Want to know why The Hobbit was three movies? It's probably because they legally can't make any other films...
Are you a Middle-Earth devotee wondering if there's even a chance that we'll ever see The Silmarillion on the screen in some form? Well, forget it. It ain't happening. Why? We'll let Peter Jackson break the news to you:
"It's a legal thing. The Tolkien estate owns the writings," he said. You see, Mr. Tolkien sold the film rights for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but not his other works, like The Silmarillion. "Without the cooperation of the Tolkien estate," Jackson continued, "there can't be more films."
So, nine hours of The Hobbit (there's an extended edition for the third film already planned, of course) will have to suffice. Everything else rests in the hands of the Tolkien estate. Once The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is in theaters (on December 17th), we can start the countdown to the inevitable reboot of the franchise, then...
Source: THR
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