The Hobbit to be released in 2009 ?

[Samwise the Weird]

They should begin working on it immediately!!

[Cuthien, Wolf-maiden]

Amen.

[LOTRForever]

I forget the site but as an april fools joke they said Steven Spielburg was going to do the hobbit on there.

[Cuthien, Wolf-maiden]

Has anyone heard of The Hobbit movie for real? 

[EG]

? what do you mean ?

[Cuthien, Wolf-maiden]

Sorry, I said heard of...I meant heard about.  Has anyone heard of any news concerning a film being made? 

[EG]

an update on news on the making of "The Hobbit"

7/10/2006
Rumors tell that at WETA the Hobbit movie is already in production.

5/27/2006
Ian McKellen told in an interview again that he would love to play Ganfalf in "The Hobbit".
From the interview:
Q: If "The Hobbit," the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings," were made into a movie, would you want to play Gandalf again?
MCKELLEN: I would love to do "The Hobbit," yes. Partly because I would hate to see anybody else playing Gandalf.
Article in CNN.com

4/28/2006
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3/22/2006
Saul Zaentz, producer and one of the holders on the rights of the Hobbit movie expresses his optimism that the movie could be made soon.
From the following article: "And fear not, lovers of furry-footed wee folk: Zaentz vows there will be a film version of The Hobbit, just as soon as the slightly more complicated legal entanglements around that property are ironed out."
Article in jam! Showbiz

3/15/2006
MGM, the owner of The Hobbit movie distribution rights, has changed its company politics. They are looking now for partners for the production of new movies. How this will affect The Hobbit movie is unclear, but we can hope.
Article in Media InfoCenter

[EG]

Source: Variety (via comingsoon.net): In a Variety article talking about
MGM's move back into the tentpole business, the trade mentions a few
highly-anticipated projects that are in the works:

'Over the next few years, MGM is planning to release half a dozen films,
some in the $150 million to $200 million-plus range. Studio is ready to
unveil such high-profile projects as "Terminator 4"; one or two installments
of "The Hobbit," which Sloan hopes will be directed by Peter Jackson; and a
sequel to "The Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan.

It has already announced a "Pink Panther" sequel and the next 007 pic "Bond
22," due out in November 2008. "Rocky Balboa" unspools in February.

The pics are all franchises that MGM owns the rights to through its
4,000-title library. The goal is to release two or three tentpoles a year,
all of which will be made with financial partners, including Wall Street
money or other studios.'

[Mithrandir]

4/28/2006
The rune generator now finally works with all common browsers like Firefox and Opera and not only with Internet Explorer like before.

Rune Generator?

[Lessa]

the latest news from TORN

Apparently PJ will not be directing The Hobbit

http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1163993546

[EG]

Do you beleive that?

the way its written, it looks like a fake

[Mithrandir]

Do you beleive that?

the way its written, it looks like a fake

I have to say that the English in it - in places - is so bad which makes me think that it's not really an official "press release".

[EG]

and its far too "chatty"

as if he would release something to TORN anyway..... he hasnt written to them personally in the past

[Mithrandir]

Well, the BBC seem to believe it and their article seems a lot more believable.

[Anne]

The Times seems to think so as well.   Must be nice to be in a position where £200 million doesn't seem like enough.

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