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The Hobbit On Hold

Posted by Soulskill on from the had-such-a-nice-ring-to-it dept.

Flea of Pain writes "Director Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit has been put on hold indefinitely because the movie has been caught in a 'tangled negotiation' over the future of the MGM movie studio. The film, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's first book in the fantasy series, was reportedly due to begin shooting this summer, but has been mired in delays. Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, who will act as producer on the new film, recently dismissed rumors of trouble with the picture, insisting, 'It's not really been delayed, because we've never announced the date.'"

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  1. The next James Bond as well! by The-Pheon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Bond 23 has also been delayed because of MGM's legal issues. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni2143090/

    I was looking forward to seeing Mr. Craig shoot some guns, drive some fast cars, and flirt with some girls.

  2. Re:They are waiting for copyright to expire in 2 by JimDarley · · Score: 5, Informative

    The US adopted the Berne convention in 1988, according to which:- "One important minimum rule was that the term of copyright was to be a minimum of the author's lifetime plus 50 years."

    According to Wikipedia, Tolkien died in 1973, that plus 50 years means that it'll be 2023 before the copyright expires.