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Jackson: "I'm Not Making 'The Hobbit'"
Jackson: "I'm Not Making 'The Hobbit'"
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WENN
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Monday, November 20, 2006
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HOLLYWOOD
-
Lord of the Rings
director
Peter Jackson
has blasted the Hollywood bosses behind the planned movie adoption of
The Hobbit
after they turned down his offer of directing the fantasy 'prequel.'
The book, which takes place years before the events in
Lord of the Rings
, was expected to be filmed by
Jackson
, but New Line cinema, who made the blockbuster trilogy, is now looking for another director to adapt
J.R.R. Tolkien
's work onto the big screen.
Jackson
reveals he was to not only direct
The Hobbit
, but there was another prequel in the works as well, covering the events leading up to those depicted in
Lord of the Rings
.
He says, "[Studio boss]
Mark Ordesky
told us that New Line would no longer be requiring our services on
The Hobbit
and the
LOTR
prequel. This was a courtesy call to let us know that the studio was now actively looking to hire another filmmaker for both projects.
"We are very sorry our involvement with
The Hobbit
has been ended in this way. This outcome is not what we anticipated or wanted, but neither do we see any positive value in bitterness. We now have no choice but to let the idea of a film of
The Hobbit
go and move forward with other projects."
This is the second high-profile film that has slipped through
Jackson
's fingers, after the cinema adaptation of the computer game
Halo
, which he was producing, was dropped by studio bosses because of the escalating costs.
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