Sam Raimi Will Direct The Hobbit?

IESB ^ | Sunday, 28 January 2007 | Robert Sanchez

[El Sordo]

What role will Bruce Campbell get?

[maquiladora]

MGM still holds the North American distribtion rights to any Hobbit film, so even if New Line went into production, they wouldn't be able to release the film without reaching a deal with MGM first. And as you can see above, MGM are still focused on wanting Jackson to make it.

So the most likely senario will be...production rights go back to Tolkien Enterprises at the end of the year and then MGM & Tolkien Enterprises try making The Hobbit with Jackson with no New Line involvement whatsoever.

[Monkey Face]

Er... :o|

[Thud]

IMO Peter Jackson would not do a good job with The Hobbit. It is a children's story.

[Starter]

"Hi. I'm Frodo Baggins."

[Artemis Webb]

OMG....ASH RULES !

[ExGeeEye]

Please make sure I get on the ping list :)

Thanks

[ecurbh]

Whoops, how'd that happen? It's been remedied. :)