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Kronos · 01-06-2004, 05:50 AM

The position often stated regarding the filming of the Hobbit on this threads is often misleading and wrong. It is often stated that perhaps had PJ been more faithful to the books in his films then maybe CT would have given permission for him to film the Hobbit.<P>This is wrong in two ways. Firstly and lets be honest here, from the information we have it seems clear that CT would never had been happy with the Hobbit being filmed. He was against the films when they were optioned, he was against them during the planning and filming and has been against them ever since. Indeed I cannot recall a time when he was ever not against them. (although I do recall his father being less stringent when the family were not as well off as they are now)<BR>Given the situation described it is unclear exactly how PJ could have filmed the book in a way that would have satisfied CT. Lets be clear CT was not in favour of the films when he (and everyone else bar PJ) knew nothing about how they would be filmed. He did not change his tune when 2 world respected artists (well in Tolkien circles in any case) were brought onto the production. PJ could have included a peon of praise to JRRT at the start and finish of every film. He could have filmed them as one unabridged and unaltered 25 hour film and it is still extremely unlikely that CT would have revised his “un-filmable” opinion.<P>However, happily for the rest of the movie going world who are happy with the films, CT has no say whatsoever as to whether the Hobbit gets made into a film. The problem actually lies between New Line who have first refusal on making the film and Universal Artists who own the distribution rights. Until those two companies come to an arrangement there will be no film.<P>However, since PJ has stated that he would like to make the Hobbit, you have people like Ian McKellen and Howard Shore campaigning for the film to be made, and since any film based on Tolkien and directed by the (now big time director Peter Jackson) will make an absolute fortune it is practically inconceivable for the film not to be made. It is only a question of time.

01-06-2004, 05:50 AM	#57
Kronos Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: England Posts: 47	The position often stated regarding the filming of the Hobbit on this threads is often misleading and wrong. It is often stated that perhaps had PJ been more faithful to the books in his films then maybe CT would have given permission for him to film the Hobbit.<P>This is wrong in two ways. Firstly and lets be honest here, from the information we have it seems clear that CT would never had been happy with the Hobbit being filmed. He was against the films when they were optioned, he was against them during the planning and filming and has been against them ever since. Indeed I cannot recall a time when he was ever not against them. (although I do recall his father being less stringent when the family were not as well off as they are now)<BR>Given the situation described it is unclear exactly how PJ could have filmed the book in a way that would have satisfied CT. Lets be clear CT was not in favour of the films when he (and everyone else bar PJ) knew nothing about how they would be filmed. He did not change his tune when 2 world respected artists (well in Tolkien circles in any case) were brought onto the production. PJ could have included a peon of praise to JRRT at the start and finish of every film. He could have filmed them as one unabridged and unaltered 25 hour film and it is still extremely unlikely that CT would have revised his “un-filmable” opinion.<P>However, happily for the rest of the movie going world who are happy with the films, CT has no say whatsoever as to whether the Hobbit gets made into a film. The problem actually lies between New Line who have first refusal on making the film and Universal Artists who own the distribution rights. Until those two companies come to an arrangement there will be no film.<P>However, since PJ has stated that he would like to make the Hobbit, you have people like Ian McKellen and Howard Shore campaigning for the film to be made, and since any film based on Tolkien and directed by the (now big time director Peter Jackson) will make an absolute fortune it is practically inconceivable for the film not to be made. It is only a question of time.