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The story that’s popping up all over almost every blog I’ve read today: New Line has kissed Peter Jackson’s ass enough so that he’ll come back to executive produce The Hobbit and an unnamed sequel to The Hobbit. (My vote is for Hobbit 2: Electric Bugaloo) Jackson, however, is looking unlikely to actually direct the movies. Sam Raimi’s name is being tossed around, which after Spiderman 3, isn’t a name I’m so excited about anymore. (Of course, I doubt there’s any director I’ll be happy with that’s NOT Jackson.)
Still holding out for more money before agreeing to appear in the movie: the singing Dwarves.
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12 Responses to “Nasty, filthy, Hobbitses”
Posted: Dec 18th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Any movie with Gloin in it is going to be pure gold.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
What do you think the odds are that all the Dwarves will be played by John Rhys-Davies?
Posted: Dec 18th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
My question is: since dwarves = comic relief in movie cinema will we have a whole bunch of zany hilarious dwarves, or will one dwarf be pushed into the Gimili role?
Posted: Dec 19th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Going from my experiences with hundreds of Disney movies showcasing dwarves, it’s almost certain that one will be pushed into Gimli’s role while the rest will be taken semi-seriously…
Posted: Dec 19th, 2007 at 8:36 am
I hope Smaug is played by Nicholas Cage.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Maybe they’ll get Uwe Boll to direct. I mean, it is based on a video game, and what better way to get hilarious slapstick Dwarves and a Nic Cage dragon who shows all the range of Ghost Rider? The guy has got to know the fantasy genre, right?
Posted: Dec 20th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
See, I was going to name a bunch of awful directorial choices, but you played the trump card.
The ONLY way I want Uwe Boll involved in a movie production of any Tolkien books is if he plays the part of the One Ring. As it’s being thrown into the fires of Mount Doom. And it’s not a special effect.
Actually if you just set him on fire that would be OK with me too.
Posted: Dec 20th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
He occupies a unique niche as being a high-profile (among geeks at least) bad director who somehow keeps getting funding to make movies.
Posted: Dec 21st, 2007 at 7:51 am
Keeps getting A LOT funding to make BAD movies with typically excellent actors.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2007 at 12:35 am
Oh lord…they had better not ruin the game that got me into RPGs to begin with…I lost my original copy of Dungeon Siege and somehow ended up with a German one…luckily, I knew the game well enough to where playing became an educational experience but still…
Gorramn krug…
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but with Uwe Boll helming you can almost be certain that Dungeon Siege will be AWFUL.
Posted: Jan 10th, 2008 at 11:57 am
I don’t like Sam Raimi, he is too sweet. Nit for such a great movie.
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