[Movie] The Hobbit confirmed - with a twist

YES.

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Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."

Jackson, who directed the "Rings" trilogy, will serve as executive producer for "The Hobbit." A director for the prequel films has yet to be named.

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Two "Hobbit" films are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, similar to how the three "Lord of the Rings" films were made. Production is set to begin in 2009 with a released planned for 2010, with the sequel scheduled for a 2011 release.

Peter Jackson to produce `The Hobbit' - Yahoo! News

If they're devoting two films to this relatively short story, I hope they'll be extremely faithful to the novel. Interesting that Jackson isn't directing, but I hope he retains a lot of creative control. It'd be great if Holm comes back... and I'll be right pissed if Howard Shore doesn't return.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

the unforgivable elves at helm's deep and dwarf tossing jokes aside).

Actually I appreciate what they did with Helm's Deep knowing they had originally planned to have Arwen the Prevalent Warrior Queen fighting alongside everyone. At least having the elves there preserved a large part of the spirit of the novel, which was that of all the peoples of Middle-earth coming together to fight as one.

What pissed me off the most was Faramir's complete role reversal.
Book: "I would not touch it if I saw it lying by the roadside."
Film: "The Ring will go to Gondor. Here's my chance I'll show you Dad!!"
It's not so much his change in character that irked me as the consequences of his actions, which was essentially taking the Ring to Osgiliath where the Nazgul see it. I mean that contrivance destroyed the beauty of the quest to begin with: Sauron thought it was hundreds of leagues west in Isengard, in Saruman's possession. Nothing really comes of that confrontation on the Osgiliath bridge, but if the Ringwraiths know the ring is there so does Sauron. Whatever, no sense in arguing over it since it's like 6 years old now.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

But the point of Helm's Deep, sir, was to show that man alone was capable of standing against the darkness.

Agh that's right. They really screwed around with the second film. It works pretty well on its own that I tend not to remember how much it deviates until I read the trilogy again every few years.[/QUOTE]

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.