Wells has a forceful opinion of the fate of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. (Earlier story here, and further thoughts here.) In short, he thinks New Line has done the right thing, and he’s glad that Jackson’s out.
You may remember I expressed my preference that they find a different director a while back.
UPDATE:
CinemaBlend fires up the rumor mill, introducing Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) as Strong Possibility #1.
No, no, no. I love Amelie, and I love Delicatessen even more, but he’s not the right guy for The Hobbit.
I know you didn’t care for Kong, but don’t you think Wells is being ridiculous? Sure, Jackson got rich off of LOTR, but I sure don’t think anyone studio exec deserved to get richer. I also don’t buy the “fewer paints” argument. [sarcasm]I don’t know about you, but I thought Michelangelo would have done better work without the funding of the Medici’s[/sarcasm]. Wells doesn’t have much credibility in my book.
Just to clarify a few of my thoughts, I think Poland has it right here, when he says:
“But anyone who looks at this separation with glee? Just **** off.
Aesthetically, there is no call for joy, no matter how much one might have disliked the trilogy.”
Personally I think this is the worst tragedy to happen to film since Richard Donner got fired from Superman 2.
Say what you will about Jackson, but the man has vision. There is no other director in my opinion that could have given life to Middle Earth the way he did.
Sure Kong wasn’t the killer follow up that everyone thought it would be, but it wasn’t a failure either. I don’t think that should weigh into New Line’s choice for a Director.
New Line is making a big mistake..plain and simple. Even though I think if we HAVE to have another director…I think Mr. Curon is a wonderful choice. We can at least agree on that point Jeffrey.
Yes, I will show solidarity with JO, and agree that if I MUST give up PJ, I’d love to see Cuaron do it.
I am less worried with who will direct and produce than I am with who will write the screenplay. It MUST be written by someone dedicated to the Book and with a complete knowledge of the world Tolkien created. Without a good script, a good director and producer will never get anything good done. Any ideas for screenplay? That is the real question.
I know for a fact that Wallace is a Christian. I’d assume that goes a long way in explaining why he was chosen.
It will be a new challenge for him. Does he have the ability to weave the different aspects into a coherent story? We’ll see…
isn’t wallace also working on the Ayn
Rand movie?