TheOneRing.net community would like to wish all of you a healthy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday.
Month: November 2006
So you signed every petition you could find and wrote lengthy letters to every New Line and MGM-adress you could find and you still feel a little frustrated over all this PJ/Hobbit-news? You still feel a little disappointed and glum? Let’s try and channel that into something fun and creative! Because like Pete said; there is no positive value in bitterness and rancor.
TheOneRing.net would like to invite you to show your support for a Peter Jackson-directed The Hobbit in a positive and creative way, while we wait for new developments. Feel free to participate in one of the following contests with the added footnote that, well, you can’t really win anything!
Show Us Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit!
Let yourself be inspired by our hugely popular (and creative) ‘Show us your DVD’-requests or the even more hilarious 7-Up in Middle-earth campaign we ran. Photoshop, cut and paste a scene, poster or screenshot based on The Hobbit or simply the current situation of the project. Let your imagination run wild!
Peter Jackson Caption Contest!
If you, like myself, can’t photoshop for the life of you, then join in on this caption ‘contest’. Let us know what you think Pete’s thinking!
The rules
Of course there have to be some rules. First of all; don’t be offensive. Though we cannot argue about taste this is not a platform for flamewars and the likes. The TORn Staff will not post entries which they deem to be offensive.
Secondly, if you are going to email us your creations please do so in a decently-sized .jpg-format (our mailserver has suffered enough the last couple of days).
And last but not least: don’t forget that this is supposed to be lighthearted and fun. We are not out to attack anyone, we are going to be supportive and creative!
Entries can be emailed to leo@theonering.net, keep an eye on the frontpage for them to appear online!
Enjoy!
Saul Zaentz, the owner of Tolkien Enterprises, and ultimate holder of the film rights to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings was very recently interviewed about the Hobbit and Peter Jackson’s involvement. His comments accord with what we learnt from Jackson and Walsh’s open letter to the fans – New Line’s right to produce the Hobbit will expire next year. [More]
Saul Zaentz, the owner of Tolkien Enterprises, and ultimate holder of the film rights to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings was very recently interviewed about the Hobbit and Peter Jackson’s involvement.
The interview has since been posted on German Rings site Elbenwald. You can read the original article here. It’s in German, so below is a translation of his comments. The translation comes from Jurgen at TheHobbit-Movie.com.
Q: What is with the long anticipated Hobbit-adaption?
A: It will definitely be shot by Peter Jackson. The question is only when. He wants to shoot another movie first. Next year the Hobbit-rights will fall back to my company. I suppose that Peter will wait because he knows that he will make the best deal with us. And he is fed up with the studios: to get his profit share on the rings trilogy he had to sue New Line. With us in contrast he knows that he will be paid fairly and artistically supported without reservation.
Jack writes: Here is a short 4:12 minute podcast from New Zealand’s National Radio which includes some of the local reactions to the stunning news (even though they get it wrong, we are TheOneRing.net not .com!). It includes soundbites from NZ LOTR tour operators, I thought you and your readers would like to hear it. [More]
Word from a reliable source indicates that Sam Raimi has been approached to direct THE HOBBIT. Since Peter Jackson’s (Middle-)earth shattering news that he is off the project, it seems the Spider-Man director may step into his place. Raimi was born on October 23rd, 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan. His first big hit was ‘The Evil Dead’ but he really gained cult status with ‘Evil Dead II’. It is his amazing work on the Spider-Man series that has propelled Raimi to the mainstream. His latest film ‘Spider-Man 3’ is due out this May.
While there is no word on Raimi accepting the invitation, it remains to be seen who, if anyone, will be replacing Peter Jackson!