Brisk floor action at Comic-ConRead the rest of this entry » More about Uncategorized The Cruise to Middle earth, the Sequel – full announcement at Comic ConRead the rest of this entry » More about Events, Fans, New Zealand, Tours, WETA Workshop Middle-earth is in the air at Comic-ConRead the rest of this entry » More about Books & Publications, ComicCon, Conventions, Events, Hobbit: Movie, Lectures & Education, LotR: Movies, Merchandise, TheOneRing.net Announcements, WETA Workshop Kristin Thompson to sign copies of “The Frodo Franchise” at Comic-Con
Thursday 1:30 to 2:30 Copies of “The Frodo Franchise” will be available for purchase at the Slave Boy booth (booth #5424) where TORn will be located. If you’re going to Comic-Con, be sure and take this opportunity to visit with Kristin and have your copy of “The Frodo Franchise” signed! Read More More about Books & Publications, ComicCon, Conventions, Events, LotR: Movies, Merchandise, Other Events A History of LOTR Exhibits at the Wellington Airport
More about Exhibits, LotR: Movies, New Zealand Sir Ian McKellen confirms return (again), loves director choice
Speaking at a special screening of The Dark Knight at London’s Imax cinema on Monday night, he [Ian McKellen] said: “Well, I haven’t had the contract yet but it’s everyone’s intention that I play Gandalf so yes, I will be returning to the role. Although it’s not until 2010, I’m very much excited about returning.
When asked about del Toro and the look of the movie, Sir Ian answered: Well, if you’re not going to have Peter Jackson, who else can handle the job? To get an international film-maker of his standing who adores the original trilogy, well I don’t think you could possibly find a better replacement, I think the look will be very much as it was, Weta is still involved, it’s still the same workshops, the same designers, I’ll be there, Andy Serkis (now confirmed to return as Gollum) will be there and Peter Jackson will still be around - not that he’ll interfere too much - so it’ll seem like the old family is getting back together again.
So there you go, further confirmation of several things: no one has been officially cast yet (nothing is signed), Sir Ian and Andy Serkis are to return, everyone’s on board with Guillermo del Toro and the look of the movie is expected to be relatively similar to that of the trilogy. [Empire] More about Casting Rumors, Hobbit: Movie, The Hobbit LOTR Helps The Dark Knight?
But through the years, as studios focused on big-budget films, “the Hollywood establishment began turning its nose up to quality movies that happened to have action,” says Steve Mason, columnist for Hollywood.com. “The sentiment became that if it’s fun or funny or escapist entertainment, it can’t be that good. Recognizing Dark Knight would be a significant step to correct that.”
It’s not impossible. In 2004, the academy finally presented a best-picture Oscar to a fantasy film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. “I had a glimmer of hope when Return of the King won; it felt like a victory for our kinds of films,” says Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, which plans its own Oscar campaign for Iron Man and star Robert Downey Jr. You can read the rest of the story in USA Today. More about Lord of the Rings, Miscellaneous, Return of the King, Studios More News on the Tolkien vs. New Line LawsuitThanks again to Voronwe_the_Faithful for posting another update on the Tolkien vs. New Line Lawsuit on our message boards: The plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint last Monday (which I believe was the last day for them to do so). They have dropped the fiduciary duty cause of action (as expected), but they have asserted new allegations to support the fraud cause of action. They added more specific claims as to how they contend that New Line misrepresented the amount of expenses that it had in order to avoid paying the royalties due. And they somewhat clarified their contention as to how they relied on these misrepresentations to their detriment. Undoubtedly New Line will again file a demurrer to the fraud cause of action. I would say it is about a 50/50 chance that the judge will sustain it this time. Meanwhile, the likelihood of a settlement continues to slip away. More about Studios, Tolkien, Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Family Del Toro refuses to copy Jackson
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