He’s the special effects wizard who seems to visit the Academy Awards every other year to collect an Oscar for a “Lord of the Rings” film. But it’s a gentle, animated children’s show about a Medieval knight and her goofy, fire-breathing dragon that captures most of Richard Taylor’s attention these days. Of course it doesn’t hurt that Taylor’s own preschool children are among the biggest fans of “Jane and the Dragon,” the cornerstone show of the qubo Channel, NBC’s Saturday morning block of children’s programming.
Thanks to board member diedye for sending in this article in which Taylor reveals that the eyes of Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis stand in for the eyes of the dragon. Read More
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Staff member Garfeimeo writes: The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences is hosting a series called “Great to be Nominated” and on June 30 this will be Fellowship of the Ring. Tickets are super cheap, so get them now before they announce whomever will be on the discussion panel, which could turn out to be really cool. Read More
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New Line’s Richard Brener is staying on as Toby Emmerich’s right-hand man and has been promoted to president of production. The move comes two weeks after Emmerich was appointed president and chief operating officer of the scaled-down mini-major. The 35-year-old Brener joined the company in 1995 as a temp and rose through the ranks to story editor and senior VP. He’s been serving as New Line’s No. 2 production exec after a promotion to senior exec VP-COO in early 2007. Emmerich has indicated that New Line will focus on creating niche films in the vein of “Wedding Crashers” and “Freddy vs. Jason” along with occasional tentpoles such as “The Hobbit.” Read More
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Several of you let us know that our freinds over at LOTRO introduced a new race to the inhabitants of Middle-earth today, especially for April 1st. Leave it to them to think of something so fowl. Read More
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In one of its gutsiest moves yet toward expansion and diversification, it was leaked today that Time-Warner is in the final stages of talks to acquire TheOneRing.net.
“It makes perfect sense when you think about it,” said one high-level, but confidential, source at Time-Warner. “With such companies as AOL, New Line Cinema, DC Comics and Cartoon Network, TheOneRing.net fits right into the fold.”
Word on the street has it that Time-Warner executives still chafe at not being able to secure tickets or V.I.P. access to TheOneRing.net’s industry famous Oscar parties. They decided to make the move now in order to have as much lead time as possible before the planning starts for similar festivities for the upcoming Hobbit movies. Rumor also has it that once negotiations have been finalized, the deal could make history on Wall Street as the biggest amount ever paid for a website. Site founders Xoanon, Calisuri, Tehanu and Corvar could not be reached for comment as cell phone reception is ‘iffy’ in certain parts of the Tahitian Islands. Stay tuned here for more!
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Kat writes in to tell us of yet another Trilogy screening. This one will be held on Sunday, April 27, at the Arlington Cinema ‘n’ Drafthouse. Sounds like a fun place and, according to Kat, it is: “I’ve been going the last few years with friends and it’s always a great time! It’s $8 (small fee if you buy online, which is always a better option in case it sells out, which it does) for all 3 films (theatrical, not extended editions). Read More
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