UPDATED: Jeffrey Wells on New Line’s decision against Peter Jackson

Wells has a forceful opinion of the fate of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. (Earlier story here, and further thoughts here.) In short, he thinks New Line has done the right thing, and he’s glad that Jackson’s out.

You may remember I expressed my preference that they find a different director a while back.

UPDATE:

CinemaBlend fires up the rumor mill, introducing Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) as Strong Possibility #1.

No, no, no. I love Amelie, and I love Delicatessen even more, but he’s not the right guy for The Hobbit.