[Elladan and Elrohir]

Magnificent post by Boromir above. That cuts to the heart of the matter: Yes, it would be cool to see all this other stuff, but we want to see The Hobbit. That's why I still hold that there should only be one movie, and that while you might include a couple White Council scenes, the focus should be completely on the Quest of Erebor.

Quite frankly, if you want J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, read the book. You won't get it in a movie, whether made by PJ or anyone else.

And finally, let me just stop everyone to point out that neither MGM nor New Line have even contacted PJ about helming this project yet, so we have absolutely no evidence that he will even be involved. That being said, I seriously doubt the companies will settle for anyone other than him as director, but for the moment, he's not (yet) part of this project.

But is anyone else THRILLED about this thing? There is not another movie in the world, whether real or imaginary, that I would rather see than The Hobbit. (Since LOTR's already been made, that is.) Assuming it's made by PJ, of course. You can talk about being excited about a new film, but I would not camp out at the movie theater waiting for midnight, for any other movie. I will do that and more, if necessary, for The Hobbit.