Peter Jackson's gonna direct THE HOBBIT

[Riskbreaker]

Thank Valinor.

URGENT: Peter Jackson Negotiating To Direct ‘The Hobbit’ Films – Deadline.com

 

[micdavis]

Boooooooooo.....thumbsdown

 

[Watson]

Boooooooooo.....thumbsdown

Seriously Mic?

 

[fuzzylover]

We are INCHING to victory!!!!! Just a little bit more and we fans will
see our dream become reality...............

My preciouuuuussssssssssss..........

 

[Capn_Jack_Savvy]

This is great news. It is like having George Lucas not direct The Phantom Menance.........oh wait! Never mind the Lucas reference!

But anyway Jackson NEEDS to direct The Hobbit Parts 1 and 2! It was his vision that brought LOTR to the big screen plus WETA is ready to handle the SPFX!

 

[Pauleysolo]

Best thing that could happen for this oft- delayed film (s)- The job he did on Lord of the Rings was amazing.

 

[micdavis]

Seriously Mic?

Yes, don't like anything he's done except the LOTR. But 12 hours was enough.

The Hobbit is boring compared to LOTR.

Leave it alone.

But $$$ rules Hollywood, so they see the $$$.

As much bitching as I see here about Prequels, I don't get why some people think THIS will be any different.

 

[DARTH SABER]

Yes, don't like anything he's done except the LOTR. But 12 hours was enough.

I don't like pineapples on pizza but that doesn't mean restaurants should stop serving it to people who do.

If you think 12 hrs was enough, then don't go see the hobbit. Problem solved.

 

[smurf]

Great news. I didn't want someone else messing up the feel of the whole storyline.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

I think Peter Jackson is overrated as a director. As a fan with a vision definitely not, as a director possibly so.

 

[MooCriket]

Loved what he did with the LOTR trilogy, very excited about this:thumbsup

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

Excellent news!!!!!!

 

[0neiros]

The Hobbit is Boring??? Crossing Through Mirkwood, Giant Spiders, Captured by Trolls, Chased by Wargs, Meeting the GOblin King, Meeting Gollum, Getting the Ring and Using it, Pissing off the Elvenking, SMAUG the Dragon, the war of the 5 Armies, Yup, real snorefest there. :rolleyes

 

[Wolvster1]

I have yet to read The Hobbit { I know, I know.. LOL.. }
but I'm curious ?

The war of the 5 armies ??

What's that about ?

There's a full on WAR during the book ?

 

[Simmon M]

I'm not a LOTR fan but I am a Dead Alive fan ... I say PJ forget these leprechauns and get back to some zombie gore action.

 

[rkpetersen]

This is excellent news. At the very least, Jackson will bring the love and respect for the original material, as he did with LOTR. If you've got that (and lots of money), the rest should follow naturally. I was definitely not looking forward to Del Toro directing The Hobbit; as talented as he undoubtedly is, he's way too inclined to put in his own idiosyncratic touches and he doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for the original stories when he's doing adaptations. For example, although Hellboy was reasonably faithful, Hellboy 2 took virtually nothing from Mike Mignola's original comics and suffered for it.

And, The Hobbit is most certainly not boring, and not a kiddie's story. Although ideally, it should be read before LOTR, not after, which is also the order in which Tolkien wrote them. There's no similarity at all to the Star Wars trilogy and it's pathetic pointless 'prequels'.

 

[El Duderino]

Bout time!

 

[firesprite]

Yes, don't like anything he's done except the LOTR. But 12 hours was enough.

The Hobbit is boring compared to LOTR.

Leave it alone.

But $$$ rules Hollywood, so they see the $$$.

As much bitching as I see here about Prequels, I don't get why some people think THIS will be any different.

Comparing Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit to Star Wars is like comparing apples and fish sticks. While both are tasty (i.e. entertaining, they're very different things).

Tolkien's work existed long before the movies came out while Star Wars was always intended to be a film series. The Hobbit existed long before Lord of the Rings came out and, therefor, provides a concrete template for what should appear on the screen.

The analogy doesn't hold up.

That said, I was looking forward to del Toro's take on it, but would be even more jazzed to see Jackson's interpretation of the Hobbit.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

For example, although Hellboy was reasonably faithful, Hellboy 2 took virtually nothing from Mike Mignola's original comics and suffered for it.

Really?

Spoiler

It was a much better structured and entertaining story than the first one that had a animated sand puppet be more resilient and more of a threat than a GOD.

 

[troopermatthew]

Really?

Spoiler

It was a much better structured and entertaining story than the first one that had a animated sand puppet be more resilient and more of a threat than a GOD.

Not only that but Mike Mignola actually worked on both films aswell including the design of creatures and changes in plot