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If the rumors surrounding the The Hobbit are to be believed, Jackson is out and Raimi is in. Read on:

After New Line and Peter Jackson’s recent and very public spat over the proposed film version of The Hobbit (the next movie in the The Lord of the Rings series), the question of who might direct said picture in place of Jackson has come up often. Spider-Man uber-director Sam Raimi’s name was rumored last fall as a possible replacement for Jackson, but there was no real indication that he was considering the job. As such, that particular whisper went away like so much Internet chatter… but now that’s all changed.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting today that Raimi has been talking to “associates, as well as his corporate masters at Sony” and telling them that he is considering taking over the directorial reigns of The Hobbit. The paper, which to say the least has slightly more journalistic integrity than your average J.R.R. Tolkien messageboard, also cites two “top-level insiders” who claim to have heard this directly from Raimi.

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It looks like the Lord of the Rings’ fans will have their wish. Peter Jackson will probably be directing The Hobbit movie for MGM and New Line Cinema. Read on:

When it comes to Hollywood, it looks like the squeaky wheel does indeed get the grease. Case in point: Close to 40,000 fans of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit are one step closer to seeing Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson helm a big screen adaptation for MGM and New Line Cinema.

As reported on TheOneRing.net, a petition to have Jackson and the effects wizards at Weta Workshop tackle The Hobbit — whose film rights are dizzyingly split between MGM and New Line — received 39,116 signatures and was delivered to both studios on Sept. 22. In an unprecedented move, Rick Sands — COO of MGM — actually took time out of his schedule to respond to the fan outcry. Here’s what he had to say:

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