: Nancy https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19294 Tue, 24 May 2005 18:44:37 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19294 Hopefully Hollywood will sort out their differences before Ian Holm and Ian Mckellen “leaves us” – God forbid. They are really the only logical chioces for BIlbo and Gandolf. Besides, I’m very impatiant and don’t think I can wait 4 years to see “The Hobbit”. I just might burst!!!

]]> By: angelofmusic https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19293 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:56:34 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19293 i have to say, star wars DEFINITELY still has fans, lots of them. and when i thought about it, peter jackson really didn’t stick to the book that much. not as much as he could’ve. same with harry potter, and some of the weird things they added and the things they took out that they should’ve left in.

]]> By: channy https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19292 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:42:36 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19292 i love LOTR and i think they did a great job on the movies. i can’t wait for them to make the hobbit, i just wish it would be a little sooner. I’m a HUGE fan of J.R.R Tolkien and i’ve been waiting for the news about this movie since i read the book 2 years ago. All i hope is that whoever does end up making the movie doesn’t end up changing the entire story, like what happened to the Harry Potter series. Thanks for the update, i really appreciate it.

]]> By: Allen Holt https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19291 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 06:12:26 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19291 I seriously doubt anyone’s going to expect Ian Holm to play a younger Bilbo by the time this thing gets off the ground–as much as I dig Holm, he’ll be pushing 80 when this thing wraps IF Jackson’s right about with his guess about the timeframe.

My biggest fear is that when the rights are all sorted out Jackson either won’t have the interest anymore or whichever studio ends up producing the flick will want to “go in another direction.” Ridiculous thought? Maybe, but more ridiculous things have happened. After the success of the LOTR movies, I don’t think that The Hobbit would NEED Jackson to gross oodles of cash, but I’m afraid it might need him in order to be successful creatively.

Regardless, I’m not even going to start holding my breath for this one ’til ’08.

Great site, guys!

]]> By: John Campea https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19290 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:55:35 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19290 “Monies money is all that money”
Homer J. Simpson

]]> By: Todd https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19289 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:29:40 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19289 You’re assuming a little more logic in the studio offices than I’m prepared to grant them …

]]> By: John Campea https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19288 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:16:11 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19288 Hey Todd.

The way I read the quote, Jackson’s guess is that PRODUCTION would start in 3-4 years.

You do raise a good point about it being a guess and that it could possibly take longer.

For me, the only real issue is that this does point towards the fact that this film will indeed get made, and sooner (within 10 years) rather than later. There is just too much money to be made. Even the bitterest of enemies will call a temporary truce if the price is right.

]]> By: Todd https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19287 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:45:06 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19287 And you should keep in mind that Peter’s guess is just a guess. He doesn’t have any say in the matter in any direction … anybody else remember how long it took to get the Spiderman rights sorted out? They first started talking seriously about making that back in the eighties …

]]> By: Todd https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19286 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:42:04 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19286 Peter’s guessing 3-4 years just to get the rights sorted out. You need to add another couple on to that for the film to actually be made afterwards, and that’s assuming that Jackson is available to start work on it ASAP and that New Line wants him, which is questionable with the lawsuits flying back and forth. There’s always a good possibility that Sony ends up consolidating the rights rather than New Line, as well … Sony’s got deeper pockets …

]]> By: Raven https://www.themovieblog.com/2005/03/the-hobbit-movie-to-get-made-in-3-or-4-years/#comment-19285 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 19:22:34 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=1832#comment-19285 Well, thesecretcafe, you see some people are afraid of changes… Like some old Star Wars fans they think OT belongs to them and hate the new movies… the same is with LOTR and The Hobbit books, people are just afraid of changes – I am a big fan of LOTR and I’ve read all the books at least 40 times, but I still enjoyed the movie a lot… Some didn’t because there wasn’t some character in the movie or something was changed a little bit.. so what? I mean it’s not a book it’s a movie so just deal with it…

And Peter just because you don’t share Jackson’s view of Tolkien’s universe doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t direct it, there are more people who like it than those who don’t. Tolkien’s universe doesn’t belong to you, it belongs to Tolkien’s family and if the rights are sold (were sold) to make a movie, so be it – I will enjoy it like a movie, without thinking about the book.

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