# Why no Hobbit movie yet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hobbit-movie-yet/351984>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 9, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hobbit-movie-yet/351984 "2006-04-09T19:48:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hobbit-movie-yet/351984/21 "2006-04-10T21:47:16Z")

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Is it the same guy?

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hobbit-movie-yet/351984/22 "2006-04-10T23:29:25Z")

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> [@astro](#):
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> QtM first inquired about this re movies he owld like to see, but I am curious. Why no “The Hobbit” movie? It would seem to be a sure moneymaker. Maybe we need songs… lots and lots of songs and big name to play Bilbo- Tom Cruise maybe.

I’m going to go with God showing atypical amounts of mercy.

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hobbit-movie-yet/351984/23 "2006-04-11T04:40:50Z")

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> [@Elendil's Heir](#):
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> Is it the same guy?

[Yep.](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0293509/)

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