[Movies] Peter Jackson Out Of The Hobbit Posted by Ashish on 11.20.2006
Jackson says MGM and New Line don't want him involved...
Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, won't be directing two upcoming films based on The Hobbit.
Jackson released a statement this morning to TheOneRing.net stating that MGM and New Line plan to make the prequels without involving the team that made the original trilogy films.
One of the sore spots seems to be that Jackson's production company, Wingnut Films, is currently involved in a lawsuit against New Line over money from The Fellowship of the Ring. New Line wanted to make a deal with Jackson to bring him aboard for The Hobbit and work in a settlement of the lawsuit. Jackson and his partners didn't want to do that.
Jackson stated that he had already started thinking of ideas for The Hobbit, but that he doesn't agree with New Line's decision to make the films based on financial convenience rather than from heart.
