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I'm going to say no.

The Cracked article links to an unsourced Wookieepedia claim.

George Lucas originally planned to film an adaptation of the novel The Hobbit. Unable to secure the rights, he wrote Willow, which shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's celebrated novel, and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

I'm unable to find any concrete evidence supporting Wookieepedia's claim, simply a few unsourced claims that state Lucas was inspired by and/or wanted to make a Hobbit film.

Additionally, Wikipedia has cited information that works against Cracked's claim.

George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled Munchkins) in 1972. Similar in intent to Star Wars, he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience".

I'm going to say no.

The Cracked article links to an unsourced Wookieepedia claim that has since been deleted.

George Lucas originally planned to film an adaptation of the novel The Hobbit. Unable to secure the rights, he wrote Willow, which shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's celebrated novel, and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

I'm unable to find any concrete evidence supporting Wookieepedia's claim, simply a few unsourced claims that state Lucas was inspired by and/or wanted to make a Hobbit film.

Additionally, Wikipedia has cited information that works against Cracked's claim.

George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled Munchkins) in 1972. Similar in intent to Star Wars, he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience".

I'm going to say no.

The Cracked article links to an unsourced Wookieepedia claim.

George Lucas originally planned to film an adaptation of the novel The Hobbit. Unable to secure the rights, he wrote Willow, which shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's celebrated novel, and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

I'm unable to find any concrete evidence supporting Wookieepedia's claim, simply a few unsourced claims that state Lucas was inspired by and/or wanted to make a Hobbit film.

Additionally, Wikipedia has sourced information that works against Cracked's claim.

George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled Munchkins) in 1972. Similar in intent to Star Wars, he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience".

I'm going to say no.

The Cracked article links to an unsourced Wookieepedia claim.

George Lucas originally planned to film an adaptation of the novel The Hobbit. Unable to secure the rights, he wrote Willow, which shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's celebrated novel, and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

I'm unable to find any concrete evidence supporting Wookieepedia's claim, simply a few unsourced claims that state Lucas was inspired by and/or wanted to make a Hobbit film.

Additionally, Wikipedia has cited information that works against Cracked's claim.

George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled Munchkins) in 1972. Similar in intent to Star Wars, he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience".

I'm going to say no.

The Cracked article links to an unsourced Wookieepedia claim.

George Lucas originally planned to film an adaptation of the novel The Hobbit. Unable to secure the rights, he wrote Willow, which shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's celebrated novel, and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

I'm unable to find any concrete evidence supporting Wookieepedia's claim, simply a few unsourced claims that state Lucas was inspired by and/or wanted to make a Hobbit film.

Additionally, Wikipedia has sourced information that works against Cracked's claim.

George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled Munchkins) in 1972. Similar in intent to Star Wars, he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience

I'm going to say no.

The Cracked article links to an unsourced Wookieepedia claim.

George Lucas originally planned to film an adaptation of the novel The Hobbit. Unable to secure the rights, he wrote Willow, which shares many similarities with J.R.R. Tolkien's celebrated novel, and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

I'm unable to find any concrete evidence supporting Wookieepedia's claim, simply a few unsourced claims that state Lucas was inspired by and/or wanted to make a Hobbit film.

Additionally, Wikipedia has sourced information that works against Cracked's claim.

George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled Munchkins) in 1972. Similar in intent to Star Wars, he created "a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience".