From IGN.com: Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp made an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con to chat-up their latest sci-fi action/drama District 9. We here at IGN have seen the film and can absolutely attest to its brilliance without any hesitance in using the word. While we’re not yet allowed to provide our official review, the film is a hugely successful endeavor and proof-positive to curious fans that in the aftermath of the downfall of the Halo film, Blomkamp is, in fact, the real deal. More..
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Ringer Spy and Message board regular Ainu Laire sent along some images from Comic-Con! She was there for TORN’s Hobbit panel with Richard Taylor, and then the much BIGGER Peter Jackson panel with some other guy named James Cameron. Take a look! More..
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Quickbeam and MrCere give us the latest news on Peter Jackson’s screening of District 9 and his closed door internet journalist press conference. Those two guys are lucky! Take a look at the shirts behind them too…I want one of each MrCere!
More coverage from Comic-Con 2009…new TORN Podcast soon!
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Peter Jackson Spills All About The Hobbit, The Lovely Bones, and …
(Note: This is the first of several stories details what Peter Jackson told a select group of journalists about ‘The Hobbit’.)
Peter Jackson made the most of his first trip to Comic-Con by inviting 40 or so journalists, including TheOneRing.net and internet reporters to sit and chat in a room about “The Hobbit,” “The Lovely Bones,” “District 9,” and various other projects and passions.
For fans, the good news: ‘The Hobbit’ is progressing and Jackson and the writing team of director Guillermo del Toro, Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens are close to have a finished screen-play for the first of the two movies, allowing the studio to give the film a green light. The bad news for the impatient: Casting isn’t being talked about much as the focus is firmly on nailing the story on the page. Continue reading “King Jackson holds geek-court at Comic-Con”
TheOneRing.net delivered a 10:30 a.m. panel today at Comic-Con on its first full day of programming. TORn staffers Calisuri (owner), Quickbeam (celebrity) and MrCere (senior staff) were joined by Ian McKellen’s webmaster Keith Stern and Weta’s master chief, Richard Taylor. Continue reading “TORn panel at Comic-Con: Full house + GDT”