That movie would probably gross another $300 million. I wish I had some of that dough!

Yup, this will be sweet to see on the big screen. I imagine they won't attempt to do the Similarion though.

Jason - I doubt they would do Silmarillion, but we can always hope! :)

sEEING THE HOBBIT WOULD BE SWEET....gREAT MOVIES ARE HARD TO FIND...AND THIS ONE WOULD NO DOUBT BE A HIT...

I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW , (NOW THAT THESE FANTASY MOVIES HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFULL) IF MR,JACKSON HAS EVER READ THE DARK ELF TRILOGY.BY R A SALVATORE, AND IF HE HAS, WOULD HE EVER CONSIDER DOING THESE BOOKS AS MOVIES..
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE LOTR SET WAS SO WELL DONE AND SO SUCCESSFUL THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO WOULD BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING MORE OF THESE SETS
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go for it Jackson. you have had a rough job and you deserve the dough and the happiness that this will bring to you. GO FOR IT!!!!!

The Hobbit? On Film? Peter Jackson? What a combo!!!! This would be another movie of the year. Plenty more awards and cash for Jackson, and it would be great to see this action prequal finish off the series. AWESOME!

Legal woes are holding up this project from being jumped started. Hopefully soon they will be resolved.

Peter Jackson did great on The Lord of the Rings and I think The Hobbit would be just as good

PETER JACKSON IS THE BEST AND I THINK NO ONE COULD EVER HAVE DONE THE LOTR TRILOGY AS GOOD AS WHAT PETER DONE SO GO FOR IT PETE MAKE THE HOBBIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE REALY INSPIRED ME TO BE A FILM DIRECTOR AND I THINK YOUR FAB!

Yes, this would be awesome. This movie will be so action packed its going to be like 4 hours long which I have no problem with!!

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i think the hobbit movie is a great idea and peter jackson doing it in tha lotr style would be even better but as far as tha silmarillion goes i think that would be a box office failure its a very boring book and doesn't really even tie in with these movies so there ya go

Good movies are far and few bewteen. That is what makes them so good. Peter Jackson would not doubt do a fantastic job with "The Hobbit". But he needs a cast to do it with. I thin that the LOTR trilogy had cast members that everyone enjoyed seeing. This will be his greatest task as we know he is already a good movie maker.

Definitly go for it!

Whoever thinks the simirillion was boring ought to be shot!!! People keep freekin saying that THE HOBBIT is where it all began. It didnt begin there! The Hobbit is actually kind of a side trip, or an instance of happenstance. The ring existed a thousand years before Bilbo was even born, and there are incredible battles and great characters involved in it. The whole premise of the books, (simarrillion included) is the depravity of people and the quest for POWER. Aragorn emphasizes this fact in his quote, "I give hope to men, and keep none for myself!" He does not want power, or to rule, which is why he makes a great ruler, no tyranny here. The real problem with making the Simarillion into a movie is that it is so deep, and has so many storylines, you would have to make it into ten movies, hell jackson barely pulled off LOTR in three movies, even still he left out some really cool story lines. If he makes the Hobbit it will be merely OK, but it wont be a blockbuster. It will be great to watch, and may win some awards, but it will never be the hit that the other three were. If he does make the movie, and doesnt include the same characters, it will really bomb. People will be pissed. My recommendation, if he does make the Hobbit without the key actors, wait for it to come out on DVD. You cant screw the audience and get away with it, like Lucas did.

The Hobbit would be a great movie! I would be a bit disappointed though if Ian Mckellen was not used for Gandalf. He should also get Hugo Weaving back for Elrond and should have the guy who played Bilbo in LOTR. (I forget his name)