The back and forth goings on between New Line, Jackson, the fans and The Hobbit have been head spinning. We hear New Line fires Jackson, we hear lawsuits… then we hear there are secret discussions going on between the two parties… then we see Entertainment Weekly suggest a reconciliation may happen between New Line and Jackson.
But either way, according to our friends at MTV, the New Line bosses (Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne) are seemingly steadfast that they’re ready to move forward with The Hobbit.
Neither New Line nor Jackson’s camp would give comment to the magazine, but Shaye and Lynne, as much as they tried to dodge it, did give comment to us. “One film at a time!” Shaye laughed. “‘The Hobbit’ is in the future,” Lynne said, somewhat mysteriously. Does that mean there’s hope? “There’s more than hope,” Lynne said with a wink, as he walked away.
It sounds like 1 of 2 things is happening here. Either:
1) Outside the courtroom talks between Jackson and New Line are even further along than Entertainment Weekly thought. This is possible… it’s amazing how much can get accomplished when one just agrees to sit down at a table to talk.
2) New Line has solid plans in place sans Jackson are are ready to move forward
Either way, I’m just itching to see The Hobbit on the screen. Preferably with Jackson involved in one form or another… but I’m ok without too.
