The Hobbit Part 3?

So apparently there's a rumour going around that Peter Jackson is delving into the Appendices for additional material...and possibly a third film to make The Hobbit duology into a trilogy. There's a good synopsis of this at www.theonering.net.

Personally, I think 2 Hobbit movies is plenty--An Unexpected Adventure and There & Back Again. HOWEVER, I will gladly find an overnight babysitter for my then-4 and 2 year olds in December 2014 if PJ does what I've been wanting him to do for YEARS...the BRIDGE MOVIE.

We--The Fans--are very aware that Jackson's movie rights only go so far. He does not have the rights to The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc, just LOTR and The Hobbit. So there are chunks of the Appendix that are "untouchable"...So there will be no Numenor, no Beleriand, no Seige of Angbad, no Beren & Luthien or Children of Hurin. I am patient.

We don't need to know who all the kings of Arnor and Gondor were either. Not immediately relevant to either story.

So we have to look at the Timeline Tolkien so thoughtfully provided to see what IS possible for a 3rd Hobbit or Bridge Movie.

What is or might already be in The Hobbit (from the Appendices, and either known from trailer or probably in flashback intro):
2770 III Smaug the Dragon descends on Erebor. Dale destroyed. Thror escapes with Thrain II and Thorin II.
2790 Thror slain by an Orc in Moria. Start of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs.
2845 Thrain is imprisoned in Dol Guldur.
2850 Gandalf enters Dol Guldur, finds Thrain, gets key to Erebor.
2851 White Council meets. Saruman begins search for The Ring.

Interestingly enough, all this happens before Bilbo is even born (2890). To further shock and awe, Gilraen THE MOTHER OF ARAGORN isn't born until 2907!

Jumping ahead for a second to follow the Timeline in order, this is what *I* think should be part of the Bridge Movie:
2933 Arathorn II slain, Gilraen takes Aragorn to Imladris. His ancestry is concealed and he is given the name Estel.

Now back to The Hobbit, which officially starts in 2941 with Thorin and Gandalf visiting Bilbo...The entirety of Bilbo's story takes 1 year, wrapping up in 2942.

Now back to what MIGHT be in a 3rd movie...

2944 Gollum goes in search of the ring thief!
2951 Elrond reveals Aragorn's true name and legacy. Insert the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen here.

2953 Last meeting of the White Council. Saruman lies about where he thinks the Ring is and starts fortifying Isengard.

2956 Aragorn and Gandalf meet.

2957-80 Aragorn's adventures in Rohan & Gondor under the alias Thorongil. (This is referenced in The Two Towers Extended Edition).

2980 Aragorn & Arwen plight their troth in Lothlorien.

Gollum meets Shelob

2989 Balin leaves Erebor and enters Moria.

2994: The dwarves awaken the Balrog.

3001: The Fellowship of the Ring storyline begins.


So in sum, I think there's enough content for a third film BUT it really doesn't fit under The Hobbit franchise title, even if you called it "The Hobbit: The White Council". Logically, the most content for a film would come from keeping the Ring a focus by including The Hunt for Gollum (Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf, Rangers, Elves, oh my!)and The Tale of Aragorn & Arwen/Aragorn's undercover adventures. So Aragorn, not a hobbit, would be the main character. PJ would need to retain the White Council members, some of the dwarves, the Mirkwood/Rivendell elves, and Andy Serkis. He'd need to GET Liv Tyler, Viggo M, and some of his Lorien elves. He'd need to CAST Aragorn's parents, and the Gondor and Rohan parts.

So maybe I'll be getting a babysitter for a 5 and 3 year old???