Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies

[John_and_Yoko]

New Line now says movies are based on book only.

so does that eliminate PJ from being involved in any way since he likes to add in his own material?

Very funny.

Of course, Peter Jackson's staying on as executive producer, he just won't be directing.

Anyway, what I'd like to see is the first movie being an adaptation of the book, and the second being sort of a "mid-quel," taking place at the same time as the book, but showing Gandalf and other characters, and being more relevant to The Lord of the Rings.