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Shifts In 'The Hobbit' Structure As Third Film Gets Release Date
Back in July, it was reported that director Peter Jackson was negotiating with Warner Brothers to turn his two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' into a trilogy. Well it appears he was able to get the green light, and the funding, he was looking for. The third installment of his cinematic epic has just been given an official release date: July 18th, 2014. In addition, some creative shuffling has taken place in terms of how the three films will be titled. This year's entry will still be called 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' but the title 'The Hobbit: There and Back Again,' which was reserved for part two, will now belong to the final chapter of this newly-formed trilogy. Next year's entry will now be called 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.' This seven month span between the second and third films represents the smallest gap between any two films in Jackson's tenure as helmer of 'The Lord of the Rings' universe.
There you have it, ask and ye shall receive. Well, ask and ye shall receive if thou art Peter Jackson. The amount of money and esteem Jackson has brought the studio should offer suitable explanation as to Warner Brothers' giving in to the director's whims. The shooting schedule for the additional footage has not been released. It may have already been completed, it's hard to say for sure. The title shifting is a bit jarring here. It makes sense that the title 'There and Back Again' should remain with the final chapter, but something just feels off about 'The Desolation of Smaug.' I understand how important the dragon Smaug is to the overall plot of 'The Hobbit,' but it's not exactly a snappy title. I know that's not a vital component of filmmaking, and in fact is more of a concern for marketing than for Jackson, but I just wish they'd gone with something a little less cumbersome. Much as I want to see Jackson play within the 'LOTR' universe as much as possible, my other concern here is that a third film for one book will require Jackson to spread the content quite thin to fill the extra run time. I hope this doesn't affect the pacing of the second and now third films.
What do you guys think? How will this third film affect the balance of the story load? What do you think of the title 'The Desolation of Smaug?'
Source: THR
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Tags: Jackson, Peter, The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit, There and Back Again, trilogy
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Comment by Jojotogi on September 5, 2012 at 10:03am -
@ gorillahandz
King Kong was a Universal picture. The Lovely Bones was a Paramount release. The LOTR and the Hobbit are films owned b Time Warner (New Line and the WB respectively).
Also, King Kong made money, as did Tintin (which Jackson produced and Paramount distributed).
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Comment by Nightshadow on September 5, 2012 at 12:01am -
@Superbadmike Another thing that separates Peter Jackson from George Lucas is that Jackson truly cares about the fans and the original source material. Lucas on the other hand.....
Need I say more?
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Comment by Ferry2dead on September 4, 2012 at 11:14pm -
Yea he is going to make money off of all you suckers!!
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Comment by Chris-thulu on September 4, 2012 at 10:53pm -
One book made into 3 movies? I don't know...
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Comment by Superbadmike on September 4, 2012 at 10:36pm
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I don't understand people who think this is going to be like the Star Wars prequels. The big difference is the SW prequels came only from the mind of George Lucas whereas these prequels are based on what is arguably the greatest novel ever written. See the difference? So unless Jackson COMPLETELY ignores the main plotpoints and themes of the source material, this should be amazing.
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Comment by HudsonsirhesHicks on September 4, 2012 at 10:11pm -
Six films from one author, Hollywood's sure struck the gold seam with Tolkien.
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Comment by LorienLupin on September 4, 2012 at 8:24pm -
OK, I admit, that title is not that good (I'm hoping they change it, but I can in the end live with it); but I still have a very strong faith in Peter Jackson's work, specially because of his love for Tolkien's work. There's also something I heard somewhere that the films may be covering more than just The Hobbit, in that case the material may not be "spread to thin" because Tolkien left behind several novels, short stories, and tons of extra material, enough to fill several good films, if handle correctly. So in the end is all up to Peter Jackson, and as I said, I still have faith in him... when it comes to Tolkien at least.
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Comment by hewylewis on September 4, 2012 at 7:55pm
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Not that good of a title.
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Comment by James O' Niel on September 4, 2012 at 6:53pm -
This is old news. The official dates were given off awhile ago, the moment the official statement of it being a trilogy was put out. What's (relatively) new is the titles. The Desolation of Smaug isn't that good, but I can live with that. I just hope they don't kill Smaug off in the second movie.
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Comment by Allan on September 4, 2012 at 6:30pm -
I still fear that Jackson will go complete Lucas on this prequel trilogy... I fear the dworfs will be annoying, and that the technology (may it be 48 fps or 3D) will overshine the story
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