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Day: August 19, 2009
Wellington may play host to Hollywood stars as director Peter Jackson’s new film The Lovely Bones premieres in December. The red carpet has not been rolled out on Courtenay Place since King Kong launched in 2005. The Lovely Bones tells the story of a young murder victim who watches over her family and killer from heaven. Cast members include Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon. More..
News is all over the place today about changes at the top of MGM, one of the studios co-financing and co-producing “The Hobbit.” There are lots of stories that tackle the business side of things. The New York Times takes a crack as does the L.A. Times while The Wrap looks at a possible takeover while Variety looks at Hollywood’s reaction and The Geek FreePress examines what it might mean for “The Hobbit,” calling this change the possible dragon for the film.
Kristin Thompson also weighed in with two seperate blog posts found here and here.
If anybody in our spy network has any further info of what this might mean, please send us word at SpyMaster@TheOneRing.net.
Promoted as a journey through Middle-earth for the whole family, Theatre Sans Fil is bringing back ‘The Hobbit’ production to the Barclay theater in Irvine, CA.
Théàtre Sans Fil’s highly successful giant puppet adaptation of this award-winning Tolkien fantasy has received standing ovations throughout the world. This newly revived production has been completely redesigned with a new, larger-than-life look. It’s a perfect gift for both adults and kids.
Thanks to Diedye for the heads up from our forums and follow the links for more information on the production. [Press Release] [Theater Website]
UPDATE: These rumors about “The Hobbit,” contradicted a lot of what Peter Jackson has said on the record often and in front of lots of cameras and reporters. We believe what PJ said rather than what somebody is claiming came from a “reliable source.” We also want to remind readers that Market Saw has reported some “facts” before which turned out to be incorrect. Check out this 2007 report which claimed that he knew Jackson would definitely be directing “The Hobbit,” in 3D not long before it was announced that he wasn’t. Many media members, including our own staffers, heard Jackson only weeks ago say there were no plans to do “The Hobbit,” in 3D and there absolutely no plans beyond the currently planned two films. Things can change but in this case, we doubt it very much. Further our own inside source, and somebody who really knows how the films will be shot (who isn’t Peter Jackson) wasn’t aware of an 3D plans.
Rumors abound at Marketsaw.com today: Continue reading “And from the wild Hobbit Rumor Front…”