Peter Jackson Splitting Hobbit Into 3 Movies

...Somehow
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 30, 2012 1:07 PM CDT
Peter Jackson Splitting Hobbit Into 3 Movies
In this Saturday, July 14, 2012 file photo, director Peter Jackson speaks at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" panel 2012 Comic Con, in San Diego, Calif.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Fans of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth flicks are about to have a lot more to love. The director has confirmed that he's going to split The Hobbit into three movies, Deadline reports. Jackson had dropped hints about such a move at Comic-Con. Of course, it remains to be seen how the director will squeeze that much screen time out of the Tolkein classic, which, unlike Lord of the Rings, consists only of a single, relatively short book. (More The Hobbit stories.)

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