Second "Hobbit" movie gets new name, July 2014 release for third

Why stop at three movies for one short book, make one film per chapter!

Why is a book that was half the size of any of the Lord of the Rings books getting a full trilogy? In the words of Han Solo, "I got a baad feeling about this."

Profits galore AND artistic license!

Let us all hope that Jackson does not do to these movies what Lucas did to Star Wars.

Could they possibly milk this more?
I love The Hobbit and all but stretching this book out to 3 movies is going to turn it into a snorefest unless they take a lot of liberties with the original story.

Anyone that is familiar with PJ and his knowledge of Tolkien's work should feel very comfortable with a Hobbit trilogy. Those individuals completely ignorant to The Hobbit wouldn't know that The Desolation Of Smaug is a LOCATION on Thorin's map and is VERY telling to where Thorin and Company will be at during the 2nd movie (spoiler anyone?). Sit back and watch them eat their words come December.

3 films allows them to tell the whole story without cutting as much out as they would have had to if they did only 2 films. The original trilogy were over 3 hours each and even then 3 films would not have been enough to tell the whole story, it needed probably 6 films.

So I'm happy to see a trilogy.

Their Greed has no bounds...They can do this story in one 3 hour movie...following the Harry Potter rip off of a two part story of which the first of the last movie sucked and was amazingly boring yet the finale was outstanding..fluff then tough!
I will still go but it had better be good and not boring.

Grow up you nay sayers, it's just entertainment. I loved LOTR trilogy and how well PJ was able to film and direct 3 films at the same time and make each seem better than the last. If you can't accept 3 movies now - wait for the remake in 15 years, when your parents are gone and you can move upstairs from the basement.
We always complain how the movie always seems to leave some critical elements of the book out, so perhaps making this into a trilogy will capture more of those important aspects of the book.

How about "The Hobbit: Fans Still Not Getting Laid"

the Desolation of Smaug? terrible title for a movie though

Peter Jackson is a corporate stooge and succumbed to the studio's pressure to increase profits by stretching it into 3 movies instead of 2. 2 movies was a stretch to begin with. I get the feeling Jackson is stretching out parts of the book that were glossed over just to bring back characters like Elrond, Galadriel and Legolas (who was never mentioned in the book). I stand by my original decision to boycott these movies and not give Jackson and the studio stooges one dime.

nerds LMAO

Not only will I be paying to see The Hobbit trilogy, but I'll likely see them more than once! I've re-read Tolkien since I was 13 and even payed my respects while vacationing in the UK during the late 90's. "This will be a night to remember!"

The LOTR Trilogy was the best!!!

THIS ONE IS GONNA BE EPIC!!! IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS ALREADY, DAMN I'M OLD!

So when will they make Silmarillion a movie too? :)

...my precioussssss is coming!

been waiting for this for so long!!!!! please release the first as soon as possible.. can't it be earlier than December 2012?

This is just nonesense! the book itself isn't that long. I would have understand if they make 2 movies out of it but 3? that's just too much! obviously they're doing it for the money really. I just hope it would exceed my expectations.