The Hobbit - Has a familiar ring to it...
Sam Raimi has officially voiced interest in the prequel to New Line's The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Hobbit! As much as I want Peter Jackson to pick up where he left off with his Tolkien epic, it looks like his legal battle with New Line over profit sharing will prevent that from ever happening.
Raimi has said that he will NOT do The Hobbit without the blessing of Jackson and that says a lot about the man. Jackson put his life into those movies and it is satisfying to see the respect that the peers give him.
James Cameron has definitely sided with Jackson. He says that it
is a matter of course that revenue numbers are openly shared and calculated and he is firmly in Jackson's camp on this.
New Line had better smarten up. Jackson is probably the world's best right now (we'll see after Avatar and Interstellar are released!) and they are doing themselves any favors by conducting business this way. Some would say directors are essential to make movies...
I say godspeed Jackson, hopefully you can make The Hobbit, but if you can't then Raimi is a good second choice.
