It's true! Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have made nice and are producing a big-screen feature of The Hobbit, just as Jackson did with The Lord of the Rings several years ago.
But that's not all: the deal also includes a sequel that will "bridge" the events of The Hobbit with The Lord of the Rings that took place sixty years later. If you've ever read some of Tolkien's other works, you know that there was a lot more going on in that period that the books just hinted at.
Ain't It Cool News has more, including an official press release and some mention about how Howard Shore may already be working on the music for the new movies.
The Hobbit will hit theaters in 2010.
(Okay Lisa, you can stop worrying now: they are making this finally :-)
