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November 23, 2006
Bad news
New Line Cinema prepares to sacrifice the goose which laid the golden egg on an altar of stupid. First, unless they are planning to dramatize bits of the Silmarillion two prequels to The Lord of the Rings is a bad idea. Second, any film version of The Hobbit that does not feature Peter Jackson in the director's chair risks heresy. Tread carefully, New Line.
First the video game adaption "Halo" was dropped by its studio backers, and eventually moth-balled. And now it looks like "The Hobbit" (or actually Hobbits plural, as there are plans to slip in a further, seemingly non-canonical prequel to "The Rings"), will trundle down that long road to adventure without the man who made it all possible.
New Line Cinema hold the rights to the property. And Peter Jackson's production company Wingnut Films have been in talks to produce the films, with Jackson in the director's chair. But it looks like old grudges have come between them.
New Line Cinema hold the rights to the property. And Peter Jackson's production company Wingnut Films have been in talks to produce the films, with Jackson in the director's chair. But it looks like old grudges have come between them.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at November 23, 2006 07:31 AM
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They are looking at Sam Raimi instead, I heard.
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at November 27, 2006 01:14 AM
You are ahead of the curve! I was not planning to write about that until tomorrow...
Posted by: Ghost of a flea at November 27, 2006 07:03 AM