the beginning comes first, the hobbit or lord of the rings.
which comes first the hobbit or lord of the rings?
the beginning
jackson and walsh originally expressed interest in filming "the hobbit" in 1995, then envisaging it as part one of a trilogy (part two would have been based on "the lord of the rings"). frustration arose when jackson's producer, harvey weinstein, discovered that saul zaentz had production rights to "the hobbit", but that distribution rights still belonged to united artists (which had kept those rights, believing that filmmakers would prefer to adapt "the hobbit" rather than "the lord of the rings"). the united artists studio and its parent corporation metro-goldwyn-mayer was for sale in 2005, but weinstein's attempts to buy the movie rights from the studio were unsuccessful. weinstein asked jackson to press on with adapting "the lord of the rings". ultimately, "the lord of the rings" was produced by new line cinema, not the weinsteins, and their rights to film "the hobbit" were set to expire in 2010. in september 2006, the new ownership and management of metro-goldwyn-mayer expressed interest in teaming up with new line and jackson to make "the hobbit".
the hobbit (film series)
whatever comes first (song)









































"whatever comes first" is the debut song written by drew womack, walt aldridge and brad crisler, and recorded by american country music group sons of the desert. it was released in february 1997 as the first single and title track from the album "whatever comes first". the song reached #10 on the "billboard" hot country singles & tracks chart.









































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the music video was directed by roger pistole and premiered in march 1997.









































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whatever comes first (song)