As far as I know, the rights to the Hobbit are owned by MGM. New Line would have to buy these rights in order to produce a Hobbit movie. I have seen the Hobbit cartoon but I really hope they make the Hobbit like the Lord of the Rings series. Anyone have any information on this? Also, when will the extended version of Return of the King be released? I am waiting for this version to have a complete extended collection of Lord of the Rings to my video library. (DVDs and tapes :>) Finally, I cannot wait for Passion of Christ to be released on DVD. That movie was awesome. Anyone else hear about the murderer who confessed to killing his wife after he saw this movie when it had already been determined as a suicide by a coroner? Gross, I know but I was just curious to know --- I have heard that they have released the Passion of Christ unedited in Arab countries --- that is surprising to me since there is so much anger among Muslims and Jews but since there was the controversy that the Jews were seen in a bad light in this movie then maybe that is the reason why? Again, if anyone has trouble with my post -- please send me a message or reply here so I can edit it to everyone's hearts content.