Will ‘The Hobbit’ Ever Be Made
Many people have questioned the reason to why J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous book ‘The Hobbit’ has not yet been made into a motion picture. After the publicity that was given to ‘The Lord of the Rings Trilogy’ it was naturally assumed that ‘The Hobbit’ would be made not long afterwards.
I have heard that New Line Cinema, the studio that helped bring about the Trilogy, is talking about making the movie. Unfortunately New Line has stated that they will not be letting Peter Jackson direct the movie.
This is a big dissapointment to any true fan of Lord of the Rings. Peter Jackson is the reason why the Trilogy was so good. The reason New Line has chosen not to work with Peter is because they are in a nasty lawsuit that so far has not been settled.
They tried to settle it by letting him make the movie, but Peter beleives that a movie as important as ‘The Hobbit’ should be made from a desire of the heart not because it is a way out of a bad situation.
One can only hope that New Line Cinema will eventually change their minds and not too late. I couldn’t imagine anyone else making this movie and I would be afraid what any other director would do to it.