Good news, everyone

[davywavy]

Although this was kinda inevitable:

ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER PETER JACKSON AND NEW LINE CINEMA JOIN WITH MGM TO PRODUCE “THE HOBBIT,” EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED FANTASY ADVENTURE EPIC

NEW LINE AND MGM TO CO-PRODUCE AND SHARE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

PETER JACKSON AND FRAN WALSH TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE TWO FILMS BASED ON “THE HOBBIT”

Los Angeles, CA (Tuesday, December 18, 2007) Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the following series of agreements:

* MGM and New Line will co-finance and co-distribute two films, “The Hobbit” and a sequel to “The Hobbit.” New Line will distribute in North America and MGM will distribute internationally.

* Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as Executive Producers of two films based on “The Hobbit.” New Line will manage the production of the films, which will be shot simultaneously.

Comments

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

So Ian McKellen would obviously be there, but will they use Ian Holm for the younger Bilbo?

And what the hell of any interest happens between the Hobbit and LOTR?

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing it will be a White Council V. The Necromancer movie, as alluded to in the Hobbit.

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

They'll need lots of tall people to play the dwarves - which is kinda weird.

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

pardon?!

sorry, brain not understand - explain plox :)

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

To get the dwarves seem appropriately taller than the hobbits, they tended to use quite tall people to play them, John Rhys-Davies towers over the Hobbit actors, so when the various techniques for shrinking them are applied in the camera or post-production, then they can use the same set on the Dwarf and the hobbit actors.

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

God damn it. I mean, I'm excited, but the formerly fat man really has no sense of ass numbness.

At least Peter Jackson is just the producer :/

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

All be ready for 2010 allegedly.

Bloody hell, why am I even conceptualising that date?

[silver-blue.livejournal.com]

Well, fingers crossed Peter Jackson can get back to his claim to "make great movies that are in the true spirit of Tolkein" more than the 33% success he achieved on that promise with LOTR trilogy.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

You didn't like? I thought they were all great to a greater or lesser extent - I think Two Towers is the film I've seen at the cinema most often (except the original Star Wars trilogy, naturally).