Richard Taylor, co-founder and director of Weta Workshops, was knighted in a ceremony at Premier House in Wellington today. He was presented the honour by Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand at his investiture at Premier House, after being made a Knights Companion of the NZ Order of Merit in the Queen’s birthday honours list. More..
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We recently got our hands on what we think is some authentic Bilbo casting and production information which seemed to contradict something we knew with absolute certainty: The Hobbit production wanted Martin Freeman for Bilbo and has since as long ago as last year. Seemingly at odds with that fact was apparently concrete casting details about Bilbo and actors still giving audition tapes. Was the role sewn up or not?
A spy has provided an exclusive clue or two about what the role of Bilbo will be like and even a plot detail and a production outline but we were reluctant to report it because of apparent contradictions, but with all the recent Freeman news, it now fits in context. And yes, you have to read on. This is news you must work for, at least a little bit. Continue reading “Exclusive: Bilbo the Brave? Hobbit casting details”
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The Los Angeles Times reports today that Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, founders of Spyglass Entertainment, have signed a non-binding letter of intent to manage MGM, according to familiar sources. They are also discussing a Chief Operating Officer position for veteran Hollywood executive Ken Schapiro.
They write: “Schapiro is partnered with Amir Malin in private media investment fund Qualia Capital, which earlier this year proposed restructuring MGM with a $500 -million cash infusion to keep the studio alive as a scaled-back operation.” The Hobbit production would need such an infusion of cash to get off the ground.
There is more issues to consider before the deal can be approved and MGM’s sixth forebearance date (September 15th) is looming. Read the entire story here.
EW.com comes through today with an update to the Martin Freeman story…
Yesterday, the British newspaper The Sun ran a story saying that Martin Freeman (a.k.a. Tim from the original U.K. Office) had to decline an offer (and seven-figure payday) to play Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’sHobbit movies due to a scheduling conflict: The actor was already committed to shoot the BBC seriesSherlock, in which he plays Dr. Watson. That’s all true, but according to sources close to the Hobbitproduction, it’s not over yet. New Line and MGM, the studios backing the Hobbit films, have since come back to Freeman with a proposed schedule that would allow him to shoot both projects. All parties are currently negotiating a deal.
TheOneRing.net is teaming up with Wolf Trap to giveaway two pairs of tickets for his weekend’s ‘The Lord of the Rings – Return of the King’ live Orchestra and Soloists event! If you are near the Washington DC area, you will not want to miss this performance, as you witness the stunning conclusion to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy with Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score performed live on stage! The film is presented in HD on huge screens both in-house and on the lawn. How do you enter? All we ask is you tell us your favorite Return of the King scene in either a comment on this post, on our facebook thread about this giveaway, or as a response on our message boards. Act fast, as we will be choosing two (2) random winners on Thursday evening (9/10). Tickets for the event range from $25-$55 dollars, and can be purchased immediately at the Wolf Trap website. Check out the links for more details and good luck! [Wolf Trap]