New Zealand wants to have its own Hollywood sign. Via TheOneRingNet and Stuff, the image above is just an artist’s impression. The intention is to celebrate the heart of New Zealand’s film industry behind such powers as Lord Of The Rings thanks to the country’s most valuable filmmaker, Peter Jackson…. Read the rest of this entry »
Via TheOneRing.net, in a recent Telegraph interview, Brit thesp Matthew Goode (The Lookout, Watchmen, A Single Man) revealed that he’s actually auditioned for the role Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming 2-part epic adaptation THE HOBBIT, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, produced by Peter Jackson… Read the rest of this entry »
A few months after the King Kong tram tour at Universal Studios was destroyed by the June 2008 fire, I visited the theme park and felt like something was missing, the backlot tour just wasn’t the same without the giant old animatronic. But last summer at Comic-Con ‘09 Peter Jackson said the new King Kong that he and his VFX wizards are working on with Universal Studios is going to give you the ultimate experience… Read the rest of this entry »
What on earth is the great Oscar winning composer Howard Shore doing, playing with the Twilight Saga? This man brought us the wonderful middle earth music for Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, plus Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and The Departed, but now he’s going to try to tackle teen angst. According to Movie Score Magazine, Shore is going to write the music for the third installment of the Edward-Bella-Jacob story. You can hear Shore’s music also when Martin Campbell’s thriller Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson, opens this weekend… Read the rest of this entry »
I knew it! I knew this MGM crap fiasco was going to find it way around and back to bite THE HOBBIT again. The first of the 2 part Tolkien adaptation, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, was supposed to open in December 2011 while the 2nd part is set to open the year after, but now in a recent Variety article about New Line Cinema, WB studio executive Alan Horn implied that Part I might not even hit theaters until late 2012… Read the rest of this entry »
Here it is! SpoilerTV got its hands on the casting call for THE HOBBIT. See.. they haven’t cast anyone yet for Bilbo.. not McAvoy or Tennant, no one. Other than Gandalf which belongs to Sir Ian McKellen, producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro are still looking for actors. To read the complete info, head on OVER THERE. But I’ve included a few below just so you can see what it takes to play Bilbo Baggins in this epic 2-part Tolkien adaptation… Read the rest of this entry »
Peter Jackson has been called the Geek God and I still admire him for those Tolkien-based movies , definitely can’t wait for THE HOBBIT and I’m thankful for my massive present when King Kong opened on my birthday weekend back in 2005 but Jackson’s latest adaptation attempt The Lovely Bones fell short. As a big fan of Alice Sebold’s book, I’m still upset at how Jackson managed to focus solely on the unnecessary thriller part of the story and failed to get the audience to embrace the meaning of ‘Lovely Bones’. I hated that movie so much, it made its way on my list of lamest movies of 2009. Turns out, there’s another book that he’s planning on bringing to the big screen… Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Reporter does this every year where it would gather filmmakers, actors, that are being surrounded by Oscar buzz, put them in one room and have them discuss in a friendly setting. This year, Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, Lee Daniels, Peter Jackson, Jason Reitman and Quentin Tarantino had a conversation the toughest scenes they ever shot, what they’d do if they weren’t directors and all kinds of other topics, the vibrant videos below are just a segments, watch ‘em after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »
Although the casting for 2-part adaptation of Tolkien’s classic THE HOBBIT, was announced last week, TheOneRing.net has e-mailed everyone, saying that the casting actually will officially begin tomorrow for THE HOBBIT PART I.
But there’s more, MGM Studios acting-auditions.org has posted information for how you can try and be part of this epic movie. Peter Jackson previously said that they’re “auditioning for every role”, I wouldn’t be surprised if he also meant they need lots of extras and as of now they’re not looking for star power names, just anybody who’d match the characters. So if you’re one of those struggling actors or.. if you know any friend who’s a struggling actor and wants to be part of this opportunity of a lifetime (mind you the filming takes place in the great New Zealand), details on where to send your headshots after this jump… Read the rest of this entry »
Last week, it was announced that the casting for the 2-part adaptation of Tolkien’s classic THE HOBBIT has begun. Producer Peter Jackson said that they only role taken right now obviously is Gandalf which will be played once again by the great Sir Ian McKellen, but other characters are fair game and they’re not looking for particular star power A-list names either because he believed Tolkien’s middle earth story is the lead show. Director Guillermo Del Toro talked, via theOneRing.net, and said that there are only going to be 3 actors from Lord Of The Rings franchise who will return for THE HOBBIT but he didn’t reveal particular names… Read the rest of this entry »
