Sir Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, has voiced dismay over the decision to drop Peter Jackson as director of The Hobbit.
taken from BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6173178.stm)

I think they should let him do the directing, wat about u guys??

i agree. and he has the credentials of the past 3.. so i dont see why they'ld wanna drop him.

I agree too! Peter Jackson directed LOTR like it should be. This is the same man who nabbed 13 nods for this movie at the Oscars, Best Picture ftw.

They're making a stupid mistake, and I hope that The Hobbit will flop. It'd teach them a lesson.

Why would they want to do that? These ppl. idiot ting dat.

money bangarang as usual

I'm for Peter Jackson directing the prequel.