February 2008

Bob Shaye Prediction Comes True

Published on: 29th February, 2008

The Bob Shaye outburst “Peter Jackson will not make The Hobbit while I’m in charge” came back and bit out the seat of his pants last night after New Line was folded by parent company Time Warner.
How different things would have been without those time and money sapping court cases is anyone’s guess but it [...]

End Of The Line For New Line Cinema

Published on: 28th February, 2008

As I predicted earlier in the month, Time Warner had lost patience with New Line Cinema?and today the company acted by announcing it was to be swallowed up by Warner Bros.
The writing was on the wall when The Tolkien Trust went to court over alleged funds owed from The Lord Of The Rings movies, the [...]

More Trouble For New Line

Published on: 18th February, 2008

Sources are reporting Time Warner have lost patience with New Line and are seriously considering a major overhaul of personnel within the company.
It seems the latest court case involving payments from The Lord Of The Rings could be the last straw.
New Line have been sued by Saul Zaentz who had sold on his rights to [...]

Del Toro To Bring Back LOTR Stars For Hobbit Movies.

Published on: 14th February, 2008

Del Torro says if he were to get to be the director of The Hobbit movies he would welcome back members of the original cast from The Lord Of The Rings movies.
When asked by Empire magazine he said:
Yeah, absolutely. I’ve been pretty much incredibly open about the things that I love and don’t love in [...]

The Hobbit Movie In Doubt Again.

Published on: 12th February, 2008

New Line are being sued yet again for alleged monies owed, this time to The Tolkien charity estate in the United Kingdom.
The suit, which was filed today (Monday) claims the Tolkien estate and “other” claimants were paid a total of $62 500 as a down payment on the agreed 7.5% of gross profit before shooting [...]

Del Toro Confirms The Hobbit Movies Are Not Confirmed

Published on: 4th February, 2008

Guillermo Del Toro has finally broken the silence on the story that he is to direct The Hobbit movies to admit it is not yet confirmed despite many sources jumping the gun and reporting it was a “done deal.” The story broke last week following a French translator introducing Del Toro to the audience as [...]