Zaentz confirms - Peter Jackson Will Direct The Hobbit Movie
Published on: 16th December, 2007
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Saul Zaentz, the oscar winning producer of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, has stated in a German movie magazine that Peter Jackson will direct The Hobbit movie.
Zaentz has filed a second law suit against New Line Cinema, the first he filed was settled out of court. As with Jacksons case, it claims a breach of contract regards money made from the sales of merchandise and a refusal by New Line to “show the accounts.”
Zaentz holds the movie rights to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and 2 other movies based on Middle Earth and as already reported, it is expected that The Hobbit will be followed by one other movie, likely to be a story fill in from the end of The Hobbit to the beginning of The Rings trilogy.
Zaentz passed the rights to the movies to Miramax who in turn passed them to New Line. The rights return to Zaentz in 2008 and this week he told the German magazine ‘Cinema’ that “Peter Jackson will be directing The Hobbit movie.”
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What other Middle Earth movies does Zaents own the rights two? More movies beyond The Hobbit?
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The Hobbit movie could be made in 2 parts but I believe they will make a movie filling in the gap between the end of the hobbit and the beginning of the Lord Of The Rings.
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Jackson is the only one !
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