Three Times The Hobbit?

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Relax. This tale was doing the rounds at Comic-Con. Jackson has already filmed more material than he needs and he has said it is really good material. He was asked about whether they would stretch it into three shorter films but he said it would be used on the DVD release to create extended editions.

Ah come on...I need something to keep the criticism fire burning until I actually see the movie(s).