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The New Director of 'The Hobbit' is.....?

11/22/06, 5:47 pm EST - Xoanon

Word from a reliable source indicates that Sam Raimi has been approached to direct THE HOBBIT. Since Peter Jackson's (Middle-)earth shattering news that he is off the project, it seems the Spider-Man director may step into his place. Raimi was born on October 23rd, 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan. His first big hit was 'The Evil Dead' but he really gained cult status with 'Evil Dead II'. It is his amazing work on the Spider-Man series that has propelled Raimi to the mainstream. His latest film 'Spider-Man 3' is due out this May.
While there is no word on Raimi accepting the invitation, it remains to be seen who, if anyone, will be replacing Peter Jackson!

Okay, I like Sam Raimi, quite a lot actually, from what I've seen of his projects (including American Gothic, obviously). But... NO! Sam, if you have any sense of decency, you'll decline!!!

I really need to get those letters going...

No my mood isn't directly connected to this.

Kiwi reactions

TORN has a podcast up with some Kiwi reactions - they're also talking to several LOTR tour operators, among them Vic James of Red Carpet Tours! :)

Download link in this news item.


ETA: TORN now has the Saul Zaentz quote up.

ETA2: Contact info for Mr. Zaentz - I doubt he can do anything directly, but it can't hurt to let him know we share his wish for PJ to direct The Hobbit:

The Saul Zaentz Company
2600 Tenth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
Phone 510.549.1528
info@zaentz.com
http://www.zaentz.com

Thank you TORN!

They've updated theHobbitFilm.com with the latest developments, and they've provided some postcard templates, writing tips and example letters, to make things easier. Though the postcard templates seem to still be their old ones, which were focused on bringing the Hobbit to the big screen at all. I might try to come up with something myself, if I find the time... how does "PJ for Hobbit" or "We wantss PJ, Preciousss!" sound?

They have all necessary addresses (including the Saul Zaentz Company) up on the front page (left column).

And keep in mind:

To be successful, we MUST physically mail postcards and letters. We cannot depend on email or online petitions to get the job done. The more personal the letters and postcards we send to the studio's the more effective our campaign will be.

So let's get moving! This is your QUEST

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US!

We don't celebrate Thanksgiving here, but it can never hurt to remind yourself of the things you're grateful for. So following many on my flist, here's my list of ( 10 things I'm grateful for. )

This also gives me the opportunity to post 10 things with the letter 'F' that I love, as assigned to me by serenitysangel. ( Again, in no particular order:  )

Boy, that took me longer than anticipated!