T U E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 1 2 , 2 0 0 6Dragons In Peter Jackson's Future?In London, they're auditioning hobbits for the stage musical version of"The Lord of the Rings." It flopped in Toronto, closing three monthsearly.</p><p> Now it's opening early next year, with the show shortened andtightened and otherwise fiddled with.Meanwhile, MGM says they HOPE Peter Jackson does the movieversion of "The Hobbit" they want.</p><p> But what project is Jackson actuallydeveloping? Along with "The Lovely Bones," (the book he optioned andis working on a screenplay with his partners on), Jackson has justoptioned the Temeraire series of books by Naomi Novik.</p><p> These cleverbooks (she's written three) envision the Napoleonic Wars in a worldwhere dragons exist.</p><p> Combine dragons with naval battles and you aretalking a VERY expensive movie.</p><p> The books are solid fare for fantasybuffs, with the first one okay and the second two improving on the ideain every way.</p><p> It's easy to see why Jackson would be interested.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 1:52 PM 2 C O M M E N T S :Jimmy said...This is very, very cool! If there was one director that seems perfect tobring these wonderful books to the silver screen, its Peter Jackson.</p><p> Nomatter the project he works on, Jackson shows respect for the sourcematerial.</p><p> We certainly saw that in the Lord of the Rings and to someextent in King Kong, which paid homage to the original film and itsperiod.</p><p> I'm not sure what the box office potential is for the novels, butthey couldn't be in better hands.5:15 PM Michael in New York said...Have you read all three? I thought they really improved in complexityin books two and three.</p><p> I think the movie potential is huge -- since theyhave thrilling battle seasons and of course dragons.</p><p> It's definitely aspectacle.</p><p> Jackson will have great fun with it if he sticks with theproject and directs.</p><p> It's the sort of popcorn movie Spielberg used to doNext Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Dragons In Peter Jackson's Future?http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/09/dragons-in-peter-jackso... 1 of 37/28/09 7:06 PMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyAaronMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: Dragons In Peter Jackson's Future?http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/09/dragons-in-peter-jackso... 2 of 37/28/09 7:06 PMPOPSURFING.COM: Dragons In Peter Jackson's Future?http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/09/dragons-in-peter-jackso... 3 of 37/28/09 7:06 PM
