Well, I'm certainly revolting. And I'm not too happy with this movie business, either. Jackson not only spent years making what many, myself included, consider the greatest movie of the 20th century, he had to fight studios to give him the money and the artistic freedom.
New Line was less-nearsighted than the rest of Hollywood, and they've been richly rewarded. You'd think by now they would have learned to give Jackson whatever he wanted, up to and including 49% of the studio. Instead, they figure they have a turnkey franchise, and can turn it over to some second-string director.
If PJ doesn't direct it, it's just a cheap ripoff, and I ain't goin'.
I agree with your sentiments... At this point it wouldn't feel right if PJ doesn't make it. That was a whole ~team~ that worked, and I was looking forward to seeing many of the same players assemble for the Hobbit.
Maybe this is just a lot of posturing and noise... and it'll settle out our way in the end. I really don't know.
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