Sam Raimi has told MTV.com’s Larry Carroll that Peter Jackson directing The Hobbit “makes the most sense,” but if “he didn’t want to direct and wants to produce it, I’d love to be considered for the project.” In other words, New Line will be pissing on its own financial future if it doesn’t make peace with Jackson, especially after Jackson’s recent legal victory over New Line in his battle with the producer over alleged hidden revenues.

There are some things in life you need to accept as inevitable. All the same, the idea of sitting down and actually watching The Hobbit, when and if it finally gets made…