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Hobbit trilogy discussions are accelerating


With the recent news that Peter Jackson was considering turning his two-part Hobbit film into a trilogy, speculation was rampant. What would a third movie contain? Was it feasible – both creatively and financially – to add an entire film so late into the production cycle of such a massive undertaking? None of this speculating […]

With the recent news that Peter Jackson was considering turning his two-part Hobbit film into a trilogy, speculation was rampant. What would a third movie contain? Was it feasible – both creatively and financially – to add an entire film so late into the production cycle of such a massive undertaking? None of this speculating is going to die down any time soon, either: The Hollywood Reporter broke the story last night that talks between the filmmakers and Warner Bros. have accelerated, and the third film is now looking more and more like a reality. “If we’re going to do it, we have to make a decision soon,” a source close to the production told the Reporter. “It’s strongly driven by the filmmakers’ desire to tell more of the story.” With so much additional material being used to flesh out J.R.R. Tolkien‘s famous novel, it seems that Jackson is eager to keep the ball rolling for as long as everything is already in place – the James Cameron mentality, it seems, who will reportedly be shooting up to three more additional Avatar films simultaneously.

“It’s about taking the chance to tell more of the incredible tale with the cast we have assembled,” the source continues. There will be obstacles, however, even if the studio agrees: new deals with the actors will have to be struck, of course, but the real kicker is entering back into The Hobbit‘s infamously complex legal proceedings to secure additional rights for the material. It may have taken a decade of legal, financial and bureaucratic hurdles to get these films made, but nobody can say the fans won’t be rewarded for their patience with quantity. ~Devin Garabedian

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