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'The Hobbit': Peace in Middle-Earth?
Entertainment Weekly ^
| Oct 04, 2007
| Benjamin Svetkey
Posted on 10/08/2007 12:29:46 AM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Fans have long dreamed ''Lord of the Rings'' director Peter Jackson would tackle J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit,'' but a nasty legal battle with New Line Cinema has made it impossible. Now, at last, a cease-fire may be at hand
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; TV/Movies; The Hobbit Hole
KEYWORDS: hobbit; newlinecinema; peterjackson
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The hard news is that Jackson seems to be winning his lawsuit against New Line Cinema, that the company badly needs a sure moneymaker, and that the hardliners are talking peace. The rumours are that an announcement of Jackson as Director is imminent, and New Line is scouting locations for the Lonely Mountain!
To: ecurbh
After you evaluate this, possibly a Ring Ping would be justified?
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:31:12 AM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I couldn't get through any of the Tolkien books, but the movies were terrific. It seems they were made more as action/adventures when a more literary approach might have been interesting, but I like them for what they are.
Can't say as I find the prospect of The Hobbit all that interesting, though. More a kids' story.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:38:52 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(Pro-Life atheist Bostonia. If I don't it respond it might be because you sent me something stupid)
To: Darkwolf377
While it isn’t in this story, there are supposed to be plans for an additional movie, based on the Appendices, which would be about the meeting of the White Council and the spread of the threat of Sauron, essentially a prequel to the LOTR and much darker than the Hobbit.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:42:19 AM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
To: Darkwolf377
>>Can’t say as I find the prospect of The Hobbit all that interesting, though. More a kids’ story.<<
The movie will need to be very different from LoTR...
It really is a “there and back” boys adventure story, not a dark and epic struggle for the soul of the world.
Hopefully it won’t turn into YAIA - Yet another Iraq allegory.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:44:07 AM PDT
by
gondramB
(Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
To: gondramB
Hopefully it wont turn into YAIADoesn't seem likely, it isn't Peter Jackson's style! Also it won't be out for a few years, would be a poor idea to use a by then dated plot.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:48:05 AM PDT
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I certainly hope you are right.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:50:10 AM PDT
by
gondramB
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
That sounds interesting, but I’ve kinda had it with prequels. They’re a very dull idea and I can’t think of one that really worked (though the third Star Wars one was ok). I like it better when a story unfolds from the beginning onward, and when it’s over, it’s over. So many of us long for stories to continue, but Hollywood always seems to do them to death. We should learn to let things end, and enjoy our memories, instead of having them swamped by endless retreads that make us forget why we thought these stories special in the first place.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:58:05 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(Pro-Life atheist Bostonia. If I don't it respond it might be because you sent me something stupid)
To: gondramB
Yet another Iraq allegory. Haven't you noticed? Iraq seems to have simmered down, with cooler heads prevailing.
Ergo, it is not presently being discussed in the mainstream media.
When something bad and telegenic happens, they'll be right back on it.
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posted on
10/08/2007 12:58:11 AM PDT
by
JennysCool
(Don't taze me, Bro!)
To: Darkwolf377
Theyre a very dull idea Well, I don't think that the Robert DeNiro 'prequel' part of The Godfather II was as bad as all that!
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posted on
10/08/2007 1:02:10 AM PDT
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
But that wasn’t a prequel itself. It used flashbacks to tell parallel stories. Using flashbacks doesn’t make it a prequel.
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10/08/2007 1:04:07 AM PDT
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Darkwolf377
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To: Darkwolf377
It depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is, I guess!
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posted on
10/08/2007 1:11:24 AM PDT
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Let’s put it this way: You’re the first person I’ve ever encountered who considers Godfather 2 a prequel in any sense. ;)
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posted on
10/08/2007 1:34:17 AM PDT
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Darkwolf377
(Pro-Life atheist Bostonia. If I don't it respond it might be because you sent me something stupid)
To: gondramB; Lucius Cornelius Sulla
J.R.R. Tolkein never liked allegory. Hopefully Jackson and company will take that into account.
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posted on
10/08/2007 1:42:04 AM PDT
by
kb2614
(Hell hath no fury than a bureaucrat scorned)
To: Darkwolf377
Actually Tolkien's ideas and notes on the 3 ages of Middle Earth (the appendices) were written first. This was followed by his plans for The Lord of the Rings, Then The Hobbit was dashed off as a children's story. Then The Lord of the Rings was completed and published. So you see that TLOTR was written as a Sequel to The Hobbit, which was an expansion of the idea which will be made into the 'prequel', which is actually the original story.
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posted on
10/08/2007 2:11:39 AM PDT
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(IF TREASON IS THE QUESTION, THEN MOVEON.ORG IS THE ANSWER!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I understand the chronology. I’m just talking about the film as it’s being described in the article, as two movies, putting in material from the appendixes to almost create a new story between the books Hobbit and Fellowship.
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10/08/2007 2:15:13 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(Pro-Life atheist Bostonian. If I don't it respond it might be because you sent me something stupid)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Sweeeeeet. Thank you for the news!
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posted on
10/08/2007 4:32:18 AM PDT
by
Lil'freeper
(Don't taze me, bro!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Well, this is a welcome piece of news!
If PJ is back at the helm, “The Hobbit” is sure to be as close to The Professor’s intent as humanly possible.
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10/08/2007 5:15:42 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I read the whole thing... not a lot of hard news, but I like the tone of the rumors!
I don’t want to see it with anyone else.
I’m sure ecurbh’ll ring ping it when he gets up :~)
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posted on
10/08/2007 6:14:06 AM PDT
by
ecurbh
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