News: Directors for "The Hobbit" and the 4th "Bourne"

It should come as a surprise to no one by now that Peter Jackson will indeed be directing "The Hobbit". I'm not sure it's technically 'official' now since we've known for quite some time that Jackson was trying to get the job and that no one else was being really considered any longer. Still, we can now all rest in peace as The Wrap has reported that negotiations between Jackson and MGM are winding down. And supposedly the first part of "The Hobbit" (because it's split into two movies) has a planned release of December 19, 2012, and it'll be in 3D (of course). But the problem of MGM's bankruptcy is still getting in the way which is the reason why the "James Bond" movies haven't continued either. MGM owns half the rights to Tolkien's movies along with Warner Bros.'s New Line Cinemas and they're still trying to decide if a production cost of $400 million for both movies is a wise thing to do. 

I'd say heck yes it is. Do they even remember what happened with this little trilogy called THE LORD OF THE RINGS?? I'm thinking these two movies can easily earn back the $400 million and much more without too much trouble; especially with the added expense of 3D ticket costs. So sadly, our mission of hoping and praying for "The Hobbit" to finally get underway is not over yet, but we can now rest assured that Jackson is out there fighting to get it to us.

Today is just filled with exciting news about directors. I should've just waite for these two stories to arrive before posting the last one about Zack Snyder....oh well. Now you're getting the news that Tony Gilroy, the director of "Michael Clayton", has be granted the rights to direct the 4th Jason Bourne film. It's been three years since "The Bourne Ultimatum" and the temporary halt to the extremely popular and exciting series, and I think it's about time we got some more. 

The plot of "The Bourne Legacy", the 4th book by Robert Ludlum, is described like this on Amazon.com: "David Webb, a mild-mannered Georgetown professor, harbors his old Bourne identity deep within his psyche—except in moments of danger. A mysterious assassin, Khan, has targeted Webb." The summary goes on to reveal more information that is a bit too spoiler-ish so I'll just leave that out, but you get the idea. In my opinion, Gilroy is the perfect choice for this film. "Michael Clayton" was a fantastic movie and basically 'business' thriller. There was no gun fights or cool hand to hand combat like the Bourne movies but it was almost just as intense without it. Simply put, Gilroy knows how to handle intensity and have a smart, intricate plot to back it up. Let's all hope Matt Damon will reprise his role (I'm fairly certain he will) and that we all get to see Bourne back in action fairly soon.