Update on the Hobbit film
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seraiFrom TORn, first this:
Word from a reliable source indicates that Sam Raimi has been approached to direct THE HOBBIT. Since Peter Jackson's (Middle-)earth shattering news that he is off the project, it seems the Spider-Man director may step into his place. Raimi was born on October 23rd, 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan. His first big hit was 'The Evil Dead' but he really gained cult status with 'Evil Dead II'. It is his amazing work on the Spider-Man series that has propelled Raimi to the mainstream. His latest film 'Spider-Man 3' is due out this May.
Now this:
Saul Zaentz On The Hobbit
Saul Zaentz, the owner of Tolkien Enterprises, and ultimate holder of the film rights to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings was very recently interviewed about the Hobbit and Peter Jackson's involvement.
The interview has since been posted on German Rings site Elbenwald. You can read it here.
It's in German, so here's a translation of his comments.
Q: What is with the long anticipated Hobbit-adaption?
A: It will definitely be shot by Peter Jackson. The question is only when. He wants to shoot another movie first. Next year the Hobbit-rights will fall back to my company. I suppose that Peter will wait because he knows that he will make the best deal with us. And he is fed up with the studios: to get his profit share on the rings trilogy he had to sue New Line. With us in contrast he knows that he will be paid fairly and artistically supported without reservation.
So, in Zaentz's opinion, it's a big game of chicken - who'll blink first, you might say. His comments do put all of this in an interesting perspective. New Line's all shirty about what they want, but the ones with the power to hold things up are saying, "No, we want PJ to direct." And they can hold things up long enough that New Line will no longer have a say.
As for the director choice, that would be interesting. Sam Raimi's pretty damn good, and he has a feel for character. I wonder what production company they'd be going with, however. If he could work with Weta, then I think we could have something worth doing. Since it is another book by the same author, having a different director working with the same production and design team would actually have a lot of potential, at least in my opinion.
What do you think?
Word from a reliable source indicates that Sam Raimi has been approached to direct THE HOBBIT. Since Peter Jackson's (Middle-)earth shattering news that he is off the project, it seems the Spider-Man director may step into his place. Raimi was born on October 23rd, 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan. His first big hit was 'The Evil Dead' but he really gained cult status with 'Evil Dead II'. It is his amazing work on the Spider-Man series that has propelled Raimi to the mainstream. His latest film 'Spider-Man 3' is due out this May.
Now this:
Saul Zaentz On The Hobbit
Saul Zaentz, the owner of Tolkien Enterprises, and ultimate holder of the film rights to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings was very recently interviewed about the Hobbit and Peter Jackson's involvement.
The interview has since been posted on German Rings site Elbenwald. You can read it here.
It's in German, so here's a translation of his comments.
Q: What is with the long anticipated Hobbit-adaption?
A: It will definitely be shot by Peter Jackson. The question is only when. He wants to shoot another movie first. Next year the Hobbit-rights will fall back to my company. I suppose that Peter will wait because he knows that he will make the best deal with us. And he is fed up with the studios: to get his profit share on the rings trilogy he had to sue New Line. With us in contrast he knows that he will be paid fairly and artistically supported without reservation.
So, in Zaentz's opinion, it's a big game of chicken - who'll blink first, you might say. His comments do put all of this in an interesting perspective. New Line's all shirty about what they want, but the ones with the power to hold things up are saying, "No, we want PJ to direct." And they can hold things up long enough that New Line will no longer have a say.
As for the director choice, that would be interesting. Sam Raimi's pretty damn good, and he has a feel for character. I wonder what production company they'd be going with, however. If he could work with Weta, then I think we could have something worth doing. Since it is another book by the same author, having a different director working with the same production and design team would actually have a lot of potential, at least in my opinion.
What do you think?
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Date: Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 09:11 pm (UTC)