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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. Re:Dang by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Read the book.

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  2. "On Hold" by TopSpin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Given Jackson's track record with LOTR the Hobbit movies are worth a couple billion dollars in revenue. There is absolutely no possibility they won't get made. There have been several fits of "on hold" while the rights were negotiated with the Tolkiens. There will be more "on hold" moments while more parties wrangle for their cut. In the end it will make it to the screen because everyone, absolutely everyone, wants this.

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  3. Time is of the essence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They can't wait too long. Ian McKellen just turned 71.

  4. Re:The next James Bond as well! by h4rr4r · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There is no debate, the correct answer is Connery was the best Bond. It really is that simple.

  5. Re:Dang by monoi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not an especially good one. And I say that as a Tolkien fan.

    If you're about ten (which I think was Tolkein's intended audience) then as I recall it's fantastic compared to the other books offered to you at that age.

  6. Re:The next James Bond as well! by acid_andy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, he has style in the books and sophisticated tastes and is cool at least in his state of mind. He's also handsome and has dark hair. Purely in terms of the look I think Brosnan actually came closest and Craig is furthest. Brosnan just had terrible scripts (with the exception of GoldenEye although that's still far from the best)!

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  7. Jackson, overrated by TiggertheMad · · Score: 5, Insightful

    however, jackson did a good job with the trilogy.

    Elf shield surfing.
    Dwarf tossing jokes.
    Rewriting parts of the story to make it 'more exciting'.


    Let's just say that he did ok, hmmm?

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    1. Re:Jackson, overrated by geekoid · · Score: 3, Insightful

      And it was still better then anyone else could of done.

      It was a great Job. No, it wasn't perfect, but it was still an awesome movie that told the story.

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  8. Re:The next James Bond as well! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No he wasn't. I am so sick of that. The crappy accent, The awkward I'm standing her fiddling until your down with your lines body position. gah.

    Translation to something comprehensible, please?

  9. Re:Dang by nabsltd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I didn't like it much as a kid, either, preferring C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle. The story isn't especially thrilling, and there's a distinct impression that the writer is talking down to you.

    I never felt that, but it's still better than C.S. Lewis preaching to you.