Comments on: New Line Cinema - The Hobbit - John McCain

By: Ned

Ned — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:40:39 +0000

From the article it does state that Jackson will produce the movie. He had just recently come to an agreement with New Line Cinema concerning his law suit regarding his pay from the earlier trilogy.

By: veinglory

veinglory — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:16:19 +0000

Meh, from what I heard Jackson isn’t directing the Hobbit. I doubt anyone else could do Smaug justice.

By: Ned

Ned — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:56:01 +0000

I probably look more like an Ent.

By: Rhianna

Rhianna — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:35:26 +0000

If I wrote that book or series, (dedicated fan since thirteen) I’d expect to get paid for the worth of the story. We adore the books, and the movie will be using the story, words and built in audience from the book to make the megamillions they know they’ll get with this movie. When I die, my family should expect to get what was agreed upon.

As for John, he’s looks like a Proudfoot.

Rhianna

By: Angela James

Angela James — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:22:22 +0000

I’ve seen pictures of Ned and he’s most definitely not a gnome.

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:02:42 +0000

Not likely. I’ve never seen Ned, but I have seen pictures of his tot, and a gnome could not have fathered such a gorgeous child.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:33:30 +0000

What does Ned look like? Could he be a gnome too? :)

By: Ned

Ned — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:35:11 +0000

From Times Online:

According to the complaint from The Tolkien Trust, the trustees and a predecessor to HarperCollins signed a contract with United Artists in 1969 for the film rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The trustees and the publisher claim they are entitled to a 7.5 per cent share of the gross receipts. New Line inherited the rights to make the films in 1998.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:41:01 +0000

He looks like, er, something but not a Hobbit. A smurf?

Hobbit starts but it could be blocked because the producer of the Lord of the Rings films has supposedly reneged on paying the Tolkien estate 7 1/2% of the films proceeds.

God save me from greedy people as those films grossed millions of dollars! Sheesh.

By: stephanie feagan

stephanie feagan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:44:50 +0000

Hobbit or Garden Gnome?
Give him a red, pointy hat and a little blue suit and he’s ready for the garden. Or a Travelocity commercial.

Wonder why the producer reneged?