Jackson Slated to Make Hobbit Movie, Sequel

A user writes "Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema, and MGM have agreed to work on two new movies: a film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit', and a further sequel. From the article: 'The two Hobbit films ... are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Principal photography is tentatively set for a 2009 start, with the intention of 'The Hobbit' release slated for 2010 and its sequel the following year, in 2011.'" Not sure if it would be possible to nab Ian Holm as Bilbo, but here's hoping.

sequel?

[BlueStraggler]

Didn't he already shoot the sequel to The Hobbit?

Slashdot trolls

[ZeroExistenZ]

finally have a place to apply.

Re:sequEl?

[Gaerek]

The first movie will be entitled "The Hobbit." The second movie is tenatively entitled "Movie About Hobbits in an Effort to Milk the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Properties for All They're Worth." Of course, this is a tenative title and subject to change.

The Sequel's title will be...

[Korveck]

"The daily life of Tom Bombadil, Treebeard, and Radagast" Sponsored by Green Peace.

Re:Not that I care, but

[Kjella]

P.S. examples are not from personal experience, and you can't prove otherwise.

Unless I pay someone enough money for the tape, right?

Re:sequel?

[Lev13than]

Be ready for disappointment - we've seen this "shoot the prequels after the main trilogy" bit before. $5 says Bilbo stabs first, Gimli will be replaced by an annoying CGI sidekick, and we'll learn that the rings get their special power because they're made of high-strength mitochlorian alloy.

Re:Not that I care, but

[Chris Burke]

Unless I pay someone enough money for the tape, right?

Ah, you're catching on.

the ending..

[savuporo]

I hope they get the the ending right [youtube.com] this time.

Re:How many versions will we see of this film?

[TheLazySci-FiAuthor]

putting lipstick on a pig still looks awful.

But have you seen the new lipstick? It uses subsurface scattering and revolutionary new food-stain shaders.

Re:Sequel??

[dubbreak]

..with Bilbo at the end screaming "DO NOT WANT"

There, fixed that for you.

Re:sequel?

[Ed Avis]

Will it include The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins [google.com] by Leonard Nimoy?

Saumel L Jackson?

[fahrbot-bot]

Was I the only one who was worried that the title was referring to Michael Jackson?

For some reason, I initially thought of Samuel L Jackson. Wouldn't that be interesting? "Get away from the gemstone Mother F*cker!"

Re:sequEl?

[techpawn]

NO just watch...
First movie. The Hobbit: There
Second movie. The Hobbit: And Back again

Just like the iocane powder I found, I'd bet my life on it!

Re:sequEl?

[tomthegeek]

Personally I can't wait for LoTR Fanservice: The Musical - On Ice

Typo

[Anonymous Coward]

But, then again, money is money (especially when it's LOTRS of money).

Fixed ;)

Re:sequal?

[spocksbrain]

The second movie will be a TV special entitled: "The Lord of the Rings Holiday Special", in which Gandalf and Frodo visit the shire to celebrate "Life Day". Meanwhile the town of Hobbiton is being overrun by ringwraiths who try to ruin everything but eventually learn the true meaning of Life Day. Also includes Liv Tyler singing the main theme of "The Lord of the Rings".

wow

[Kranfer]

Wow, Peter jackson looks like he lost about 890572349087 pounds. Good for him. As for The Hobbit... Geeze, get a move on, I wanna see it yesterday already!

Re:sequel?

[psiogen]

Also, much like The Lord of the Rings, each of the two films will consist of 2 hours of actual footage and 1 hour of slow-motion instant replays.

Re:Slashdot trolls

[Avatar8]

Yes, but they'll turn to stone if they step out of their mothers' basements and into the sunlight. :-)

Re:sequel?

[roc97007]

I can understand the source of your confusion -- "Peter Jackson" and "George Lucas" sound almost identical.

Re:From Silmarillion to the Red Book? Hope so.

[Notquitecajun]

It also makes for an easy Christmas present. I didn't have to buy my brother and his wife anything for three years.

More Like

[Anonymous Coward]

First movie. The Hobbit: There And Back
Second movie. The Hobbit: Again

Re:sequEl?

[UnknownSoldier]

You mean like this [peopleofhonoronly.com]? ;-)

Re:sequel?

[davidsyes]

I read "Jackson Slated to Make Hobbit SQUEAL"...

(OOPS)

Re:sequel?

[RDW]

'Will the sequel be an original story? Or is there an existing (unfinished?) story to base it on?'

Jackson isn't really bothered either way. He pretty much wrote a new story for The Two Towers, with a few set pieces from the book (mainly battles) inserted to let us know which film we were watching. And a Hobbit sequel will give him plenty of time to explore the history of Lurtz:

http://archives.theonering.net/movie/char/lurtz.html [theonering.net]

explain how the Elves developed the art of Shield Surfing:

http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/view/7427 [theonering.net]

tell the sad story of how Denethor became such a messy eater:

http://www.tk421.net/lotr/film/rotk/img/rotk0911.jpg [tk421.net]

get Bilbo's friends out of a tight situation with a hilarious dwarf tossing scene:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_tossing#Popular_culture_references_to_dwarf_tossing [wikipedia.org]

and have Agent Elrond turn up with a sword at random moments:

http://productimages1.colony1.net/5851/Elrond%20Bust.jpg [colony1.net]

just in time for a bit of gratuitous decapitation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=The_Mouth_of_Sauron [wikipedia.org]

Ian McKellen will be excellent, though.

Re:sequel?

[davidsyes]

Fade In:

Coming Easter 2008 to a theatre near you: "Hobbitrail: The Assimilation and the Pre-Squeal"

Smashcut:

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin' down the Hobbittrail, Hippity, Hoppity, hobbing all the way...

Off-Screen:

No proto-humans will be harmed in the making of this production..

Re:Saumel L Jackson?

[tyme]

shouldn't that be: "What have I got in my pocket, Mother F*cker!?"

ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO RULE THEM ALL

[peter303]

One billion to find them,
On billion to take them all,
And in the contracts bind them ...

In the studios, where the lawyers lie.

Re:sequel?

[sm62704]

I saw the actual screenplay. Elrond is reincarnated as a computer virus that infects the Shire by turning everyone into copies of himself before Frodo lets himself be killed.

Re:sequel?

[zero_offset]

Documentary based on the Silmarillion

Now that is a brilliant idea.

Oh god, no... are you insane? The Silmarillion was like the Old Testament "Numbers" but for people who fantasize about fucking elves. And yeah, "fucking" is a verb in that sentence. "And Elbereth begat Dorkagar who begat Losermir and Choadalwyn, and Choadalwyn began Unwashedereth who did dewll in his mother's basement."

Re:Hmmm...

[_Sprocket_]

I realize there is a gap between the two stories (around a 70 year gap actually) but what will the plot consist of?

"Dude, where's my ring?"

The rest pretty much doesn't matter.

Re:sequel?

[PCM2]

Be ready for disappointment - we've seen this "shoot the prequels after the main trilogy" bit before. $5 says Bilbo stabs first, Gimli will be replaced by an annoying CGI sidekick, and we'll learn that the rings get their special power because they're made of high-strength mitochlorian alloy.

Don't be ridiculous. Whatever changes Jackson makes to the original plot will only be to engage the audience and create a more enjoyable movie experience. For example:

• We will find out exactly why nobody tosses a dwarf.
• We will witness the pulse-pounding "River Elf Olympics," complete with log rolling, barrel tossing, and other feats of leaping and agility.
• Dori will be revisioned as a bearded, female dwarf -- but will her fondness for gold jewelery doom the expedition?
• Jackson has secured the rights to the "Down, down to goblin town" song from the Rankin-Bass production, to be sung by Meatloaf during the end credits.
• Due to pacing issues, Gollum's riddle game will be replaced with a form of Sudoku based on elf-runes -- expect toy tie-ins to be hot sellers for the Christmas season!
• Extended sequences featuring Sauron in his guise as the Necromancer, complete with much foreshadowing.
• We are enthralled as Andy Serkis succumbs to the Gollum persona as the movies progress; he completes his transformation by the end of the second film. Also, we are treated to a sneak preview of the riddle (sorry, Sudoku) game, in which Bilbo sees Gollum playing against Smeagol.
• Beorn saves the party by battling several dinosaurs and a giant ape.
• While in the house of Elrond, Bilbo plays Cyrano to a young Aragorn as he attempts to court his lady love, Arwen.
• Bilbo kills Smaug.

Great fun for the whole family!

Re:sequel?

[bckrispi]

I mean, Gimli's not even in The Hobbit.

... not yet.

Right

[Colin Smith]

Maybe some one could just sort of adapt the books, with some minor abridgement,

I look forward to your 32 hour spectacular.
 

Re:sequel?

[Buck2]

Bilbo kills Smaug? Well, thanks for ruining it all.

JUST THANKS.

Re:sequel?

[aussie_a]

A cure to insomnia.