According to the Wall Street Journal, Spyglass Entertainment has emerged as the leading contender to run Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The beleaguered film studio races to restructure a roughly $4 billion debt load this summer.
Spyglass co-heads Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum would run the studio as co-chief executives under a plan being discussed with MGM’s creditors, these people said.
Deadline.com has a similar story also filled with conjecture and word-on-the-street information but they don’t require a subscription so you can read the whole story here.
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Mark Morton from Examiner.com writes: I just wanted to drop you a line to share with you an exclusive interview I recently obtained with three-time Academy Award winning composer Howard Shore, where we discuss his work on ECLIPSE. I believe this is the first interview he has done to support the film. You can read the story here.
Also, for your reading pleasure, I wrote a track-by-track review of the ECLIPSE movie score, which is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 29. You can read that here.
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Before anybody gets crazy, let me be clear that we are not reporting that Neill Blomkamp is the director of ‘The Hobbit’. I am not ready to put my name or TheOneRing’s name on a story that says this is fact.
However, we did receive a spy report that stated it as cold, hard, unsurprising fact. We haven’t been able to get a verification but the tip stated some other information on the side that fits with other info from other sources. A bunch of little pieces of information, some rock solid, some unclear, start to form a big picture that looks like it could have Blomkamp in it. I promise to explain it all if you will keep reading!
MGM and Warner Bros. want Peter Jackson to direct both movies adapted from “The Hobbit.” They are trying to talk him into it because his name can carry the films and is an obvious and bankable marketing strategy. Continue reading “Neill Blomkamp is the ‘Hobbit’ director – maybe”
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Former ‘Hobbit’ director (and all around classy guy for still replying to my emails) Guillermo del Toro has let it be known on his official site that he will announce his next project at this years comic-con. Good luck with it GDT!
Speaking of Comic-Con, TORN will open the first full day of the convention with a panel featuring founders/staffers Calisuri, Quickbeam and MrCere with Weta expected to have something to say as well. In addition, TORn staffers will likely be found at the Weta booth and at Slave Boy Films‘ booth with unique TORn t-shirts available at each. TORn panel: Thursday, July 22, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. room 7AB. More..
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Daniel Reeve, (LOTR Calligrapher, Cartographer and Artist), is leading a 7 Day Tour of Northern New Zealand, October 3rd to 10th,for people interested in developing their artistic talent while enjoying scenic Northland, NZ. The tour includes an overnight cruise in the beautiful Bay of Islands and visits to stunning remote locations. For those who may want it, a ‘Lord of the Rings Tour’ throughout NZ follows this. Details are on Red Carpet
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As Guillermo Del Toro promised on the day the story broke here at TheOneRing.net of his departure from The Hobbit, he stopped by our message boards today with a few more comment for the fans:
“So – while the cited delays, contractual complexities or obstacles, cannot be attributed to a single event or entity – you will simply have to believe that they were of sufficient complexity and severity to lead to the current situation. Trust me on this, leaving NZ and the Hobbit crew is extremely painful. As stated before- a wealth of designs, animatics, boards and sculptures is left behind representing accurately my ideas for Mirkwood, Spiders, Wargs, Stone Trolls, etc, etc and everyone (PJ, FW, PB and myself) has the same goal in mind: to try and ensure the best possible transition of the movie to a new director.”
We at TheOneRing.net consider it a privilege to count Guillermo among our readers, members and friends and hope our relationship continues well into the future. We wish him well in wrapping up his involvement in The Hobbit and in all his future endeavors. Guillermo’s entire message can be found here.
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