The Hobbit...

Jawa Ex Machina said:
... know what I'd like to see?

George Lucas producing an original story ... written and directed by James Cameron.

I have NO idea what that would become
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Jason Ramsey said:
very expensive?
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Batutta said:
Worst rumor of all time. Brett Ratner in the running to direct The Hobbit. I'm sure this is more his publicist wanting it to happen but still, sends shivers up the spine--

http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/two...-peter-jackson-into-helming-the-hobbit-films/
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Seriously, this thing is spiraling down the crapper at an alarming rate. At this point, if Peter Jackson doesn't want to direct, then I hope that they just scrap the whole project. I'd rather see no Hobbit film(s) than one(s) that aren't done right.

Jawa Ex Machina said:
You know what I'd like to see?

George Lucas producing an original story concept he's come up with, written and directed by James Cameron.

I have NO idea what that would become, but I'm sure it'd make twice as much money as Avatar and be the most profitable film in the history of ever.
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Actually, Cameron was heading towards more Star Wars-ish material before he did The Terminator. When he was starting out, he made a short "concept film" for a feature he wanted to make called Xenogenesis. This short was the thing that impressed Roger Corman enough to hire him.

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I think that Xenogenesis could be a cool film if fleshed out and done with a big budget, maybe with 3D and the Avatar technology he developed as well. Just imagine the poster/trailers for that: from the creator of AVATAR comes... XENOGENESIS. Either that, or maybe he could do a big budget 3D remake of Battle Beyond the Stars.
 
I wonder if he will be utilizing "Clarice" (his RED camera) for much of the shoot?
 
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Jason Ramsey said:
he seems to be eagerly awaiting epic... could be a chance of that if the stars were all aligned properly
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One of jacksons request in this deal is to use his sound stages to film it, we will find out really quick how commetted to red he is.
 
I also hear the studio will be pushing for the movies to be shot in 3d, 'pushing' no final commitment yet tho.
 
I guess they will also be using jacksons vfx company, since he is familiar with red in post it is a possibility. I did see a thread on red about the new epic 3d rig. I'll bet we know soon from the studio demands.
 
Insiders say the next few days will be crucial in the negotiating process between Jackson's camp and the Warners/New Line side.
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That's no understatement. If the studios can't get this knot untied soon, and have to tell Jackson to just wait for the MGM thing to work itself out, then I bet The Hobbit will be dead for a long time. Even if they eventually get the project going again years from now, who knows who will be producing and directing?

Hopefully this works out and we can hear an official announcement in a few days, one that states that Jackson is directing.
 
Nektonic said:
That's no understatement. If the studios can't get this knot untied soon, and have to tell Jackson to just wait for the MGM thing to work itself out, then I bet The Hobbit will be dead for a long time. Even if they eventually get the project going again years from now, who knows who will be producing and directing?

Hopefully this works out and we can hear an official announcement in a few days, one that states that Jackson is directing.
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It's going to happen, it's all down hill for them from here. Crazy how so many fund managers all crawl out of the woodwork wanting to back it with a bankrupt studio. That's Peter Jackson for you, the man!
 
ChipG said:
It's going to happen, it's all down hill for them from here. Crazy how so many fund managers all crawl out of the woodwork wanting to back it with a bankrupt studio. That's Peter Jackson for you, the man!
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I'm starting to feel like it will finally happen too. Del Toro was a good choice for director, but I'm glad Peter Jackson will probably end up directing this. PJ is the best chance we'll have that The Hobbit will be consistent with the LOTR trilogy.

You're right though. If Peter Jackson bails out then who do they go to? Brett Ratner? Bryan Singer? Nolan (who wouldn't do it anyways)? Wachowski Bros. (I love those crazy cats' films, but they're not right for this)? Spielberg? Danny Boyle (great director, not right for this)? Ridley Scott? Neill Blomkamp? Whoever they got instead of Del Toro or Jackson, the fan backlash would be so great that it wouldn't be worth the effort.
 
Nektonic said:
You're right though. If Peter Jackson bails out then who do they go to? Brett Ratner? Bryan Singer? Nolan (who wouldn't do it anyways)? Wachowski Bros. (I love those crazy cats' films, but they're not right for this)? Spielberg? Danny Boyle (great director, not right for this)? Ridley Scott? Neill Blomkamp? Whoever they got instead of Del Toro or Jackson, the fan backlash would be so great that it wouldn't be worth the effort.
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Zemeckis or Dante could do it and make it great, at least when they were on top of their game.
It's been a while though.
 
I really hope htey decide to shoot this in Canada. Would love to get involved on the project.
 
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