The Hobbit and Peter Jackson

New Line Cinema and MGM are closer to beginning pre-production on two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel "The Hobbit". MGM CEO Rick Sands has been discussing the matter lately at recent conventions and has responded to fans saying "Peter Jackson's phenomenal success with The Lord of the Rings trilogy makes him the first and most ideal choice for directing The Hobbit. MGM would be thrilled to collaborate with the Academy Award-winning director on this MGM New Line Cinema production".

Hopefully he and WETA will be the ones to bring us the next installment to the universe of Middle Earth.