Might have to wait a little longer for "The Hobbit" movies

[Jangler]

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00030275.html

Fans might have to wait a little longer before they can watch "The Hobbit". Despite Peter Jackson's persistence that the film is still on the track for its 2011 release schedule, Variety has hinted that the movie will possibly not come out until the end of 2012. "[Warner Bros. Pictures topper Alan] Horn won't predict when the first of the two 'Hobbit' films will be out, but says the most probable scenario would be a release in the fourth quarter of 2012," so read a line written on the site's recent article.

Back in December, there was rumor that the release dates for "The Hobbit" as well as "The Hobbit 2" would be pushed back following Jackson's announcement that the production of the films will be delayed from the original estimate of March 2010 to the middle of 2010. However, the producer insisted that the shooting delay will not affect the release date for the two movies.

So far, three stars have been confirmed to play in "The Hobbit". Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett will all reprise their "Lord of the Rings" roles of Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel respectively in the upcoming adventure movies. However, the filmmakers have not cast the major character Bilbo Baggins.

"The Hobbit" will re-create the scenes of the novel, with additional events that make an impact to "The Lords of the Rings", such as the expulsion of Sauron from Mirkwood by The White Council. It has not been known how the possible delay of the first film will affect "The Hobbit 2", which was originally planned to be dropped in the U.S. in late 2012.

[SMACKDAB]

Guess I will be going into a deep, deep depression stage now that this meteorite has been dropped into my life, to try and ruin every aspect of any enjoyment I get out of anything.

I mean we have the ability to put someone in office to run the Country with just a few votes being taken in a matter of hours. Yet....we have to wait for this.

Thanks for making me hold my breath till it get's here.......I hope I can make it.

I'm not worried though, cause I know there is a bailout plan somewhere in the works as we speak.

[Scrumtrilescent]

I'm really looking forward to seeing how Jackson handles that bit about expelling Sauron from Mirkwood, plus the battle of the five armies.

[The Link]

This sucks major donkey balls. And Scrum, I thought Del Toro had creative control over the movie, so wouldn't he be the deciding factor?

[Acewalker]

Son of a bitch, this means they're going to be delaying the release of the extended blu rays of LOTRs too, been waiting on those already, cheap bastards