Unless you've been living in a hobbit hole, you probably know that Peter Jackson's latest Middle-Earth magnum opus has been split into three films. The real question however was what did this mean to the titles and release dates of the films.
Well now we have an answer.
According to thehobbitblog.com, the second film has been retitled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and will be released December 13, 2013. The third and final film will be released just seven months later (a la Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) on July 18, 2014. It will be titled The Hobbit: There and Back Again, which was the original title of the second film.
You know I've resigned myself to these changes and while I'm not naive enough to think that this is just about telling a full story (maximizing profits anyone?) I'm completely fine with making this into a trilogy as long as the films are good. I've said that all along. The announcement about the title of the second film makes me feel good because it means I won't have to wait until July of 2014 to see the dragon Smaug. Let's just hope Peter Jackson doesn't decide to split the movie into four parts with the fourth film titled The Hobbit: Copyright Page.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey releases December 14th of this year.
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