Woah... Just.. woah.

[lithera]

TheOneRing.net has received an official statement from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh about The Hobbit . The two have made clear that New Line has passed them up, due to Wingnut Films' lawsuit against the studio regarding "The Fellowship of the Ring," and that the studio is looking for a new director to take on The Hobbit and a mystery second "Lord of the Rings" prequel.

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[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

The Hobbit would be a decent movie to make, but if they treated it as a prequel (using same actors & whatnot) it could be tricky w/ Bilbo.

Maybe it's better if it moves to a totally different director / studio - that way we'll get a totally different look at the charactors (and theycan use different actors easier)

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Well, it won't be a different studio. new Line is adamant about that. They made too much money to let it go.

[fireballof3.livejournal.com]

So, it'll be Weta & such, but not Jackson & Walsh? That's ... odd

[lithera.livejournal.com]

It might be. New Line is the studio. WETA is an effects company. I don't know where WETA stands on it.