Irresponsible movie sites are saying that production of The Hobbit has been delayed until later this year. Delayed from when? From July, when Ian McKellan’s web page said the movie would shoot? Is that suddenly a reliable source? Do people on the internet honestly believe Ian McKellan sits down and hand codes the start date of The Hobbit in HTML as soon as he signs his papers? Or do you suppose that maybe someone updates the site for him and updated the start date based on incomplete info?
So yeah, there is no delay in the start of The Hobbit because there has been no official date announced for the start of The Hobbit. Meanwhile, The One Ring has ‘sources’ telling them that filming may not start until the end of the year because of MGM’s current financial situation, which includes being auctioned off, probably to Warner Bros. Are these sources just people who read the paper? I ask because NO DUH that the auction of MGM, current rights holder to The Hobbit, would interfere with the movie getting started. Come on already – anybody who has been paying attention to MGM’s situation for the last year would have known that The Hobbit wasn’t getting started until all the MGM business had been straightened out. Hell, I bet you that the rights to The Hobbit are high on the list of reasons why Warner Bros is being so aggressive in trying to buy the studio.
But that’s the internet for you – people who don’t know what they’re talking about spouting bullshit endlessly. Yes, The Hobbit will likely not shoot until later this year, but anyone who thought a July date was realistic wasn’t paying attention in the first place.
Where we stand right now: The Hobbit is not delayed because there has been no official start date yet announced to delay.
And to my distinguished competition, who are hit whoring by running ‘The Hobbit is delayed’ non-stories: you’re probably actually causing agita and irritation for the good people who are gearing up to make the movie. If you’re going to report rumor and speculation, at least understand the rumor and speculation you’re reporting.
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easy devin, settle down
yikes.
Scheisse Devin.
If you don't ease up on the venom, you're going to have a heart attack at 50.
some of these..irresponsible web sites are colleagues of yours, Devin. Not all of them but some, including the fine folks at Slash Film.com who was (most likely) the first site to report it.
Dev, your article against Kevin Smith was calm and well written, and put forward a rational argument. This Hobbit post just makes you look like a bitch. There's a sad irony to your cries of hit whoring, Mr "I don't like Avatar, here's a dozen articles about the film".
This sort of posturing would be easier to swallow if CHUD had any track record in breaking stories. Devin likes to make noises about all the people he knows in LA but 90% of the news on this site is still taken from other sites. Lecture others on journalism when you've done more than comment on other people's reporting from your apartment.
if this article was written on paper, it would be smudged with tear marks and cheetos fingerprints from devin….cant wait for the movie though
Mwwaaaah haaaa haaaa … best line ever to describe this site – "But that's the internet for you – people who don't know what they're talking about spouting bullshit endlessly." Although I probably would have put "bitter" in there somewhere ….
Oh please you fat, pathetic hypocrite. I might be avble to take your shit seriously, were it not for your sites constant hit whoring of posting multiple Avatar stories, a film you have a jihad against. If you had even an ounce of integrity, you would have totally ignored Avatar, but instead you were more than happy to make money from it. So go cry me a river shithead…
Devin, man, you´re losing it.
if im driving home and theres bad traffic, i am delayed whether or not i told my wife when i would be home. if the movie wont shoot as soon as it would have done because of the MGM stuff being straightened out, thats a delay whether the start date has been "officially" released or not.
Oh come on! Give Devin a break. This is what he does for a living. I'd be pissed off if all of my competitors were pulling this crap…Sad thing is, I think most of these sites know damn well what they're publishing is false…And another thing, I respect Devin for standing up to the general web community by not kowtowing to every tentpole franchise out there like everyone else does…People can disagree about movies, especially a movie like Avatar, which was visually impressive, but far from perfect…
You may be surprised to discover that many of your readers don't read the trades. They don't know about any MGM legal troubles. All they care about is the movie. A story on the timeliness of the film is not exactly unwelcomed. Consider your audience.
I think the real complaint was stemming from the porposed start dates GDT and PJ kept throwing out there. We were told major casting news would happen in DECEMBER… and still nothing. I think that's where a majority of the angst is coming from, which is certainly understandable….
"I'd be pissed off if all of my competitors were pulling this crap" – What "crap" though? Sites are reporting rumor and speculation, as always. The date mentioned on McKellen's site doesn't fit in with other timelines. It's hardly the fall of journalism for people to speculate on what that means for the movie. This is no different to what CHUD has done a hundred times in the past. Who remembers Devin posting about the dubious future of the Batman series after Begins slowly dragged itself to $200m? Same shit, different smell. As always, Devin's living in a glass house but can't help throwing those stones.
Oh comments…you so CRAZEH!!!!
Needlessly antagonistic article, clearly. Perhaps you should calm down and have a walk in the fresh air before you type. The MGM debacle means The Hobbit is going to be delayed. It doesn't matter that an official start date hasn't been released as the wheels were clearly in motion.
This article was much ado about nothing. You can't complain readers into not clicking headlines on other sites over yours. "But that's the internet for you – people who don't know what they're talking about spouting bullshit endlessly" is the most unintentionally ironic way to describe most of what you post. Your verification system doesn't work right and hasn't for some time.
"From July, when Ian McKellan's web page said the movie would shoot? Is that suddenly a reliable source?" – I'd say it's a good source, certainly more than a rumor. It seems likely that the actors have more info on this than we do, so the July date was hardly plucked from thin air. Was it written in stone? Probably not, but clearly something was planned to start at that time, so your rant is on shaky ground. You might want to look into the spelling of Ian McKellen's name as well, what with you being the self-appointed Grand Wizard of internet fact-checking and all.
another hit-whoring hobbit non-story.
Yeah, I was about to say, isn't this story another example of "hit-whoring"? I mean, if you really don't care, just don't report on it.
Love the rest of the site, tho. Keep up the great work.
This is in poor taste. Just when you post an article with merit (The Lost Films), you respond with an article calling out your colleagues. I get it, you like Lord of the Rings and Del Toro (I do too) but you are being overly defensive on their behalf.
Ian McKellan didn't pull that date out of his backside. Clearly whether it was official or not they were aiming for July start date. You just need to stop being so cynical, man when you aren't there are real moments of genuinely great writing.
devin, you're awesome man, i dig your approach to the business aspect of these stories. keep it up man.
People are "gearing up for this movie?" Hardly. This whole thing is coming off as Peter Jackson's apology for the Lovely Bones and King Kong (no matter who's directing thank you). They should just call the Hobbit "Lord of the Rings 2: the Search for More Money" (aka LOTR2TSFMM). What's next? Another box office bomb and then the crazy three film adaptation of the Silmarillion? Good luck.
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