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TheCoon
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Jul 25 2012, 2:59am
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delay the release of the other films
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pulpfiction16
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Jul 25 2012, 3:00am
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How much money studios make on DVD re-releases, particularly for things like the extended editions.
Keep in mind after all that since they still have to perform reshoots and pick-ups next year anyway, they'd merely be extending it. So, right there you already have all the filming infrastructure, set, props ready to go. That's one of the major costs, the pre-production. So, this is incredibly time sensitive but they stand to benefit hugely by approving more footage.
Either it ends up in a third film which is already a sure-fired money maker (say they drop fifty million onto the total budget of all three films, they stand the benefit of the probable one billion dollar gross of that film), or it goes into extended editions which people do double dip for.
It's not really that much of a gamble, it's one of the safest bets in the world. I will be shocked, if true that Peter wants to make a third film, if they turned it down the offer for a third film on their slate. If you think of the money 'not earned' as though it was money lost, it would equate to the largest bomb in box office industry (i.e., by losing out on a potential billion dollars of revenue from a third film). I hope that analogy made sense..
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GoodGuyA
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Jul 25 2012, 3:01am
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A bridge film... what would that contain? Gandalf doing nothing for 61 years? Gollum creeping around? Strider growing up? I cannot possibly conceive of a film in between TH and LotR that would not either be extraneous or remove the importance of some vital plot element in LotR. The stuff with the Nazgul in TH all ready worries me in that regard. You're not supposed to know about the Nine before Gandalf tells you about them. Seeing them ride out for the first time is chilling, unexpected, and mysterious. What could you put in between these films that would actually be exciting without giving away LotR?
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Patty
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Jul 25 2012, 3:11am
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If I had my absolute druthers...
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they'd film a ton for EEs instead of another movie. That's because the third movie would, undoubtedly, be ANOTHER year away.
But I still don't see them doing a third movie. I can't believe they'd make people wait another year to see Smaug, cause he couldn't possibly be in a middle movie.
Ah, well, we'll see. Either way, it looks promising for more Middle-earth, and after all that's in the production video (especially Dale and Beorn's house) I'm so ready for it.
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 3:17am
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Mike Fleming articulates here why this may well be cause for concern...
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http://www.deadline.com/...rilogy-its-possible/
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!
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Ataahua
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Jul 25 2012, 3:21am
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I really hope this isn't true.
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I'd rather that PJ focused on delivering two very strong movies than trying to pad out the story into three films. A trilogy isn't necessary for The Hobbit!
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 3:24am
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Was just going to say the same exact thing... ;)
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Two strong films is far preferable to three diluted, listless, cumbersome films...
Mark me as being in the "opposed" camp.
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!
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Captain Salt
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Jul 25 2012, 3:32am
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Or, perhaps we're simply going to get three 2-hour films...
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rather than 2 roughly 3-hour films, and PJ is filming more of the back-story of the Dwarves and the Necromancer? We'll see...
My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit"
5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck
4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot
3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan
2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate
1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!
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g_jones
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Jul 25 2012, 3:33am
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The more of PJ's version of Middle-Earth, the better.
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Nob of the Pony
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Jul 25 2012, 3:35am
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When you think of it...TTT was padded out quite a bit
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The actual movie of TTT covered very little of the book....maybe left out about half of each storyline. But I have NO idea what he could do to make 3 movies out of the Hobbit!
If it's making PJ want to call the cast back and enter into another filming block, it's got to be something that excites him. This is the man who seemed to be sick of Middle Earth just a few years ago.
I know I should cringe but I'm actually excited!
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Nob of the Pony
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Jul 25 2012, 3:42am
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There is way more material in Tolkien than there is for Twilight....
To me, its a weak argument.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 25 2012, 3:45am
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Regarding rights, this statement really jumped out at me:
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"(The Hobbit has a long [and] tortured rights history.)"
First of all, where have statements such as this been all along? Secondly, are they referring to the movie rights since the beginning of time, or just for PJ's adaptation? Or is this just speculation?
Some here suspect rights wrangling played a significant role in delaying the green-light for the first two movies (though everything but rights issues seems to have been blamed for the delays). Where are the articles that support this claim, the so-called history? Or is it just a throw away line for filler?
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Nob of the Pony
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Jul 25 2012, 3:53am
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Maybe they just end Film two with Bilbo pissing Smaug off...
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If PJ puts most of the Dol Guldor stuff in film 2, he can kill Smaug in the first act of film 3 and stretch out the epicness of TBO5A. End film 1 as the company is getting captured by the wood elves? That way, in film 2 you have the barrel escape in act 1, Dol Guildor and Lake Town political intrigue in act 2 and the ascent of Lonely Mountain and Bilbo's confrontation with Smaug in act 3. They better not save Smaug completely for film 3, that would be excruciating...
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Kristin Thompson
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Jul 25 2012, 3:55am
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Tolkien's contract for film rights
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The contracts that Tolkien and his publisher signed back in 1969 when they sold the film rights were part of the evidence in the lawsuit that the Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins filed against New Line to get the moneys due to them. The entire texts of the contracts were made part of the evidence in the suit, which meant that for the first time they were made public.
The rights were not to revert to Tolkien; they were sold in perpetuity. Saul Zaentz is the basic owner, but he sold the rights (I presume for an undisclosed period of time) to New Line. The complications come partly because the distribution rights for The Hobbit ended up with MGM (due to the fact that the original sale was to United Artists, which is now owned by MGM). Anyway, the contract clearly states that whoever makes a film of LOTR or The Hobbit can use the characters, etc. for further films. I suppose it's possible that in the deal Zaentz made with New Line he put restrictions on the rights that we don't know anything about. But that would be under his control, not the Tolkien Estate's.
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:06am
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The Hobbit Versus The Lord of the Rings
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Altaira: A trilogy isn't necessary for The Hobbit!
If The Hobbit, a single book, is made into a trilogy, what does that say about how abbreviated The Lord of the Rings, three books, becomes in comparison?
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Patty
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Jul 25 2012, 4:11am
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is how watching it on home video in 3D during a marathon will make LotR look afterwards. Flat, I suspect.
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Ataahua
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Jul 25 2012, 4:16am
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I'm the other A-Lady.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Jul 25 2012, 4:20am
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ew.com also reporting on this:
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http://insidemovies.ew.com/...bbit-into-a-trilogy/
They start with:
Well, it may still be early, but EW has confirmed that serious discussions between Jackson and Warner Bros. are indeed taking place to explore the possibility of turning The Hobbit into a trilogy.
but follow up with:
Before you get too excited, though, there are several major hurdles that would need to be cleared before this could become a reality: among other things, new deals would need to be worked out with the cast, and it’s quite likely that Jackson—who had already scheduled two months of additional shooting on the second film for next year—would need to add even more time to shoot additional material to fill out a third film.
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Not_the_beard
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Jul 25 2012, 4:22am
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Do you think they might have been giving this rumor more of the limelight than it deserves just to see fan reactions to it? Personally, as much as I love PJ, I think he's gotten a big head with the momentum these movies have right now. If he looks through the internet to see what appears to be the majority's opinion of: "I think 3 is pushing it, but if it's done well, I'll change my mind." With all the emotions behind the end of filming and the positive feedback from comic-con, I bet PJ really believes that he can do it well, regardless of whether that's even possible to stretch it out that far and it still be enjoyable. He doesn't want this magical ride to end yet, so if he has a chance to make it go on, then I bet he will, unfortunately.
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There&ThereAgain
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Jul 25 2012, 4:34am
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Restructuring the current two films?
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My questions are these:
If The Hobbit was planned as two films then how can you make it a trilogy without at least some tinkering to PART 1 which is presumably already cut in some shape or form?
Also if PART 2 is called There And Back Again then what the heck will PART 3 be called?
Could this be a standalone film?
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien
"Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:40am
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Oh, sorry!
Please feel free to edit my post accordingly.
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 25 2012, 4:40am
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Zaentz didn't actually sell the rights, only licenced them
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Zaentz didn't sell the rights to New Line, he entered into a complicated licence agreement with Miramax, which then quitclaimed its rights under that agreement to New Line (and then those rights passed to WB when they bought New Line. The licence agreement provides a series of continually vesting options to make additional films, so long as production begins within a certain amount of time after the completion of the last film. Zaentz still owns the actual rights, but there aren't any additional restrictions in the licence agreement (which was also produced in the course of the lawsuit).
So there should not be any issue with WB making an additional film if they so chose. As you point out, the only complication, if there is any, would be the distribution rights that are still in MGM's hands. But I'm sure that could be worked out.
I still hope they don't do it, though. I can't imagine a third theatrical release being worthwhile
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JWPlatt
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Jul 25 2012, 4:44am
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They don't need to float the idea to test the waters. It's obvious that if they build it, and it's done well, which has my full confidence in Jackson's Middle Earth team, they (the audience) will come (in droves).
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weaver
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Jul 25 2012, 4:54am
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Well, they did it once before...
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They hadn't gotten to filming yet, but the decision by New Line to do two films instead of three, gave us the LOTR trilogy as we know it. They had to redo the script, and a lot of the things were added to the story, particularly in TTT... the whole way they developed Aragorn and Theoden in relation to one another, for one, seems like something that we would never have gotten in a 2 film version.
Jackson likes creative challenges, so I could see him being willing to figure out a way to stretch 2 films into three...after all., it worked once!
Me, I don't think the Hobbit as written could handle being stretched to 3 films -- to me the easiest thing would be to focus on the time "before the Hobbit" -- something that would be based on the appendices...so they could focus on Numenor, for example, or the House of Eorl, or Durin's folk...or the early years of the Second Age.
I'm thinking -- dare I say it -- a "prequel"? The kind of thing that would tell the back story of things that happened before the Dwarves quest, and the Ring quest, but within the limits of what Tolkien sketches out in the appendices. The trouble is there's no story, just a summary of what happened. So it would be up to the film makers to craft a story around those events.
The good news is, in this scenario, that this film crew has spent a lot of time in Middle Earth. I would trust them to come up with a storyline that would respect the source.
To put it in Star Trek terms -- the LOTR films are Classic trek, the Hobbit is like The Next Generation -- and the "third" Hobbit film or whatever it is would be Deep Space Nine. Me, I liked all of those series, so I could live with a scenario like I laid out. But not everyone liked DS9, I know!
All IMHO, of course!
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Elessar
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I can't say I wouldn't be interested in spending more time past the two hobbit films in Middle-Earth.
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My vote is for a trilogy
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