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Grey Pilgrim · Posted: 02/29/2008, 02:54 Post subject: Abadebia badebia....Dat's All FolkS!

New Line has succumbed to the Time Warner Balrog, but perhaps this will prove to be a blessing in disguise (expedited lawsuit settlements settled out of court anyone?)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23396229
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screams · Posted: 02/29/2008, 07:29 Post subject:

Well, I'm sure the lawsuit will be dealt with fairly quickly now, and the movie will maybe even go in to production before it's even settled. That's my guess... since Time Warner has plenty of money and it won't be a problem to handle both simultaneously.
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bowencm · Posted: 02/29/2008, 16:03 Post subject:

PHEW!! At least WB sees the potential in moving forward with this:

"A key New Line property, "The Hobbit," was stalled for years due to the court battle between Shaye and Jackson -- even though it represented a logical franchise extension of "The Lord of the Rings." Partly at the behest of MGM topper Harry Sloan (who owned half of "The Hobbit" rights and would not go forward unless Jackson was involved creatively), Shaye and Lynne buried the hatched with Jackson by settling the lawsuit a few months ago.

"The Hobbit" has Guillermo Del Toro in talks to direct, and the picture will be unaffected by the ouster of Shaye and Lynne. Though the films won't be scripted until a director is hired, and Jackson wraps "The Lovely Bones," the expectation is that the films will be ready for release for Christmas 2011 and 2012. Harry Potter will have wound down at WB by then, and the corporation will surely welcome another fantasy franchise that has an eager global audience waiting. New Line will distribute domestically, while MGM has international rights."

Smeagol · Dwarf Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 147

This article says the release dates are 2011 and 2012, so I guess the movies have already been pushed back a year.

screams · Posted: 03/01/2008, 07:37 Post subject:

I was wondering if I was wrong in thinking they would be out in 2010 and 2011. I wonder if it's an error on their part.
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bowencm · Posted: 03/03/2008, 00:31 Post subject:

better late than never...

screams · Posted: 03/03/2008, 09:19 Post subject:

On the release date:

I was reading at ComingSoon.net on an article about staff cuts at New Line. They mentioned a few things about this and that, and then they said this:

diamondblast · Troll Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 11

[quote="Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne, New Line's co-CEOs and co-chairman, have "elected to leave the studio" according to a Time Warner [TWX 8.99 0.18 (+2.04%) ] statement."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23396229[/quote]

does that sound serious to anyone.... very reliable ,ye right!

Black Unicorn · Troll Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 47

This lawsuit will be settled OOC and the Movies will be made-have no fear.
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