Is Peter Jackson secretly meeting with actors to cast in The Hobbit?

By Jake Dee

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Ah, THE HOBBIT saga. Another week, another chapter written. After months and months of speculation as to who’ll man the directorial reins, it seems another clue has been tossed in the spokes. According to THR’S Heat Vision (who Deadline claims lifted from them), Peter Jackson has been quietly globetrotting with the sole purpose of meeting actors to perform in THE HOBBIT. The Kiwi Oscar winner started out in London, then headed to NYC before landing in LA LA land this week for the meet and greets. Oh the drama…

Although THE HOBBIT has yet to be green-lit, or even made official that Jackson will direct the film, word is old Petey is in talks with Warner Bros. to helm a two-part HOBBIT adaptation, and that the deal is nearly done. Only problem is MGM, whose financial woes continue to hamstring the progress of production (they own half the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal work). Warner is feverishly trying to wrestle sole away sole ownership.

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