The Hobbit On Hold 142
Flea of Pain writes "Director Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit has been put on hold indefinitely because the movie has been caught in a 'tangled negotiation' over the future of the MGM movie studio. The film, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's first book in the fantasy series, was reportedly due to begin shooting this summer, but has been mired in delays. Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, who will act as producer on the new film, recently dismissed rumors of trouble with the picture, insisting, 'It's not really been delayed, because we've never announced the date.'"
The Road Goes Ever On (Score:1, Interesting)
Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
But not by a movie studio.
Re:The next James Bond as well! (Score:3, Interesting)
My girlfriend likes him, but in her defense, she hasn't seen Connery, Moore, or anyone else for that matter.
Re:The next James Bond as well! (Score:2, Interesting)
Vladimir Putin or as he seems to be called here Mr.Craig is close to the worst James Bond ever. James Bond is supposed to be cool, smart and this lug looks more like a Neanderthal and acts like one too.
no - james bond became cool and smart as the stories progressed. he was most definately a neanderthal thug at heart in the books and daniel craig does an excellent job of portraying it.
Re:The next James Bond as well! (Score:3, Interesting)
The funny thing is, Dalton may have been the worst film Bond, but he was probably truest to Fleming's vision of the character... world weary and burned out.
The best film Bond, of course, is Sean Connery.
Re:thank goodness! (Score:2, Interesting)
I'm glad they've put a stop to it too.
Fucking Aragorn in the Hobbit. What the fuck were they thinking.
Jackson fucked LotR, and was about to fuck the Hobbit (not a pretty thought). We should all rejoice with a handful of pipeweed.
Re:The next James Bond as well! (Score:3, Interesting)
There is no debate, the correct answer is Connery was the best Bond.
I don't have a favorite Bond actor though I can't say I liked Connery best in the role. He was fine as Bond, sort of defined it I guess, but I think others have done at least as well. I do have a least favorite (Roger Moore) and Connery did not star in my favorite Bond movies (Casino Royale and A View to A Kill) so if I don't like Connery's Bond movies the best it's hard for me to like him best in the role. Moore was generally annoying in the role, a little to smug and "perfect", and though I really liked A View to A Kill, I hated Moonraker and several others he was in. None of the guys who have been in the role have done a terrible job. Sometimes the directing or the script has sucked.
Re:Jackson, overrated (Score:1, Interesting)
Elf shield surfing.
Elf shield surfing is dumber than, say, Tom Bombadil was in the books?
Rewriting parts of the story to make it 'more exciting'.
Somebody damned well needed to. As far as I'm concerned it's Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens' work now, not Tolkien's. /Posting anonymously to dodge death threats