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Peter Jackson announced today that the final chapter of his Hobbit Trilogy will now be divided into two parts, bringing the total number of Hobbit films to four. The Hobbit: There and Back Again, which was to follow The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, will now be known as The Hobbit: There and Back Again Part I, followed by The Hobbit: There and Back Again Part II, set to be released in December 2015.
"At first, we thought we'd be able to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in a mere three three-hour movies. Clearly this was wishful thinking on our part. We really felt the right way to do justice to the scope of Tolkien's novel is to tell the story in four parts, not three.
"For instance, a mere ten hours running-time would never have given us the chance to explore what Galadrial and Elrond and Beorn the bear-man were doing while Bilbo and the Dwarves were imprisoned in Mirkwood. Obviously they had to be doing something, right? And at what point does Cirdan the Shipbuilder give Gandalf his magic ring? How is tunnelling progressing in the Mines of Moria? What is Bard's relationship with his kids like? Were Radagast and Tom Bombadil actually lovers? Where was Gollum during the Battle of Five Armies? When did he first meet Shelob the giant spider, and then how did he escape?"
"I mean, I know that these events aren't actually depicted in the book, or any book, and sure, I suppose they're not super-essential to the narrative. But come on, is there anyone out there who isn't literally burning with curiosity about these questions? Don't you want to see how Sauron built Barad-Dur? What was Aragorn like as a young man? How did he and Arwen fall in love? Oh fuck it guys, we're doing five movies now!"
Jackson then proceeded to spin in a circle and flip the light switch exactly fifteen times before hastily exiting the press conference.
www.etonline.com/Peter_Jackson_Announces_4th_Hobbit_Movie
"At first, we thought we'd be able to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in a mere three three-hour movies. Clearly this was wishful thinking on our part. We really felt the right way to do justice to the scope of Tolkien's novel is to tell the story in four parts, not three.
"For instance, a mere ten hours running-time would never have given us the chance to explore what Galadrial and Elrond and Beorn the bear-man were doing while Bilbo and the Dwarves were imprisoned in Mirkwood. Obviously they had to be doing something, right? And at what point does Cirdan the Shipbuilder give Gandalf his magic ring? How is tunnelling progressing in the Mines of Moria? What is Bard's relationship with his kids like? Were Radagast and Tom Bombadil actually lovers? Where was Gollum during the Battle of Five Armies? When did he first meet Shelob the giant spider, and then how did he escape?"
"I mean, I know that these events aren't actually depicted in the book, or any book, and sure, I suppose they're not super-essential to the narrative. But come on, is there anyone out there who isn't literally burning with curiosity about these questions? Don't you want to see how Sauron built Barad-Dur? What was Aragorn like as a young man? How did he and Arwen fall in love? Oh fuck it guys, we're doing five movies now!"
Jackson then proceeded to spin in a circle and flip the light switch exactly fifteen times before hastily exiting the press conference.
www.etonline.com/Peter_Jackson_Announces_4th_Hobbit_Movie
