{"id":5470,"date":"2004-03-06T14:45:53","date_gmt":"2004-03-06T21:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/03\/06\/in-a-hole-in-the-ground.html"},"modified":"2014-06-17T16:22:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T22:22:18","slug":"in_a_hole_in_th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/03\/06\/in_a_hole_in_th.html","title":{"rendered":"In a hole in the ground &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More rumor-mongering regarding <a title=\"iWon News\" href=\"http:\/\/apnews1.iwon.com\/\/article\/20040306\/D814VP480.html\">Peter Jackson and <i>The Hobbit<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block\">Jackson said New Line Cinema has the rights to make the movie, but MGM has the rights to distribute it.<br \/>\n&#8220;I guess MGM&#8217;s lawyers and New Line&#8217;s lawyers are going to have a huge amount of fun over the next few years trying to work it all out,&#8221; he told reporters recently in Los Angeles, according to AP Radio. &#8220;I&#8217;m obviously busy for a couple of years on &#8216;King Kong&#8217; so those lawyers can just go at it for a long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson said he&#8217;d want much the same feel for the flick as the (sequel) trilogy, including bringing back Ian McKellen as Gandalf.<\/p>\n<p>But &#8230; is any of that <i>new <\/i>news?<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <b>Avocet<\/b>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More rumor-mongering regarding Peter Jackson and The Hobbit. 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