PJ wants to do The Hobbit {seriously} - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Only Real Estel · 12-12-2003, 03:26 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>why can't Tolkien lend his carful eye to the completion of the Hobbit? It would make both him and his fans happy.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't think Jackson would want him. Seriously, it's unlikely that Christopher would give him much freedom if he was standing alongside him (can you imagine CT allowing PJ to change Faramir or cut the Scouring? Probably not...), & that would limit PJ's creativity. I doubt he would want him around to hinder his 'interpretation' of the books.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Jackson used conceptual artists Howe and [darn I can't remember the other's name] to keep the sets and scenery true enough(and it was pretty flawless, I thought)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>John Howe & Alan Lee.

12-12-2003, 03:26 PM	#10
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>why can't Tolkien lend his carful eye to the completion of the Hobbit? It would make both him and his fans happy.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't think Jackson would want him. Seriously, it's unlikely that Christopher would give him much freedom if he was standing alongside him (can you imagine CT allowing PJ to change Faramir or cut the Scouring? Probably not...), & that would limit PJ's creativity. I doubt he would want him around to hinder his 'interpretation' of the books.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Jackson used conceptual artists Howe and [darn I can't remember the other's name] to keep the sets and scenery true enough(and it was pretty flawless, I thought)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>John Howe & Alan Lee.