Peter Jackson to Return to Middle Earth: Part 1 of "The Fellowship of the Ring" Trilogy to Hit Theaters in 2017

It's been about fourteen years since "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy kicked off in theaters, starting what many would consider the greatest work of fantasy in film. The third film, "Return of the King" has a huge success and cleared out the Academy Awards that year, tying "Ben Hur" and "Titanic" for the most Oscars won by a single film. But it looks like Peter Jackson isn't totally content with those films after all.

While doing press for the Blu-Ray release of "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies," Jackson revealed that he is getting ready to break ground of the remake of the LOTR trilogy next year. Jackson is bringing back screenwriter Fran Walsh and is planning to split each of Tolkien's books into three films.

"I just love that world," Jackson said when asked why he was returning to direct the remake. "There is so much in Tolkien's books that you can't possibly hope to include in one film. With three films, every plot line and every corner of lore will be able to make it to the final cut, and I'm confident that these will be the most faithful book adaptations to ever hit the screen so far."

Jackson went on the reference certain things that he was looking forward to including in the new films. Probably one of the most exciting inclusions will be the character of Tom Bombadil, whom many fans were sad to not see in the original trilogy. At this point it's too early to have actors attached to roles, but Sean Bean is expected to reprise his role as Boromir.

"It's an honor to be asked to come back," said Bean. "I can't wait to dive back into the character of Boromir and hopefully allow the character to connect with audiences even more. Then I intend to film my most dramatic death yet, it's going to be insane."

I can't say I'm thrilled with this announcement since "The Hobbit" trilogy dragged a lot throughout the three, three hour films. However, LOTR has a much stronger story, and if anyone had to do a remake, I guess Peter Jackson is the best man for the job. I'll be interested to see how this story develops in the coming months.