Del Toro to direct "The Hobbit".

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by David Octavius

Nerd Alert!

My Dwarf cleaves you with his Battle Axe!


12 Points Damage!

[Scrum]

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

Will Sir Ian play Galdalf?

I cannot imagine anyone else!

From what I was reading, he was one of the people pushing for Jackson and New Line to work things out because he wanted to play Gandalf again.

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by Scrum

From what I was reading, he was one of the people pushing for Jackson and New Line to work things out because he wanted to play Gandalf again.

i heard that ian, the guy who played Bilbo and others weren't going to sign on unless Jackson was on the project.

[David Octavius]

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

My Dwarf cleaves you with his Battle Axe!


12 Points Damage!

ohhh boy

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by David Octavius

ohhh boy

[motivez]

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

My Dwarf cleaves you with his Battle Axe!


12 Points Damage!

Did you play D&D?

[Publius]

Originally Posted by motivez

Did you play D&D?

roll 2d20 of obfuscation

[lew]

Originally Posted by RockPusher

Wooo Hooo!

You cannot do the Hobbit justice with a 2 hour film.

I cant wait! This will be so awesome!

The Hobbit is much more fun than The Lord of the Rings. It ends on an up note.

Tom Bombadillo and Goldberry... Old Man Willow... Trolls... Goblins.... riddles in the dark.... Mirkwood.... elusive wood elves... a bunch of REALLY SHORT adventurers with the worlds most badass dragon to boot!

Wow!!

Tom Bombadilo is from LOTR, not Hobbit.

[lew]

This looks awesome btw, I cannot wait

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by lew

Tom Bombadilo is from LOTR, not Hobbit.

why is there an "o" on the end of his name? as far as I know it's just Tom Bombadil. and Old Man Willow is in LOTR too. and Goldberry. along with Trolls and Goblins......

ever read the adventures of Tom Bombadil.... good stuff.

[lew]

Originally Posted by Linzyhop

why is there an "o" on the end of his name? as far as I know it's just Tom Bombadil. and Old Man Willow is in LOTR too. and Goldberry. along with Trolls and Goblins......

ever read the adventures of Tom Bombadil.... good stuff.

It's Bombadil.

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by motivez

Did you play D&D?

Yes I did!


Before the internet there were actual fun activities with real live people in the same room!

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by Publius

roll 2d20 of obfuscation

[Linzyhop]

i, myself, am a magic the gathering girl.

[David Octavius]

Hmmm well at least I know now I can beat everyone up in this thread if I had too

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by David Octavius

Hmmm well at least I know now I can beat everyone up in this thread if I had too

i might be a geek, but i could still whoop your ass.



and you'd like it.

[David Octavius]

Originally Posted by Linzyhop

.....and you'd like it.

Yes I would

[motivez]

Looks like we may not get to see The Hobbit after all

Tolkien Estate Sues New Line Cinema

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of "Lord of the Rings" creator J.R.R. Tolkien is suing the film studio that released the trilogy based on his books, claiming the company hasn't paid it a penny from the estimated $6 billion the films have grossed worldwide.

The suit, filed Monday, claims New Line was required to pay 7.5 percent of gross receipts to Tolkien's estate and other plaintiffs, who contend they only received an upfront payment of $62,500 for the three movies before production began.

The writer's estate, a British charity dubbed The Tolkien Trust, and original "Lord of the Rings" publisher HarperCollins filed the lawsuit against New Line Cinema in Los Angeles Superior Court. If successful, it could block the long-awaited prequel to the films.

Robert Pini, a spokesman for Time Warner Inc.'s New Line, declined to comment.

The films — 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," and 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" — have reaped nearly $6 billion combined worldwide, according to the complaint.

The estimate includes everything from box office receipts to revenue from sales of DVDs and other products.

The plaintiffs seek more than $150 million in compensatory damages, unspecified punitive damages and a court order giving the Tolkien estate the right to terminate any rights New Line may have to make films based on other works by the author, including "The Hobbit."

Such an order would scuttle plans by New Line to make a two-film prequel based on "The Hobbit." "Rings" trilogy director Peter Jackson has already signed on to serve as executive producer on the project, which is tentatively slated to begin production next year, with releases planned for 2010 and 2011.

"The Tolkien trustees do not file lawsuits lightly, and have tried unsuccessfully to resolve their claims out of court," Steven Maier, an attorney for the Tolkien estate based in Britain, said in a statement. "New Line has not paid the plaintiffs even one penny of its contractual share of gross receipts despite the billions of dollars of gross revenue generated by these wildly successful motion pictures."

Maier also claims the film studio has blocked the Tolkien estate and the other plaintiffs from auditing the receipts of the last two films.

The lawsuit claims J.R.R. Tolkien established a trust through which he signed a film deal in 1969 with United Artists. After Tolkien's death, his heirs created the charity in the author's name.

Meanwhile, the original agreement terms were picked up by Hollywood producer Saul Zaentz, who produced an animated film in 1978 based on the "Rings" books, and eventually licensed the rights to make live-action films to New Line.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they have spent the years since the movies hit theaters trying to negotiate a settlement with New Line.

Other disputes over the film's earnings have surfaced in recent years.

In 2004, Zaentz sued New Line, claiming the studio cheated him out of $20 million in royalties from the film trilogy, which he optioned to New Line for a percentage of the movies' profits.

He and the film studio reached an out-of-court settlement a year later.

Jackson's production company also tangled with New Line in 2005 over profits from the films. A lawsuit was settled last year.

The Associated Press: Tolkien Estate Sues New Line Cinema

[Phantom]

$150 million+? that's the type of suit I need to collect a 33% contingency on.

[RMNIXON]

Oh Crap!



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