Lord of the Rings prequil? (i.e. the Hobbit)

[agamemnon]

I don't know about you guys but I liked the Hobbit ,as much, if not more than the Lord of the rings trilogy(which I loved).
I know there are already a couple hobbit movies out there, medium to poor quality in my opinion. What I don't get is why they spent the money on all three movies when the Hobbit would have allowed them to test the waters?

[ak]

LOTR is a personal thing to Peter Jackson, he wanted to make the films, no studio approached him, he was the man behind it all.
LOTR is far more dramatic than The Hobbit, and less child friendly, there are enough "children"'s films floating about.
I believe it also suits Jackson's filmic sensibilities more. A more awesome cinematic journey if you will, more dynamic, more open to interpretation etc.
New Line more or less knew the plans Jackson had for this trilogy, and how stunning he would make it, why start at The Hobbit.

[wilo]

Agamemnon! Don't wait for The Hobbit movie anytime soon, since the rights for the story aren't available!
Read this Regarding that same question if you want:


http://www.eonline.com/Features/Specials/Lordrings/Answers/011101.html

Additionaly, TFOR might include some scenes from the Hobbit, like how Bilbo came up with the Ring and his encounter with Gollum.

[Zed]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by wilo:
Agamemnon! Don't wait for The Hobbit movie anytime soon, since the rights for the story aren't available!
Read this Regarding that same question if you want:


http://www.eonline.com/Features/Specials/Lordrings/Answers/011101.html

Additionaly, TFOR might include some scenes from the Hobbit, like how Bilbo came up with the Ring and his encounter with Gollum.</font>

I think this can be solve with money.
I agree with ak that "The Hobbit" movie will depend on the millions made by the trilogy.

[FreakArtist]

The hottbi is a lot better tahn Lord of the Rings, whice is already fucking good. It'd be great if they made an adaptation of The Hobbit.

[raccoon347]

If they do decide to make the movie they better not screw it up like most book to movies are. I thought the Hobbit was a great book, but not as good as the Lord of the Rings series.

[LordKaruku]

Here's what will happen with "The Hobbit."

The Lord of the Rings trilogy will make a bucketload of money and while the grosses for "Return of the King" are still rolling in, New Line executives (replacements assigned by AOL Time Warner management) will decide to get moving on a Hobbit movie.

Unfortunately, Peter Jackson will have no interest in directing it, since after a long sabbatical he is entering production on a small character drama about the New Zealand boy scout movement.

Enter Chris Columbus. After the third Harry Potter film, Columbus is looking for a break but unfortunately has been even more definitively typecast in Hollywood's eyes as a kiddie director. When offered an eye-popping amount to direct The Hobbit, he reluctantly accepts.

Ian McKellen is unavailable to reprise his role of Gandalf due to prior commitments to X-Men 3, and Ian Holm is too old to play Bilbo. Columbus casts the boyish Freddie Prinze, Jr. in the role of young Bilbo Baggins. Selected to play a kindlier, more kid-friendly Gandalf is veteran actor Alan Alda.

In order to compress the lengthy story down to a single movie, several elements must be cut, including Beorn, the wood-elves (Bilbo now rescues the dwarves from the spiders by hiding them in barrels and throwing them into the river), and the Battle of Five Armies. (Deemed too frightening for children, after Smaug dies everyone celebrates and Thorin is made King Under the Mountain). Shooting begins on the remarkably detailed Hollywood sets in late 2004.

AOL/Time Warner marketing executives pull together an impressive soundtrack for the release, featuring a number of popular bands singing various songs heard in the book. The end credit music, N'Sync's "Roads Go Ever, Ever On, Baby" shoots to the top of the Billboard Charts and stays there for a number of weeks.

The film opens in the Summer of 2006 to mixed reviews and pure hatred from fans. It becomes the butt of many jokes among moviegoers. While it enjoys modest box office success, it tops off at about $200 million and is quickly forgotten. In early 2007, it wins a Razzie for "Worst Film of the Year."