This Article is From Jul 31, 2012

The Hobbit will now be released in three parts, not two

The Hobbit will now be released in three parts, not two

Highlights

  • Producer-director Peter Jackson has decided to split his upcoming film The Hobbit into three parts.
  • The JRR Tolkien book adaptation was originally supposed to be in two parts but after reviewing footage he has already shot Peter Jackson believes there is enough to support a third, the Daily Mail reported.
  • "Upon recently viewing a cut of the first film, and a chunk of the second, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and I were very pleased with the way the story was coming together.
  • "We realised that the richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, gave rise to a simple question: do we tell more of the tale? And the answer from our perspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved 'yes'," the director said.
  • The first film in the trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will be released December 14, 2012, with the second film on December 13, 2013, and the third film slated for summer 2014.
  • Jackson has successfully adapted JRR's Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit is its prequel.
London: Producer-director Peter Jackson hasdecided to split his upcoming film The Hobbit into threeparts.

The JRR Tolkien book adaptation was originally supposed tobe in two parts but after reviewing footage he has alreadyshot Peter Jackson believes there is enough to support a third, theDaily Mail reported.

"Upon recently viewing a cut of the first film, and achunk of the second, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and I werevery pleased with the way the story was coming together.

"We realised that the richness of the story of TheHobbit, as well as some of the related material in theappendices of The Lord of the Rings, gave rise to a simplequestion: do we tell more of the tale? And the answer from ourperspective as filmmakers and fans was an unreserved 'yes',"the director said.

The first film in the trilogy, The Hobbit: An UnexpectedJourney, will be released December 14, 2012, with the secondfilm on December 13, 2013, and the third film slated forsummer 2014.

Jackson has successfully adapted JRR's Lord of theRings. The Hobbit is its prequel.

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