Yesterday it was announced that Peter Jackson had signed on to executive produce the movie version of “The Hobbit”, which somehow snowballed into him directing the film.  Well, guess what, he’s NOT directing the film.  Rather, as the announcement stated, he’s simply the film’s executive producer.

Any hopes that you may have had that he would direct and write as he did with the “Lord of the Rings” series have now been dashed by Jackson’s manager, Ken Kamis, who told Entertainment Weekly, “Peter won’t be directing the films because he felt the fans have waited long enough for The Hobbit, it will take the better part of every day of the next four years to write, direct, and produce two Hobbit films.  Given his current obligations to both The Lovely Bones and Tintin, waiting for Peter, Fran, and Philippa to write, direct, and produce The Hobbit would require the fans wait even longer.  By serving as executive producers and having approval over all creative elements of both films, Peter can ensure that the films will be made with the same intimacy and care as if they were writing and directing themselves.”

In other words, Peter Jackson already has his plate full, and doesn’t have the time to direct.

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