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it is true, sir ian mcallen

i heard the actor of gandalf is the smae can any one tell me if this is true ????????

I do think it's a shame Peter Jackson did not get to direct this, but he's made his millions. Sam Raimi has made some wonderful movies.
Maybe, if the Hobbit is a success, the powers that be will turn to The Simillarion. Or maybe The Dragonriders of Pern (now I'm really dreaming!)

i luv lotr but i think if they my the hobbit it will just wreck it all!

I'm really looking forward to this movie but all I want to know is who's gonna play Bilbo??
he is the main character after all!

all i can say is,befor you make a comment,make sure you've read the book first!(in other words,know what you're talking about!)

a LOTR movie without peter jackson? thats too bad.

I'm in love with the book, and I think that even though they should have done this movie first...it's still going to be a wonderful movie.

I was upset at some of the changes too folks, but be realistic. JRR Tolkein would not let any of his books come to the screen when he was alive for a reason. It is not possible to do it by the book excatly, each book of LOTR would have to have been 5 or 6 hours each and no one is going to sit through that except us hard core fans. He refused the Beatles when they wanted to do it in 1967, so they did magical mystery tour instead (plan B). The Hobbit will be easier to bring to the screen and keep a lot of the story intact, but it still won't be easy. Next to the Bible they are the greatest books ever writen bar none.

I have a secret love for this book. In a world ful of greed and war it's the perfect time for it. No other movie will stand in it's way. A movie about more dwarfs is great.

Yup... The Hobbit is the prequel - if you can call it that.

It is in no way a spin-off. J.R.R Tolkien wrote this book before he got into the lord of the ring's trilogy, therefore making it THE Lord Of The Rings prequel!

this is not a spin off its a prequel

omg really and what spin -off someone just make the movie and keep to the book we don't want another eragonthe boook is well loved treat it well!

Finally! A live-action "Hobbit" movie- spun-off from "The Lord Of The Rings" movie series- is coming to theaters in 2009!

I just want to know how Raimi will get his beat up car into the film!

i heard a romor goin around sayin that they're makin one and i cant wait till it comes out

I think they should've made The Hobbit first, before the triology. (Considering it introduces the story of the trilogy)... So my applauds to Sam Raimi! (Just hope he doesn't ruin it).

Ummm...Sam Raimi MIGHT be the director. Look at IMDB a little closer. Like in the FAQ's.

i love this book and if its anything like the lord of the rings its going to be absolutly amazing

Well fact about Same Raimi going into the directors chair could be true partially means that the film possibly would not take home any Academy Awards. Reason no Peter Jackson is because he took new line to court and sued them for alot of cash. He won and in the end was banned from new line cinema.

So fae no writer is attached to the Hobbit's screenplay but production doesn't start til possibly the end of next year. All I do hope it Weta comes in and does the visual effects and props.Even though Peter cannot be involved I am hoping the film is still good

i made a mistake, yes that was probably what i was thinking bugaw

The Hobbit actually is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Not gona happen mark my words

neat they're making that one now =) that should be good