The Hobbit...

[Vadim Bobkovsky]

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Holy SHI~

[Evan Starkey]

Not sure if this has been posted but just incase ;)
https://www.facebook.com/notes/peter...51078936971558

[Humberto Rivera]

In this article at a Comic-Com Q&A session; http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/comi...g/#more-301516 Peter Jackson talks about 48 Fps can save Movie going, but also why he didn’t bring it with him. Any how I found the article interesting.

“The 48 looks completely fantastic. What my experience has been with 48, and I’ve seen a lot of frames of this over the last year and one-half is, you get used to it. You sit there and think, wow, this doesn’t look like any film I’ve seen before. And then, within 10 minutes, you just forget about it and at the end you think, wow, that was actually really nice. It’s smooth and easy on the eyes, especially in 3D. It’s immersive. It’s like Showscan, the old Doug Trumbull 60 frames per second process. You really feel immersed in it. And yet I don’t think it does 48 any justice just to screen 10 minutes of clips, without a narrative and without allowing people time to get into the story.” Peter Jackson

Humberto Rivera

[Humberto Rivera]

I guess that we’re in a “Transitory” 48 Fps Stage, everyone has an opinion. Truth be told, a 48 Fps films comes in many different variations including the nostalgic 24 fps 2D, all of these formats can be extracted for the 48 Fps original variation. They are all available for whatever format we want to see-it in. So why all the argument? Don’t know?

He re is the latest; http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...to-it-20120719 , and time go marching on, but remember, if you did not insure yourself for the future with 48 Fps, there is no turning back. Just another opinion!

Humberto Rivera

[L. Langer]

The Hobbit is now a trilogy as of today. Peter Jackson made it official on his Facebook page about an hour ago.

[Ákos Jeney]

Money Money Money :)

[Stephen Brock]

The Hobbit is now a trilogy as of today. Peter Jackson made it official on his Facebook page about an hour ago.

Woohoo!

[Vadim Bobkovsky]

Well, it's official now, The Hobbit is now a trilogy!

official press release:
Peter Jackson will make a third film in his upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema, Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Jackson, the Academy Award®-winning filmmaker behind the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, recently wrapped principal photography on what he originally planned to be a two-film adaptation of The Hobbit, which is set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord of the Rings.

Jackson stated, “Upon recently viewing a cut of the first film, and a chunk of the second, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and I were very pleased with the way the story was coming together. We recognized that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, gave rise to a simple question: do we tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved ‘yes.’ We know the strength of our cast and of the characters they have brought to life. We know creatively how compelling and engaging the story can be and—lastly, and most importantly—we know how much of the tale of Bilbo Baggins, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur would remain untold if we did not fully realize this complex and wonderful adventure. I’m delighted that New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. are equally enthusiastic about bringing fans this expansive tale across three films.” Emmerich stated, “We completely support Peter and his vision for bringing this grand adventure to the screen over the course of three films. Peter, Fran and Philippa’s reverence for the material and understanding of these characters ensure an exciting and expanded journey that is bound to please fans around the world.”

“With the abundance of rich material, we fully endorse the decision to further develop what Peter, Fran and Philippa have already begun. We are confident that, with the great care the filmmakers have taken to faithfully bring this journey to the screen, the film will be welcomed by the legions of fans across the globe,” said Barber and Birnbaum. Robinov added, “Peter, Fran and Philippa have lived in this world and understand more than anyone its tremendous breadth and scope, and the relationships that bind it together. We strongly support their vision to bring this great work fully to life.”

[Stephen Brock]

The Hobbit is now a trilogy as of today. Peter Jackson made it official on his Facebook page about an hour ago.

So would anyone care to guess this means they'll be shooting more extensive pickups? Or just reworking the footage they already have in the can?

[L. Langer]

So would anyone care to guess this means they'll be shooting more extensive pickups? Or just reworking the footage they already have in the can?

It's hard to say but if they are shooting the Elves VS Sauron smackdown, it will likely be a restructuring of the first and second films with a lot of new footage in the first and second parts while the third is composed of what was mostly the second film (battle of five armies) along with whatever Peter Jackson wants to cover between LOTR and The Hobbit from the appendices.