Such is the absolute madness of studio execs. It would seem that New Line, whilst tangled in a law suit with Wingnut Films over accountancy practice on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, have decided that The Hobbit will no longer be on the table for the creative team that brought us LOTR, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Wingnut. This is absolutely gutting, purely because noone else exists that could feasibly pull it off. New Line are actively seeking a new director for The Hobbit, and another prequel to the LOTR movies, which is about the events leading up to the Fellowship. I can't imagine who could pull it off...
In a letter to the official Lord of the Rings website, The One Ring, Peter Jackson explained the situation. You can read the letter HERE
I personally hope that the movie gets shelved until some resolution comes between New Line execs and Wingnut.
News was via AICN
1 comment:
Hmm, it might not be so bad with a new crew... after 3 Middle Earth films what more new could PJ do with it?
They're unlikely to completely fuck it up...
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