"The Hobbit" offered to.....SAM RAIMI!

[SoulManX]

Gandalf Sad That Jackson Won't Direct 'The Hobbit'

Ian McKellen -- "Gandalf" in the Lord of the Rings trilogy -- expressed disappointment Wednesday over the news that New Line had apparently decided to make The Hobbit and another Rings prequel without Peter Jackson, who directed the original three movies. "I'm very sad as I should have relished revisiting middle Earth with Peter again as team-leader. It's hard to imagine any other director matching his achievement in Tolkien country," McKellen wrote on his website. Meanwhile, the Lord of the Rings fan site, theonering.net, has launched a petition campaign asking New Line to back down from its position on Jackson and urging fans of the movies to boycott The Hobbit if it is produced without the director.

 

[FreeRadical]

Was Sam Raimi involved with the Hurcules and Xena tv series, because I remember that Ted acted in both shows, and they were made in New Zealand like the LOTR films.......

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Does anyone believe that Raimi is going to do a Spidey 4? I mean seriously one director has never stayed on for four movies, hell most don't stay for two. I seriously doubt that he is going to be on board as a director of a forth Spider-Man movie even if it makes 500 million dollars and most movies past two suck anyway. I have nice hopes for Spidey 3 and POTC 3 though.

This is just a rumor for now so I wouldn't take it too heart and even if it's true who says that he would take the job. I honestly don't want him to, as much as I love most of his movies and believe that he would be capable of doing it I just don't want him to take on somebody elses franchise that is beneath him now.

 

[Catman]

Peter Jackson and his fat wife were huge fans of Tolkien.

Don't insult his wife.

Sam Raimi is NOT a Tolkien fan.

Do you have proof?

Was Sam Raimi involved with the Hurcules and Xena tv series, because I remember that Ted acted in both shows, and they were made in New Zealand like the LOTR films.......

Yes, he was executive producer on both shows. In reality, however, Rob Tapert was really the one most active with both shows. Sam had movies to direct you know. So, Raimi was more of a supervisior than hands on producer. That role belonged to Rob.

Does anyone believe that Raimi is going to do a Spidey 4? I mean seriously one director has never stayed on for four movies, hell most don't stay for two.

Are you sure about that? Let's see how true that is:

George Lucas--> Stars Wars, Episode I-III
Richard Donner--> Lethal Weapon 1-4
Guy Hamiliton--> 4 James Bond movies
John Glenn--> 5 James Bond movies

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Don't insult his wife.



Do you have proof?



Yes, he was executive producer on both shows. In reality, however, Rob Tapert was really the one most active with both shows. Sam had movies to direct you know. So, Raimi was more of a supervisior than hands on producer. That role belonged to Rob.



Are you sure about that? Let's see how true that is:

George Lucas--> Stars Wars, Episode I-III
Richard Donner--> Lethal Weapon 1-4
Guy Hamiliton--> 4 James Bond movies
John Glenn--> 5 James Bond movies

You got me there but I still don't think that it's going to happen this time. It's wishful thinking by fanboys/girls who can't imagine the movies with out him. I'm one of those fangirls by the way but I think producer will be his credit for the next film.

 

[Catman]

Raimi may not direct but 99.9% sure he'll stick around as a producer. He won't abandon this franchise.

 

[Dan33977]

I could totally see this happening. Actually, it'd probably be pretty damn good! Of course, I'd rather have Jackson himself direct it, but if you look at Raimi's past works, they're very much in the same vein as Jackson's are (gory horrors with a touch of comedy). They're also both extreme fanboys and have similar styles, too. The only downside would be that he probably wouldn't do SPIDER-MAN 4.

 

[Catman]

I doubt he'll do Spider-Man 4 anyway.

 

[aaron]

Didn't he say he would? (I'm probably making s**t up again.)

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Didn't he say he would? (I'm probably making s**t up again.)

I've never read or heard him say that he would.

 

[aaron]

Okay, I must be making s**t up then.

Told you it could be the case.

 

[Catman]

He said he would do a fourth film if he was still excited about the project.

 

[aaron]

Yay! So I am right, thanks Catman!

Suck on that I SEE SPIDEY!!

 

[3 Dev Adam]

Yes, I have proof. Sam himself said that he never liked to read books when he was a child.

 

[DACrowe]

Link from a creidble source. And if he never read, how was he such a fan of the Spider-Man comics?

BTW Sam will likely not do SM4. He said "If I'm excited...." but that doesn't answer it anyway. After 6 years and 3 movies I doubt he'll want to come back for more when there are just as many lucrative offers in The Hobbit that are new or just going back to something smaller and less special effects oriented.

But the more I think about it the more Sam Raimi's The Hobbit sounds appealing. Especially compared to two 3 hour parts of it from Jackson (I think the Hobbit can be told in one 2 1/2 hour movie, a length that seems unreasonable these days for Jackson).

But I love theLOTR trilogy infinetely so if New Line screws up and it goes back to MGM I would still of course be happy with Peter Jackson directing then.

 

[3 Dev Adam]

Link from a creidble source. And if he never read, how was he such a fan of the Spider-Man comics?

The credible source is Raimi himself, and he can't be "linked" thru the internet. He told me he never liked to read long books when he was young, when I interviewed him during the making of DARKMAN (yes, that was a long time ago).

He never said that he never read. He said that he never liked to read long books. Comic books are another story.

And BTW, get a life. Not EVERYTHING can be found at Google.

 

[Catman]

He told me he never liked to read long books when he was young, when I interviewed him during the making of DARKMAN (yes, that was a long time ago).

EXACTLY! It was a long time ago. 16 years to be exact. People change in 16 years. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a change of heart and decided to discover the world of literature.

 

[3 Dev Adam]

16 years is not time enough to totally understand all the subtleties of Tolkien's work. Especially when your background is Three Stooges and Comic Books.

 

[DACrowe]

If you interviewed him there should have been some sort of article about it. My guess is you're a 15 year old lonely Rings-zealot who wants only Jackson to do it, becauseh e "speaks to you." I'm SURE you interviewed Sam Raimi. Did you get a chance to talk to Scrcesse during Goodfellas? Did he say he'd hate to do a president biopic too then?

 

[3 Dev Adam]

If you interviewed him there should have been some sort of article about it. My guess is you're a 15 year old lonely Rings-zealot who wants only Jackson to do it, becauseh e "speaks to you." I'm SURE you interviewed Sam Raimi. Did you get a chance to talk to Scrcesse during Goodfellas? Did he say he'd hate to do a president biopic too then?

I won't even comment on that. All your assumptions are ridiculously wrong.

 

[Dr. Fate]

I'd rather have Sam Raimi direct the Hobbit than Bryan Singer.

 

[Secret_Riddle]

Hmmm....don't know about all that. I like some of Raimi's work, but it's like people are just going in a circle with these fanboy movies...Nolan, Singer, Raimi, Jackson, oh my! Give someone else a shot.

you just named my 4 fave directors .

my opinion? jackson's lotr were among the best movies ever. I want him to do the hobbit but if he can't then i guess Raimi would be alright. Personally I would rather he stay on the Spider-man series. Nolan would probably be a better fit but i want him to stay on Batman. Singers busy with the Superman Returns sequal....and hes not a good match for the hobbit. so that leaves Jackson who should be doing the hobbit

 

[3 Dev Adam]

The guys who directed the last two HARRY POTTER movies could do a great job with The Hobbitt.

And so's Peter Yates, who did a great TV version of DON QUIJOTE, but he's too old.

And what about Terry Jones?

Yes, I am pushing for an englishman for the job.

 

[Riven]

I believe there are MANY directors who could do "The Hobbit". Sure, it might have been a logical choice to get Jackson, but people, he's not the greatest living director by a long shot and there are definitely a lot of people just as capable of delivering a good Tolkien movie.


Terry Gilliam might do a good job, if he can stay away from overactors and fake-looking wide angle shots for five freaking minutes...

Raimi... I dunno. Why not?

 

[Secret_Riddle]

The guys who directed the last two HARRY POTTER movies could do a great job with The Hobbitt.

And so's Peter Yates, who did a great TV version of DON QUIJOTE, but he's too old.

And what about Terry Jones?

Yes, I am pushing for an englishman for the job.

The guys who directed the last two potter movies are Alfonso Cauron and Mike Newell. Alfonso Cauron would be an excellent choice