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No director would be crazy enough to jump on board and try to take over what jackson did with the originals. Regardless of whether you thought they were good or not, there is only one person that the fans will accept to do a continuation of the story, that is Jackson.

Criticism of Jackson was high and doubt as to whether he could even pull if off. Now a new director would not only have to live up to the expections for the movie, but also how to be at least equal to the task that Jackson performed. I hope they take a long hard look at the extra features for LOTR before deciding what they want to get themselves into time and commitment wise.

New Line is very foolish for going this route.