Hobbit films will be a trilogy (1 Viewer)

[Coventry La La La]

Hobbit films will be a trilogy Peter Jackson confirms

The Hobbit film project will be extended to a trilogy, director Peter Jackson has confirmed.

In a posting on his Facebook account, Jackson said:

"It has been an unexpected journey indeed, and in the words of Professor Tolkien himself, 'A tale that grew in the telling'."

The first instalment is due out on 14 December and the follow-up on 13 December 2013.

Rumours that a third film was in the works surfaced last week.

They followed Jackson's assertion that he wanted to shoot extra footage, just days after announcing the end of principal photography.

"It is only at the end of a shoot that you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have made,"

"Recently I did just this when we watched for the first time an early cut of the first movie - and a large chunk of the second.

"We were really pleased with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the strength of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life.

"All of which gave rise to a simple question: Do we take this chance to tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as the filmmakers, and as fans, was an unreserved 'Yes'."

Jackson said that extending the project to three films

"allows us to tell the full story of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the part he played in the sometimes dangerous, but at all times exciting, history of Middle-earth".

 

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[Covstu]

so is it keeping to the original book and spreading it over 3 films or adding some more in? I seen the trailer and cannot wait!!

 

[Coventry La La La]

so is it keeping to the original book and spreading it over 3 films or adding some more in? I seen the trailer and cannot wait!!

"The Hobbit" book is a very small book, (310 pages) guessing the 1st film will be based on it but then then 2nd/3rd will just be added stories. I could be completly wrong though. :thinking about:

 

[I'mARealWizard]

Great.

So the middle film will be 3 hours of hobbits and other small folk going up and down trees and seeing... more trees.