Sam Raimi - Schedule Clear For The Hobbit
Published on: 20th December, 2007
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Having already turned down Spiderman 4 and telling all who would listen that he wants to do The Hobbit, Sam Raimi looks favorite to land the directors job.
His next movie (Drag Me to Hell) is a horror written by himself and his brother but after that its expected he will keep his schedule clear for The Hobbit.
Give the man his due, he did say he would only put himself forward for the job if Jackson said he wasn’t doing it and with a track record of three recent $800 million movies, Raimi would have to be favorite to land the job, in the eyes of New Line and MGM anyway - Lord Of The Rings fans may see it very differently.
He hasn’t attempted to hide the fact he would love to be involved and although Harry Sloan (MGM CEO) says Jackson may still direct The Hobbit, it could be nothing more than wishful thinking, given Peter Jackson’s upcoming schedule.
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Raimi would be a decent third choice after Guiermo del Torro, and of course Peter himself.
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Geoff Murphy would be my choice. He was second unit director on LOTR. That should make for consistency across the movies. My guess is that Peter isn’t going to want someone in the job that he hasn’t worked closely with and can trust personally. Also he needs someone with not too big an ego since again I’m guessing that Peter will still want some control over the the overall look and feel of the movies. Newline might see Murphy as risky, but the biggest risk is probably a fallout between Jackson and any new director, and Murphy is low risk from that pov.
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Jeez, new line WHY?????????? Peter is the only person who i want to direct The Hobbit(s)
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