YES! Jackson to make Hobbit film

[Klaus]

That's the worst feat name yet.

... so far.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

... so far.

... yet.

 

[Umbran]

I expect their spin will be: "Tolkien had a devil of a time finding a publisher for serious adult fantasy and so he was forced to package the Hobbit as a children's book - obscuring the much deeper and more adult tale that lurked within. ...

That does not match the history of the publication as I know it. Given the number of Tolkien fans who are almost scholors on the subject, they will not bend the truth in spinning it - it would look bad.

Specifically, I don't believe there's much evidence to suggest Tolkien purposely repackaged the book for kids.

 

[horacethegrey]

Specifically, I don't believe there's much evidence to suggest Tolkien purposely repackaged the book for kids.

The Hobbit was orginally written for Tolkien's children, so I don't think he rewrote it to fit a young audience's taste. He only rewrote some chapters (specifically the chapter "Riddles in the Dark") in later editions so that there'd be some plot continuity with the sequel. The sequel being of course, The Lord of the Rings.

 

[David Howery]

well, the book may have been written for kids, but there's some stuff in it that would be pretty graphic on screen... spiders getting stabbed, a troll getting stabbed in the eye with a torch, Beorn sticking the head of a goblin on a post, and the whole Battle of Five Armies at the end of it (I imagine PJ isn't going to have half of it happen off camera as it did in the book, after Bilbo got knocked out)...

 

[shilsen]

I'm always amused about the assumption that kids can't handle graphic violence. Having met a few children in my time, I generally find they're extremely fond of violence and suffering, as long as it's inflicted on others. And the more graphic the better.

 

[Klaus]

well, the book may have been written for kids, but there's some stuff in it that would be pretty graphic on screen... spiders getting stabbed, a troll getting stabbed in the eye with a torch, Beorn sticking the head of a goblin on a post, and the whole Battle of Five Armies at the end of it (I imagine PJ isn't going to have half of it happen off camera as it did in the book, after Bilbo got knocked out)...

Dude,

Disney's Hercules stabbed a gigantic cyclops in the eye with a torch.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Well, looking at the NEWS page I see: Sam Raimi look to be the director!

http://www.circvsmaximvs.com/showthread.php?t=36676

 

[Ranger REG]

Well, looking at the NEWS page I see: Sam Raimi look to be the director!

http://www.circvsmaximvs.com/showthread.php?t=36676

Meh. Everyone is split on whether he's the right one for the job.

If PJ is still alive and breathing, he should do it, IMNSHO.

 

[Klaus]

Meh. Everyone is split on whether he's the right one for the job.

If PJ is still alive and breathing, he should do it, IMNSHO.

I'd rather have one of the LotR's second unit directors working under PJ's supervision.