New Line Trying to Mend Relations with Peter Jackson for The Hobbit

Eager to move ahead with The Hobbit, New Line has quietly been trying to mend fences with Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson, who has sued the company over his share of profits from the first Rings films. When asked if it was true that company insiders had been in talks with Jackson's reps, Shaye replied, "Yes, that's a fair statement. Notwithstanding our personal quarrels, I really respect and admire Peter and would love for him to be creatively involved in some way in The Hobbit."