The Hobbit trailer is out (at long last):
Uh... is that a touching moment between Galadriel and Gandalf? Because I don't know if I want to see that.
Labels: Movie Adaptations, Tolkien
Monday, December 26, 2011
Half of The Hobbit
Uh... is that a touching moment between Galadriel and Gandalf? Because I don't know if I want to see that.
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posted by Yulianka at 10:42 AM
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Literary casting round-up: sci-fi, fantasy, and The Great Gatsby
Lots of book-to-movie casting news coming out recently:Leonardo DiCaprio has apparently read for the role of Jay Gatsby in the still-up-in-the-air adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
Martin Freeman (best known for his role in the British version of The Office)is set to star as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.
There are rumors that Colin Farrell will be starring in the remake of Total Recall, the (terrible) 1990 movie based on Philip K. Dick's story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.
Labels: Movie Adaptations, Movie News Round-Up, Philip K. Dick, Tolkien
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posted by Yulianka at 1:23 PM
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Didn't they see King Kong?
Well, well. Further Hobbit movie news: according to the MTV Movies Blog, Peter Jackson's two-part film adaptation of the novel is going to cost a whopping $500 million on top of $100 million in legal fees, making it the most expensive film project ever. As the post's author points out, Jackson's lower-budget projects have actually been far more profitable than his higher-budget films, so I wonder who authorized these seemingly unlimited funds. Has the global recession skipped New Zealand?
Labels: Movie Adaptations, Tolkien
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posted by Yulianka at 2:08 PM
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Middle Earth: the theme park?
According to Cinematical, there are rumors that Universal Studios is toying with the idea of making a Lord of the Rings theme park (presumably thanks to the success of its Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction). I'm assuming this will be tied in to the release of the long-awaited adaptation of The Hobbit, which I understand will be split into two parts, directed by Peter Jackson, and released in 2012 and 2013.Labels: Movie Adaptations, Theme Parks, Tolkien, Travel
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posted by Yulianka at 3:39 PM
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Why, thank you again, Mr. Colbert.
Stephen Colbert has been doing his part to make my job easier today (which, seeing as I am STILL SICK, I really appreciate). He had another Wordcandy-friendly interview last night, this time with author Neil Gaiman. And unless these interviews are scripted, Mr. Colbert also proved himself to be quite the Tolkien fan:
Labels: Neil Gaiman, Tolkien, TV
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
That long-awaited Hobbit adaptation starts looking up!
According to Variety, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens (the people who brought us the recent film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy) have officially signed on to collaborate on The Hobbit and its sequel, both of which will be directed by Guillermo del Toro. Production is tentatively set to begin in late 2009, with the film releases planned for 2011 and 2012.I think this is great news--del Toro can be a tremendously entertaining director, but with Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens's involvement, he'll have to get over his distressing tendency to turn all of his films in loving tributes to his own previous work.
Labels: Movie Adaptations, Tolkien
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Um. Okay.
If you're an adventurous Tolkien fan, click here to enjoy a video of Gollum/Smeagol singing a Barry White song. If you're anyone else... well, click at your own peril. (And you might want to plan on having a short lie-down afterwards.)Labels: Tolkien
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
He'll get my $8.75.
Although just last week there were rumors to the contrary*, now we're hearing that Peter Jackson will be directing the film version of The Hobbit, although the film won't be made by New Line. Considering what a great job he did with the worthy-but-boring-as-dirt Lord of the Rings trilogy, I am eager to see what Mr. Jackson can do with a story that's actually halfway entertaining.*It seems that New Line told Jackson that he was "no longer necessary". While this is probably true, profit-wise (the goodwill generated by Jackson's three earlier films guarantees that people would go to this one), it doesn't cast them in a very generous light. [Source]
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Monday, September 11, 2006
There and Back Again
Aintitcoolnews posted an article this morning about MGM's desire to make a film version of The Hobbit, to be directed by Peter Jackson. Unfortunately, Jackson says that no one has spoken to him about this project (which I find tough to believe, frankly), so we'll have to wait and see. The article mentions some distribution rights issues that would have to be resolved before the movie could be made, and points out that Jackson's schedule is filling up fast, so I wouldn't hold your breath, Tolkien fans.P.S. Note that this cover art is done by the fantastically awesome Peter Sis.
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