I am annoyed. Very much so.
I know this is old news, but since Sir Ian McKellen has said that it’s looking more and more likely that he will play Gandalf again for The Hobbit, I feel the subject needs to be re-addressed.
Peter Jackson successfully brought Middle Earth alive and into the homes/minds of many people who had never read Tolkien’s trilogy before his film adaptations were screened. Many of these people did not choose reading as a favoured pastime, or indeed never chose it as a pastime at all. Peter took the story and flew. That he loves the trilogy, the whole ethos of Middle Earth, cannot be disputed. That he was able to take this adored tale and make it as brilliantly real as he did is astounding. That New Line Cinema’s greed is keeping this director from finishing the whole series (it was said that there was to be a Lord of the Rings prequel, too) is disgusting.
What can we do except despair? This:
Sign The Jackson/Hobbit Petition
I can’t believe there are so few signatures. COME ON, EVERYONE — SIGN! It won’t take any more than two minutes of your time.
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