The first installment of the Hobbit trilogy will be in
theaters on December 14th, 2012. Peter Jackson, Writer, Director and
Producer of the Hobbit films, has already become a huge success with the
well-known Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit Trilogy is the prequel to
the Lord of the Rings and follows the tale of Bilbo Baggins and his journey
through Middle Earth.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who is caught up in a quest to
help thirteen dwarfs reclaim their lost kingdom. The big problem with this is
this kingdom is guarded by a notorious dragon named Smaug. Gandalf the wizard helps
this small team of adventurers on their journey. They come across Orcs,
Goblins, Trolls and many other creatures that try to stop them along the way.
Bilbo discovers the ring of power in Gollum’s cave and steals it from him and
barely escapes with his life.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
grossed over 3 billion dollars and was wildly successful. New Line Cinema had
no problem investing in Peter Jackson again and expect to make an even greater
profit. New Line, along with MGM and WingNut Films, have given the Hobbit Films
a 270,000,000 dollar budget. At first, the Hobbit was going to be made into two
films, but not too long ago it was decided that the story was too long and it
would be better to make it into a trilogy. I think that this is a smart
business decision for a couple of reasons. First of all, by making the Hobbit
into three films, the studios will be releasing one more film that will most
likely be a huge blockbuster and be more than worth while. The second reason
why I think that the Hobbit should be released in three parts is the story
itself if very long and has lots of details. If the studios had decided to make
two films instead of three, they would have had to choose what parts of the story
to leave out of the two films. I look forward to seeing the three Hobbit films
over the next few years starting with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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