Peter Jackson to make "The Hobbit"

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Originally Posted by burntbrat

We saw it a few weeks ago and loved it. I'm a big LOTR and Tolkien fan, and I couldn't be happier with the movie. I can see how the beginning might've dragged for some people, but I felt like it was a welcome home, how have you been?

I read somewhere, and I'm too lazy to go looking for it now, that the third movie was what happens between the Hobbit and the Fellowship of the Ring. So the whole Smaug adventure is concluded in movie two. I hope this is the case. Because I really don't see how it can be stretched out over two more movies. They're there.

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I think the Battle of the Five Armies may happen in the third movie as well. I'll bet Jackson expands on the journey home, since it's pretty glossed-over in the book.

I'm planning on re-reading the appendices at the end of The Return of the King as a refresher. It's been years since I read them. There's a LOT of stuff there that Jackson is said to be using in the movies.

I just read them too, Critical, I wanted to refresh my memory of all things Tolkien, so I just read through the Silmarillion as well. I'm looking forward to all the additions to the third movie from the appendices.

Has anyone read the Tolkien histories? (Books 1-10) Are they worth it?

I'm sad to say that I've never read the Silmarillion. I've heard it's a difficult read, but I've loved reading The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy and wonder if I'll enjoy the Silmarillion as much. Any recommendations?.

How do you feel about reading Greek mythology? The Silmarillion isn't so much a story as a history. It gives you good background on Middle Earth, but it's not really a narrative and it's pretty dry. I'm glad I read it, but it's not something I'm likely to read again.

I haven't read the histories. Since Christopher wrote them, I'm not as interested. :shrug Bought The Children of Hurin a while back, but haven't gotten to it yet. I've read Tolkien's other non-Middle Earth books and enjoyed them.

In news about the movies, the release date for the third film has been pushed back to December 17, 2014 (from June 18, 2014):
'The Hobbit: There and Back Again' release date pushed back | Inside Movies | EW.com

I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

I was able to make it through the first movie of the first trilogy & that was it. To long to dull way to much of the same thing over & over again. I thought the thing would never end, so as long as Peter Jackson is at the helm I'll be passing.

Critical, I actually enjoy Greek mythology. Back in my high school days, we were required to take both advanced English and at least one classical and one modern language. I took French, Latin, and ancient Greek and read at least some of the myths in Greek. I'll probably make my way through the The Silmarillian as time permits.