The Hobbit in July 2007?

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by davem

Now, if we were talking about a Guillermo del Toro 'Smith', or a Terry Gilliam 'Giles'.....

Now that "July 2007" has come and gone, is there any chance of starting some kind of internet petition for at least one of these ideas? It would be intriguing to see what kind of 'legs' the ideas have.