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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. Two parts? by Joce640k · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ie. They're going to milk this for all it's worth.

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  2. Re:Peter jackson... by delinear · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I always wondered if the fact that Hobbits were used to eating 'shrooms and smoking their special tobacco is what made them slightly more resilient to the promises of the ring, and therefore the ideal ring-bearers, but the movie pretty much strips out all of that without really explaining why Hobbits are better suited to carry the ring than, say, the giant eagle (who presumably could have dropped off the ring in a couple of hours and been back in time for tea).