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Jackson has had discussions about the filming rights with the Tolkien estate and it seems that it could actually happen.

Could be great, could be awful, depending if it would go the LOTR or The Hobbit way.

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[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They should get the director who made the LotR movies. /s

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

If the studio does not take too much creative control it could be fine. Hobbit was supposed to be 2 kovies originally but then the studio started meddling