I vote for that!bjmdds wrote:Put FBF in a room with MGW and he will get us the truth.![]()
In other news, seems like the Hobbit is finally moving. This is for you FBF!
Warner Bros. To Handle Worldwide Distribution for 'The Hobbit' http://bit.ly/ifv5eB
So Hobbit is finally moving. But nothing for Bond 23, which is at a WAY earlier stage thus needs speeding up more.
Warner Bros. Pictures is taking over international theatrical rights, as well as video distribution rights, for Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit. The company is taking over the distribution from MGM.
Warners already had domestic distribution rights to the two-pic adaptation, while MGM, under the previous incarnation, controlled international. MGM would have most likely have had to make separate deals in international territories to release the movie. With Spyglass topper Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber now controlling a newly restructured MGM, a new, streamlined deal was concluded.
It is unclear whether Warners will get a distribution fee or share in the gross for its duties.
MGM will still retain international television licensing for the films and the two entities will collaborate on the marketing.
The two Hobbit films are set to begin production in February 2011, with release dates targeted for December 2012 and December 2013. Both will be
filmed in Digital 3D.
Jackson is sharing screenplay credit with Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro.



