Does anyone think The Hobbit movie by Peter Jackson will come out?

Question

I dont know if it will come out or not

Answer 1

I hope so

Answer 2

Release Date: Unknown; that will depend upon when production actually starts on this project.

Release Date Notes: (3/4/04) The way things currently stand, New Line Cinema wants to be the studio to produce this film, and when they do, they want Peter Jackson to direct it. Jackson is expected to be busy with King Kong until early 2006 (presuming he's not able to jump straight into another project until after its release). This suggests that the earliest this movie can reach theaters, given its massive scope, and the likely interest in securing a December release, is December, 2007... and that's only *if* all of the myriad parts (especially the rights and script) can come together by 2006. 2007 is the earliest likely date, but it could just as likely not be released until 2008, 2009, 2010 or... never. "The Hobbit" will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its first publication in 2008.

Distributor: Unknown

Distributor Notes: (3/4/04) The U.S. distribution rights for this project are currently a quagmire of legalities, and one of the biggest obstacles in this movie being produced. The simplest way to describe the situation is that New Line Cinema has the rights to produce 'The Hobbit' but the rights to actually distribute it are held by MGM (via its subsidiary, United Artists). The question at this point is whether the two companies can agree upon a partnership. The Tolkien estate may also be a sizeable factor in the greenlighting of this film.

Production Company Note: (3/4/04) The production companies for this film, should it be made, are likely to be nearly the same ones that produced The Lord of the Rings: WingNut Films (Jackson's company), with special effects by WETA Digital. It's unknown whether The Saul Zaentz Company would also be involved with this movie.

Cast: None announced yet.

Cast Notes: (3/4/04) There is a very strong possibility that if Peter Jackson does indeed direct this film, he may reunite with three of the actors from his Lord of the Rings trilogy whose characters also appear in this book/film: Ian McKellen (Gandalf the Grey), Andy Serkis (Gollum) and Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins). The first two are probably certainties, but there may be a question mark around Holm's participation, if a decision is made to go with a young actor who more accurately reflects Bilbo's youth at the time of this adventure. Ian Holm briefly appeared as the young Bilbo in the trilogy, but given that another several years will pass between the filming of those movies, and this one, he may not be able to replicate such a performance for the entirety of the epic. As for McKellen, he is the most "given" since he has long been a vocal proponent of "The Hobbit" being adapted, although his idea was for it to be done as a multi-part TV project. Peter Jackson has also mentioned Liv Tyler's elfin character, Arwyn, as a 4th possibility (source: ComingSoon.net).

Director: Peter Jackson (Heavenly Creatures, The Lord of the Rings; King Kong is his latest)

Screenwriter: Not announced yet.

Screenwriter Notes: (3/4/04) It is very likely that the screenwriting team for this project will be the same Academy Award-winning trio responsible for The Lord of the Rings: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson.

Based Upon: (3/4/04) This film will be based upon the best-selling 1938 novel, "The Hobbit", by J.R.R. Tolkien, which was so successful that its fans begged the professor to later write an even larger epic so large it had to be released as a trilogy... The Lord of the Rings. Since the trilogy was the sequel to that book, it is extremely inaccurate to refer to "The Hobbit" as a prequel. Prequels are sequels that are chronologically set before a story instead of after it. "The Hobbit" would more accurately be described as LOTR's predecessor and LOTR is most certainly a sequel to "The Hobbit." Tolkien's tale was previously adapted as a 1977 animated TV movie by Rankin/Bass.

Premise: In what becomes a most unlikely adventure across the untamed wilds of Middle Earth, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins sets forth, recruited by a wizard named Gandalf to join a band of dwarves intent upon reclaiming their mountain (and their gold) from a great, fiery red dragon named Smaug which is currently laying waste to a nearby town of humans. Along the way, Bilbo discovers that he is indeed very stealthy and sly indeed, as he makes his way through encounters with goblins, trolls and giant spiders, and even finds himself in the midst of the historic Battle of the Five Armies. Amidst all of these fantastic encounters, howevever, the most significant may just be the one with a strange creature, living in a dark, damp cave, whose name is the same as the sound his throat makes... Gollum, and who possesses a most mysterious and magical ring...

Filming: (3/4/04) There is no production start date for this project. Presuming Peter Jackson does direct this film next after King Kong, the earliest it could possibly start would be sometime in 2006. Given the many obstacles it faces, and the fact that Peter Jackson has expressed interested in making some "small movies" again someday, even a 2006 start date is probably optimistic.

Genre: Action, Based on a Book, Eye Candy, Fantasy

Answer 3

There's issues on the rights to a Hobbit movie. Basically, New Line doesn't have them. Jackson might make one, but it could take a while...

Answer 4

I don't know, but I always wanted it to. Maybe they're going to wait a little while until LOTR becomes a little old, and then release it to make lots more money.

Answer 5

Yes but I think it will be a few more years before it will even be in the works.

Answer 6

there will be for sure. it just a matter of legal issues etc etc. movie people know how much money LOTR made. its just another opportunity for more money and more entertainment for us.