Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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.'"

8 of 721 comments (clear)

  1. not looking forward.... by smd4985 · · Score: 0, Troll

    the jury is still out, but jackson's loosely-based movie saga has gotten progressively worse. i could stand fellowship because of the newness of it all, but two towers, besides being hardly related to the source, was pretty boring. i'll see ROTK but i'm going in with super low expectations.

    --
    smd4985
    1. Re:not looking forward.... by cybercuzco · · Score: 0, Troll

      I totally agree with you, oh, and ABORTIONS FOR ALL! there, that ought to get things started.

      --

  2. Re:Keen? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Serenity NOW!!

  3. Tolkien Sets by shione · · Score: 1, Troll


    FOTR SE
    FOTR extended edition
    FOTR deluxe setwith staturettes
    TTT SE
    TTT extended edition
    TTT deluxe set with statues
    ROTK SE
    ROTK collectors edition
    ROTK extended set with staturettes
    The Complete LOTR SE
    The Complete LOTR extended edition
    The Complete LOTR deluxe set with statue
    The Hobbit SE
    The Hobbit extended edition
    The Hobbit deluxe set with statue
    Tolkien Super Duper, Special, Deluxe, Ultra Collectors, Type R edition

    How many years should I add before I can get the complete works? :p

  4. Yeah, let's see how he "adapts" the Hobbit by rdean400 · · Score: 0, Troll

    After the first two LOTR movies, I've lost any hope that anything Jackson does will bear more than a vague resemblance (characters and overall plot). Seeing how the Saruman character is going to be left unresolved, I wonder if something significant from Hobbit will go, like maybe Bilbo finding the Ring.

  5. Christopher Tolkein by Eglerion · · Score: 0, Troll

    Christopher Tolkien died last year, that information must be inaccurate about his executing the estate still.

  6. Re:Let Tolkein's estate know... by nagora · · Score: 0, Troll
    Better him than anyone else!

    No: better anyone else than him. Dear GOD, hasn't Tolkien suffered enough at this hack's hands?

    By all means get everyone else from LotR involved: set design, cinematographers, score writers, but please, please, please dump Jackson and his crappy, rent-a-moron script changes.

    TWW

    --
    "Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"
  7. Re:Dear Christopher Tolkien... by mill · · Score: 1, Troll

    Good thing not everyone measures success in terms of profit.

    I thank the estate for doing their part in keeping The Hobbit out of the hands of Jackson.

    I am very much in favor on making the movies, but not butchering them like Jackson have.

    Of course after the FotR fiasco I really don't care anymore. I have no expectations so he can just as well butcher the lesser book The Hobbit too.