Spider-man and Evil Dead director Sam Raimi is expected to helm the upcoming Peter Jackson-produced Hobbit films, after making his return to horror with Drag Me to Hell (more on that later). But what if Raimi and New Line can’t ink a deal? Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro is said to be in consideration [...]

The rumors are true: Lord of the Rings trilogy filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Line have come to an agreement, and will band together to bring The Hobbit to the big screen, split over two live-action films. MGM and New Line will co-finance the project, with New Line handing North American distribution, and MGM handing [...]

Update: AICN was able to get in touch with Jackson’s camp and confirm this rumor as untrue. Jackson, as I speculated in the original story below, will also be tied in projects for the next few years.  Peter is interested in 3D but absolutely nothing has settled with the Jackson/New Line feud.
MarketSaw is reporting that [...]

Last week when we reported on a rumor that Sam Raimi was offered the Clash of the Titans remake, I wondered out loud (or on the web page) if this meant that he would not be making The Hobbit for New Line. Well it looks like there is more to this story. The LA Times [...]

Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi is “planning a return to the horror genre”. Although the site doesn’t give any indication where the confirmation came from, or what exactly was said. This much is certain: Sony is going to try their best to sign Raimi on for Spider-Man 4. If Sam turns [...]

Earlier this year New Line chairman Robert Shaye announced plans to adapt The Hobbit into a feature film without The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.
Rumors started to circulate claiming that Shaye was interested in signing Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi to helm the film. Raimi hasn’t commented about the rumor, until now. The [...]