Auditions are under way in Los Angeles for some of the key supporting roles in three Tintin movies to be directed by Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg. Movie website IGN.com reported that auditions were taking place for 16 characters, included identical police officers Thomson and Thompson. Jackson and Spielberg will direct at least one movie each, with Spielberg filming his in Los Angeles and Jackson in Wellington – but the two have been tight- lipped about casting or which of the 23 Tintin books they will film. Auditions start for Peter Jackson’s Tintin
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HOLLYWOOD – Ryan Gosling has denied reports claiming he was fired from Peter Jackson’s new movie The Lovely Bones for his “demanding” nature, insisting he was just too young for the role. [Full Story…]
Ringer Roheryn sends us this heads up:
You’ve read the news about Peter Jackson’s 11th hour dismissal of Ryan Gosling from a key role in “The Lovely Bones.” This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly offers a small feature which reminds us that, rather than being a disaster, a last minute casting change can be the best thing that happens to a movie! Can you say “Viggo Mortensen”?
Click the following link to see a scan of the mention. [Recasts of Plenty]
Make no bones about it, Americans have been getting as excited about Peter Jackson filming a movie in their own backyard as Kiwis did when he made The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand. In scenes reminiscent of the intense interest surrounding his fantasy trilogy, during the past week curious locals in the small rural towns of Malvern and Willistown, in Pennsylvania, have gathered to get a peek at filming of Jackson’s $US80 million ($NZ104 million) The Lovely Bones.
Pennyslvania newspapers The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News have covered filming, taking photographs of Jackson with Kiwi actress Rose McIver, despite tight security on the closed set. And as with The Lord of the Rings, some fans have also been posting blogs and photographs online of Jackson at locations for the film.
Ringer Beorn’s Mom sends in this heads up concerning Peter Jackson’s ‘Lovely Bones’ Production:
I thought some of your website visitors might be interested in this slide show of the Lovely Bones film shoot not far from my home in Chester County, PA (but not close enough for me to sneak over, unfortunately!). [Lovely Bones Gallery] Continue reading “Philadelphia Inquirer ‘Lovely Bones’ Set Images”
Variety is reporting that Ryan Gosling has been replaced by Mark Wahlberg as one of the leads for Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lovely Bones’. The last minute swap culminated in a week long delay in principle photography (and may very well explain it). Gosling and Jackson reportedly parted ways due to ‘creative differences’. Filming commences today in Philadelphia, PA. From Variety: One day before shooting began, Mark Wahlberg stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling in “The Lovely Bones,” the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel for DreamWorks. Continue reading “Gosling Leaves, Wahlberg Joins ‘Lovely Bones’”