Re: For The Hobbit Fans
While there have been rumors for a few weeks, as of this morning it's official: there will be a third film.
<span style="font-style: italic">An unexpected journey
by Peter Jackson on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 3:30am ·
It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit
down and have a look at the film you have made. Recently Fran, Phil and
I did just this when we watched for the first time an early cut of the
first movie - and a large chunk of the second. We were really pleased
with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the strength
of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life. All of
which gave rise to a simple question: do we take this chance to tell
more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as the
film-makers, and as fans, was an unreserved ‘yes.'
We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the
Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol
Guldur will remain untold if we do not take this chance. The richness
of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in
the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, allows us to tell the full
story of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the part he played in the
sometimes dangerous, but at all times exciting, history of Middle-earth.
So, without further ado and on behalf of New Line Cinema, Warner Bros.
Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Wingnut Films, and the entire cast and
crew of “The Hobbit” films, I’d like to announce that two films will
become three.
It has been an unexpected journey indeed, and in the words of Professor
Tolkien himself, "a tale that grew in the telling."
Cheers,
Peter J</span>
