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Jackson Slated to Make Hobbit Movie, Sequel

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday December 18, @12:44PM
from the hobbit-two-electric-bugaloo dept.
syrinx writes "Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema, and MGM have agreed to work on two new movies: a film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit', and a further sequel. From the article: 'The two Hobbit films ... are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Principal photography is tentatively set for a 2009 start, with the intention of 'The Hobbit' release slated for 2010 and its sequel the following year, in 2011.'" Not sure if it would be possible to nab Ian Holm as Bilbo, but here's hoping.

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  • sequel? (Score:5, Funny)

    by BlueStraggler (765543) on Tuesday December 18, @12:46PM (#21740720)
    Didn't he already shoot the sequel to The Hobbit?
    • Re:sequel? by Mad Dog Manley (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @12:48PM
    • Re:sequel? (Score:5, Interesting)

      by moderatorrater (1095745) on Tuesday December 18, @12:50PM (#21740798)
      I would prefer he do a series of short films based on the Unfinished Tales, then a documentary based on the Silmarilion. That would be awesome beyond all reason.
      • Re:sequel? by l2718 (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @12:53PM
      • Re:sequel? (Score:5, Insightful)

        by rehtonAesoohC (954490) on Tuesday December 18, @12:56PM (#21740890) Homepage Journal
        That would be awesome for the nerds of us who stayed awake through the introduction to the Valar.
        • Re:sequel? by Kagura (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @01:30PM
        • Re:sequel? (Score:5, Insightful)

          by AdmiralWeirdbeard (832807) on Tuesday December 18, @03:20PM (#21743204)
          I think that the opening, with the creation of the world through the orchestra of the Valar would probably be one of the most epic and impressive audiovisual entertainments ever, if done right.

          • Re:sequel? by vegiVamp (Score:1) Wednesday December 19, @04:09AM
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    • Re:sequel? by PlatyPaul (Score:3) Tuesday December 18, @12:52PM
      • Typo by Anonymous Coward (Score:3) Tuesday December 18, @01:31PM
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    • Re:sequel? (Score:5, Funny)

      by Lev13than (581686) on Tuesday December 18, @01:00PM (#21740958) Homepage
      Be ready for disappointment - we've seen this "shoot the prequels after the main trilogy" bit before. $5 says Bilbo stabs first, Gimli will be replaced by an annoying CGI sidekick, and we'll learn that the rings get their special power because they're made of high-strength mitochlorian alloy.
      • Re:sequel? by Convector (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @01:26PM
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          • Re:sequel? by Keeper Of Keys (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @01:59PM
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            • Re:sequel? (Score:4, Informative)

              by torqer (538711) on Tuesday December 18, @02:18PM (#21742148)
              I think you're trying to nitpick... So I thought I would respond in kind.

              There are 13 Dwarves in the hobbit. Well there are more (such as Dain), but 13 in the party set out to reclaim the lonely mountain... Bilbo makes the party not an unlucky number.

              thorin
              fili kili
              oin gloin
              bifur bufor
              bombur
              balin dwalin
              ori dori nori

              • Re:sequel? by Keeper Of Keys (Score:1) Wednesday December 19, @07:06AM
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      • Re:sequel? (Score:4, Funny)

        by roc97007 (608802) on Tuesday December 18, @02:03PM (#21741908)
        I can understand the source of your confusion -- "Peter Jackson" and "George Lucas" sound almost identical.
        • Re:sequel? by Shivetya (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @02:57PM
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      • Re:sequel? (Score:5, Funny)

        by PCM2 (4486) on Tuesday December 18, @04:22PM (#21744168) Homepage

        Be ready for disappointment - we've seen this "shoot the prequels after the main trilogy" bit before. $5 says Bilbo stabs first, Gimli will be replaced by an annoying CGI sidekick, and we'll learn that the rings get their special power because they're made of high-strength mitochlorian alloy.

        Don't be ridiculous. Whatever changes Jackson makes to the original plot will only be to engage the audience and create a more enjoyable movie experience. For example:

        • We will find out exactly why nobody tosses a dwarf.
        • We will witness the pulse-pounding "River Elf Olympics," complete with log rolling, barrel tossing, and other feats of leaping and agility.
        • Dori will be revisioned as a bearded, female dwarf -- but will her fondness for gold jewelery doom the expedition?
        • Jackson has secured the rights to the "Down, down to goblin town" song from the Rankin-Bass production, to be sung by Meatloaf during the end credits.
        • Due to pacing issues, Gollum's riddle game will be replaced with a form of Sudoku based on elf-runes -- expect toy tie-ins to be hot sellers for the Christmas season!
        • Extended sequences featuring Sauron in his guise as the Necromancer, complete with much foreshadowing.
        • We are enthralled as Andy Serkis succumbs to the Gollum persona as the movies progress; he completes his transformation by the end of the second film. Also, we are treated to a sneak preview of the riddle (sorry, Sudoku) game, in which Bilbo sees Gollum playing against Smeagol.
        • Beorn saves the party by battling several dinosaurs and a giant ape.
        • While in the house of Elrond, Bilbo plays Cyrano to a young Aragorn as he attempts to court his lady love, Arwen.
        • Bilbo kills Smaug.

        Great fun for the whole family!

        • Re:sequel? by Buck2 (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @11:35PM
        • Get it right... by Branch_Dravidian (Score:1) Wednesday December 19, @01:09AM
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    • Re:sequel? (Score:4, Funny)

      by davidsyes (765062) on Tuesday December 18, @02:49PM (#21742670) Homepage Journal
      I read "Jackson Slated to Make Hobbit SQUEAL"...

      (OOPS)
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  • sequal? by Hes Nikke (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @12:46PM
    • Re:sequEl? (Score:5, Funny)

      by Gaerek (1088311) on Tuesday December 18, @12:51PM (#21740810)
      The first movie will be entitled "The Hobbit." The second movie is tenatively entitled "Movie About Hobbits in an Effort to Milk the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Properties for All They're Worth." Of course, this is a tenative title and subject to change.
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      • Re:sequEl? (Score:5, Funny)

        by techpawn (969834) on Tuesday December 18, @01:22PM (#21741310) Journal
        NO just watch...
        First movie. The Hobbit: There
        Second movie. The Hobbit: And Back again

        Just like the iocane powder I found, I'd bet my life on it!
        • Re:sequEl? by Ron_Fitzgerald (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @01:29PM
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      • Re:sequEl? (Score:4, Funny)

        by UnknownSoldier (67820) on Tuesday December 18, @02:48PM (#21742666)
        You mean like this [peopleofhonoronly.com]? ;-)
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    • Re:sequal? (Score:4, Funny)

      by spocksbrain (1097145) on Tuesday December 18, @01:35PM (#21741510)
      The second movie will be a TV special entitled: "The Lord of the Rings Holiday Special", in which Gandalf and Frodo visit the shire to celebrate "Life Day". Meanwhile the town of Hobbiton is being overrun by ringwraiths who try to ruin everything but eventually learn the true meaning of Life Day. Also includes Liv Tyler singing the main theme of "The Lord of the Rings".
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  • Not that I care, but by plus_M (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @12:46PM
  • Slashdot trolls (Score:5, Funny)

    by ZeroExistenZ (721849) on Tuesday December 18, @12:47PM (#21740742)
    finally have a place to apply.
  • I am happy by Boap (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @12:48PM
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  • Thriller by kryogen1x (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @12:49PM
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  • Hmmm... (Score:5, Insightful)

    by CaptainPatent (1087643) on Tuesday December 18, @12:51PM (#21740816) Journal
    Peter Jackson did a great job in visualizing and bringing to life a story in which the plot was already fully written. I love the fact he's producing a version of "the hobbit" to go along with the LOTR Trilogy, but I'm not so sure about the sequel to it. I realize there is a gap between the two stories (around a 70 year gap actually) but what will the plot consist of?

    I suppose it could go both ways, the first way with Peter Jackson doing a great job of tying the two books together and leading straight into the LOTR trilogy, the other with Peter Jackson unzipping and urinating on JRR Tolkien's masterpieces.
    • Re:Hmmm... by Drazgal (Score:1) Tuesday December 18, @12:54PM
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    • Re:Hmmm... by An ominous Cow art (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @01:03PM
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    • Re:Hmmm... (Score:4, Informative)

      by pdjohe (575876) on Tuesday December 18, @02:56PM (#21742802)
      Somebody already commented on possible plot details between the Hobbit and LOTR: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=320733&cid=20896787 [slashdot.org]

      What exactly happens, of any interest, in that period?

      Hmm.. I'm not 100% on the timeline but...

      Gandalf and Aragorn meet. The romance of Aragorn and Arwen. Aragorn serving with the Armies of Rohan.

      Gollum pursues Bilbo from the mountains. I beleive Gandalf investigates the creature and discovers its history in this period. Mordor also captures Gollum at some point.

      The Dwarves (including Balin of the hobbits) try and retake Moria.

      Sauruman is corrupted by Mordor through the Palantir.

      Sauroman corrupts Theoden through Grima Wormtongue.

      Sauron, identified as the 'Necromancer' was discovered as the source of evil in Mirkwood and was driven out by the White Council, only to resurface later rebuilding in Mordor.

      I dunno... I've seen movies made on smaller premises than that :)

    • Re:Hmmm... by sm62704 (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @03:27PM
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  • by spineboy (22918) on Tuesday December 18, @12:52PM (#21740838) Journal
    Gold edition, 3D, directors cut? I plan on seeing it since the LOTR was soooo dang good.
    I'm really quite interested to see how Smaug is done. The 3D done well might really up the bar for many action movies, and might set a new standard.

    However, the movie still has to be good - putting lipstick on a pig still looks awful.
  • Sequel?? (Score:3, Insightful)

    by downix (84795) on Tuesday December 18, @12:53PM (#21740846) Homepage
    Did he get some kind of wizard trick to summon the dead spirit of JRR Tolkein to write a new novel which to utilize as a sequel?

    Why do I fear this "prequil" will suffer the same fate as the Lucas prequils, with Bilbo at the end screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOO"
    • Re:Sequel?? by tuffy (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @12:58PM
    • Re:Sequel?? by Speare (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @12:59PM
      • Re:Sequel?? (Score:4, Insightful)

        by dada21 (163177) <adam.dada@gmail.com> on Tuesday December 18, @01:21PM (#21741300) Homepage Journal
        You just NAILED another reason copyright is useless, or at least useless for the current years (beyond the life of the author).

        Here's a guy who just happens to be a KID of someone who created something fine. Someone else, who puts his money, time and name on the line decides to produce the movie. The movie is a success (by most), but the risk was huge. We're talking a risk of probably 9 figures? But yet the kid who has done nothing, can do nothing, and has no moral connection to the creation thinks he is due some money?

        That's the problem with copyright: the actions of an individual are prevented from even being done. If the rights to the movie weren't optioned out a long time ago, its possible the movie might never have been made. I can think of quite a few movies that are prevented from being made because of the rights of the long-dead authors being held closely.

        Sidenote: Just yesterday I inquired by Bozo the Clown (Chicago's version in Bob Bell) didn't wear the Bozo outfit when he accepted an award many years ago (before his death). I guess the guy who owned the rights to Bozo's look denied him the costume. Even worse, the guy who owned the rights wasn't even the guy who invented Bozo, but a guy who distributed Bozo shows. Unbelievable!
    • Re:Sequel?? (Score:5, Funny)

      by dubbreak (623656) on Tuesday December 18, @01:10PM (#21741132) Homepage

      ..with Bilbo at the end screaming "DO NOT WANT"

      There, fixed that for you.
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    • Re:Sequel?? by Kjella (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @01:14PM
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  • Beorn by mamono (Score:2) Tuesday December 18, @12:54PM
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