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Nasty, tricksy hobbitssess

Despite the falling out between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema over money, the two groups appear to be leaning towards Jackson directing The Hobbit. Since Sir Ian McKellen and one of the favored replacement directors both think that Peter Jackson would be the best choice, I'm going to go out on a limb and state for the record that it will eventually happen, hopefully before Gandalf is forced to use a walker onstage.
Oh, and it appears as though New Line is losing the legal battle:

Another sign: New Line appears to be losing the legal battle against Jackson with regard to Rings profits. Last week, a federal judge imposed a rare $125,000 sanction against the studio for failing to turn over potential evidence Jackson argued could help him prove that accounting tricks cheated him out of tens of millions in profits. New Line has said it won't appeal the sanction.

Yeah, if it looks like you've actually screwed the director of an immensely popular movie out of money, and then you turn around and decide to not hire him because he legally fought for what he was due, you might find that the public won't bother to go see your product. Just a guess, though. In any event, it'll be a few years away at best. In the interim, I'll be waiting for X Files: Need the Geritol to arrive.

Posted by Physics Geek at October 17, 2007 01:24 PM | TrackBack Stumble It!