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MGM and Warner Near On Deal For Hobbit Films

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-precious-to-me dept.

Jamie found an NYT story that says "After months of negotiation and delay, Warner Brothers and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are on the verge of an agreement that would allow the director Peter Jackson to begin shooting a two-part version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit early next year." The production has struggled recently with issues with unions, and a fire.

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  1. bummer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The LOTR trilogy was cartoony, exaggerated stupid stuff, and didn't trust the story or the actors. (I shall not rant about the stupid 'dwarf toss' and other anachronisms; anothr time perhaps.) I suppose I can hope that Jackson won't wreck The Hobbit...nah, never mind.

  2. Re:Oh dear. by mvar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It was a good book but i'm not sure if we should be happy that this is going to be made into a movie from the same man who literally destroyed Gimli (among others) in the lotr trilogy

  3. Re:Oh dear. by mvar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    indeed, he would be better dead than playing the clown for the audience's comic relief