For regular folks, Halloween is just another holiday to dress up and collect candy. For Oscar-winning Director Peter Jackson, this holiday has and extra special meaning – it is also his Birthday! Midway through his forties, Peter has accomplished more than most do in a lifetime. May the next year bring renewed success and energy to our favorite director! (Oh, and it would be great if he could be involved with ‘The Hobbit’ too!) Without further delay, TheOneRing.net and the entirety of the Tolkien community would like to wish Peter Jackson a very Happy Birthday!
Category: Production
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”
Ringer Elentariel sends along this report (complete with pictures!) from RingCon 2007:
I just returned from another wonderful trip to Germany, where I had a chance to attend RingCon 2007. Among thousands of LOTR fans in incredible costumes, there were numerous LOTR stars, and tons of entertainment. Continue reading “RingCon 2007 Report”