Oh the rumour wheel left a black streak of burnt rubber on my internet this morning as the world proclaims that Neill Blomkamp is secretly signed on to direct The Hobbit.
The One Ring has picked up something from a spy who tells them that Neill Blomkamp is on board to direct The Hobbit. They haven’t been able to verify the rumor yet, but they seem pretty confident, and when it comes to Middle Earth, there’s no one better about getting this stuff right than them. They speculate that if he’s hired, the studio may simply be keeping it under wraps in order to announce his hiring at the fast approaching San Diego Comic Con in July.
While I tend to agree that One Ring is not the kind of site to fling rumours so casually, but I don’t want to jump to the conclusion that Blomkamp might direct The Hobbit.
Not saying that he won’t do it, but its not the type of thing he has said he wants to do. Blomkamp has already attested that he doesn’t want to do big Hollywood films where the studio would interfere with his creativity. But money changes things like artistic integrity.
But it might all be for nothing as the fate of The Hobbit is still hinging on MGM getting their shrimp together.
