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Peter Jackson Hints At The Hobbit

Posted by timothy on from the chip-glasses-crack-plates dept.

Hellboy0101 writes "News.com.au is reporting that New Line Cinema is currently in talks to purchase the rights to the film adaptation of The Hobbit. There are apparently some difficulties with getting the go ahead from Tolkien's son Christopher, who is executor of the estate. When asked if New Line has approached him about the project, Jackson said he has not ruled it out, but not until after King Kong is done. 'New Line, which spent $US300million ($415 million) making the films, is already planning to continue its Rings success with an adaptation of Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. More difficulties with the Tolkien estate were looming, said Jackson, who added that he would be keen to get involved after he finishes remaking King Kong in 2006. "New Line haven't actually talked to me about The Hobbit. I know there's difficulty about the rights, certainly if they want to talk to me about it I'd be keen," he said.'"

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  1. Keen? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The 50's called. They want their lingo back.

    1. Re:Keen? by thdexter · · Score: 5, Funny

      Proper English called. They want their apostrophe back.

      (Apostrophes, you recall, are for OWNERSHIP.)

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  2. Re:Gandalf aging backwards? by ObviousGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Hobbit story happens before the Rings story, so maybe they could get Ewan McGregor to play Obi-wan.

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  3. Re:My personal opinion by buffer-overflowed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yea, and then... the Silmarillion.

    Tolkien's rewrite of the bible, spoken in elvish. Mel Gibson is slated for involvement, I hear.

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  4. Re:ATTN: PETER JACKSON by thdougherty · · Score: 5, Funny

    And my axe!

  5. Re:Hinting at the Hobbit? by fenix+down · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uh oh. I've been using that one for taking a dump. Perhaps this explains some of those looks...

  6. Re:LOTR actors by professorhojo · · Score: 5, Funny

    > I wonder if they can all get... Andy Serkis

    if?

    i think he's already waiting in the studio carpark.

    prof.

  7. You are in a comfortable tunnel like hall by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are in a comfortable tunnel like hall.
    to the east there is the round green door.
    you see:
    the wooden chest.
    Gandalf. Gandalf is carrying
    a curious map.
    Thorin.
    Gandalf gives the curious map to you.
    Thorin says " Hurry up "

    > HIT THORIN

    You attack Thorin.
    But the effort is wasted. His defense is too strong.
    Thorin attacks you.
    With one well place blow Thorin cleaves your skull.
    You are dead.
    You have mastered 0.0% of this adventure.

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  8. Re:King Kong Bomb by Uma+Thurman · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are making it because Hollywood has turned introspective, looking at itself for plots. They're obviously on a 100 year cycle, and are starting the second iteration. Every 100 years is going to be just like the last 100 years, but updated. If you are lucky, improved medicine will let you stand in line in the year 2077 to see a cool little movie about a guy in a galaxy far, far away. Except, you'll smell the wookie.

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